New York Street Food

A bunch of the food trucks were scared off by the weather report, but plenty of other vendors on the right and the trucks below are out serving today. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out. That way you can see who wimped out because of the rain. Wafels & Dinges ‏Happy Tuesday!! Momma truck is at 49th between 6th...

We never had a real Vendy Awards Review, but Saturday''s Vendy Awards were the 8th Annual and our fourth one, so we have some perspective. In the past two years, things seemed electrified and almost tense. The lines were very long, and the competition aspect felt like it overwhelmed the event. I'm not sure why, but this year's Vendy Awards felt...

Best Market Vendor is a new Vendy Awards category this year, and was the one we were least familiar with. We know just about all of the vendors in the Vendy cup, Best Dessert and Rookie categories, but we haven't spent a lot of time at the various markets popping up around town. That said, we did get to try...

In our opinion, Rookie of the Year was one of the tougher categories to call. Last year, it was pretty obvious the Korilla machine was going to run everyone else over. This year, there was no clear favorite. Phil's Steaks won the Rookie of the Year Vendy Award for 2012, and in retrospect, it's not much of a surprise. We've...

We're finally coming out of our Vendy Awards food coma. What a great day! Congratulations to all the Vendy Awards Winners and Finalists. This may sound like a cliche, but with thousands of street vendors in the city, just being nominated is an honor. In this case, the cliche is the truth! We would like to wish a Happy New...

Nobody knew what to expect in the Best Dessert category. Five of the six finalists were frozen desserts, and while the day started off cool and breezy, it did get warm as the day progressed. Looks like weather would not be a deciding factor. The Vendy's decision to start a new category for Best Market Vendor was a good idea,...

The weather was perfect day to get the The Vendy Cup at the 8th Annual Vendy Awards, held on Saturday, Sept 15th. The event was held for the 3rd straight year on Governors Island, an awesome setting on a beautiful day. The Red Hook Ballfields Vendors continued their domination of the Vendys, with Piaztlan BK winning the Vendy Cup for their...

Continuing the streak of Red Hook Ballfields Vendors, Piaztlan Authentic Mexican Cuisine won the 2012 Vendy Cup for their amazing tacos of carne asada, carnitas and barbacoa. According to the judges, their sauces put them over the top. Vendors from the Red Hook Ballfields in Brookly have won the Vendy Cup 3 out of the  last 4 years. Cinnamon Snail won...

One of our favorite food events, Madison Square Eats, returns to Worth Square next Friday, Sept 21st...and it runs nearly a full month, until October 19th. One of the great things about Madison Square Eats 2012 is that it runs from 11am-9pm, so it's easy to stop by for either lunch or dinner on the way home (or both). There...

With all the chatter about the upcoming Vendy Awards, and a recent appointment on the Upper East Side, we decided to stop by Paty's Tacos (also spelled Patty's Tacos on one sign) for a couple of small goodies. Last year Paty's was given the very first Most Heroic Vendor Award from the Vendys folks for taking on NYC in the...