New York Street Food

Cake & Shake started with a dream in April 2010, with a cart in Washington Square Park and one in front of the Met. The company paid scads of money to the Parks Dept for these spots, reportedly $27,000 for the Wash. Square cart and $108,000 for the Met spot, with 5% increases per year. They also entered into 5...

With the announcement yesterday of the 2012 Vendy Cup Finalists, there were a few vendors we were not familiar with. The Vendy folks definitely went far and wide in selecting this year's group of Vendy Cup Finalists. To learn more about one of the finalists, Xin Jiang Prosperity Kebabs, we headed down to Chinatown around dinnertime yesterday. The cart is located...

Running late today, so let's get right to where great New York Street Food can be found today. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute. Domo Taco ‏38th and broadway for lunch. Ready at 11:45!!! NYC Healthy Bites ‏Catch us this week at Flatiron 5th Ave and 20th St. We'll be changing...

There has been a lot of activity around the Vendy Awards this week, and one of the items on their website is an interview they did with Thomas DeGeest, owner and founder of Wafels & Dinges, since there's a new Wafels and Dinges Store. If you recall, W&D won Best Dessert at the 2009 Vendy Awards, which was the first Vendy...

After an interminable wait, finalists for the 2012 Vendy Cup have just been announced. Click through to find out the quite-deserving vendors, and how you can still get tickets for this great event. The Vendy Awards is always the highlight of our year. The six 2012 Vendy Cup Finalists are: Two-time Vendy finalist the Cinnamon Snail (for Rookie of the Year and...

I've been on a bit of a hot dog quest lately, and my latest conquest was a chili cheese dog from Snap. They are one of the newer food trucks in town, and are named after the 'snap" a good grilled hot dog has when you bite into it. Snap is best known for their Chicago Dog, where one of...

Yes, the summer's coming to an end, but you can still enjoy great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute. BigDs Grub ‏Back to work Mondays are harsh but we'll make lunch the easy part! Join...

While we try to concentrate on street food in New York and around the world, sometimes we hear about other interesting food-related articles. Who doesn't want to know the arts of cooking Tasty Food? This ones comes from Buzzfeed, who pulled it out of a Reddit feed. We saw it when Coolhaus tweeted the Buzzfeed post a while back. Every item...

Ever had Cambodian Chicken Curry? Well, one of the better lunch deals around, whether from a food truck or a restaurant, is Cambodian Cuisine Torsu. Most of their lunches are $5.95, and you get a lot of bang for the buck. During our most recent visit, we decided to get #11 from the menu, which is called Karry Tuek. It...

A beautiful late summer day. Perfect for enjoying great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Don't forget it's National Wafel Day, which is being celebrated locally by Wafels & Dinges at 49th St & 3rd Ave from 12-2pm. They will be crowning Mr. and Ms. Wafel 2012, and you can win a...