New York Street Food

Are you sitting at your desk dreaming of switching careers and moving into the food industry?  You're not the only one, and plenty of people are actually taking the plunge. But don't expect it to be as financially rewarding as the career you have spent many years in.  While many people have successfully moved into the food industry, the hours...

Le Mama Truck has a new boyfriend! On Saturday, Wafels & Dinges opened a 2nd truck which they named Kastaar.  That should give Le Mama Truck some company at night in the garage. According to the guy in the truck, Kastaar is Flemish slang for either a big man (physically) or a man with a larger-than-life personality. We stopped by to introduce...

Feel for a ROAST BEEF SANDWICH? Well, there's a fairly new food truck downtown called Our Heros.  They have been around since late December, and we visited them once before, enjoying an Italian cold cut hero. They have a selection of hot and cold heros, salads and soup, with the food made fresh every day.  Nothing here is sitting in the walk-in...

Temperatures in the 60's in March?  Enjoy it before the world self-destructs.  Part of that enjoyment can be had at the street vendors on the right and below. In big New York Street Food news, today is the opening day for the King of Falafel & Shawarma's new cart on 53rd St & Park Ave.  If you want something else,...

We told you this day was coming...and now it's here. The King of Falafel & Shawarma, winner of both the 2010 Vendy Cup and the People's Choice Award, is opening a new cart today in Manhattan. The King's new cart will be at 53rd St & Park Ave.  FYI, the original cart on Broadway & 30th St in Astoria will still...

I walked over to Carnegie John's today and was shocked (!) to see another cart in it's place - but after further investigation, all is well with the world.  Phew! According to the guy running the cart, John is in Greece for 2 weeks (i.e. visiting the "old country"), and he asked them to hold down the fort.  John doesn't...

Big D's Grub Truck was the 2nd Korean taco truck to hit the NYC streets, opening in late January 2011.  While they also have Korean tacos, what sets them apart are their grinders, which you can get with 4 different meats and cost $7 each. I asked Dennis (Big D) to give me his favorite grinder, which he said was...

Early spring weather is back (as opposed to the late spring weather yesterday).  It's still much better than winter weather. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute. Frying Dutchmen ‏ Good morning NYC. 55th between 6th and 7th for lunch today. Come join us and get...

It doesn't quite have the same ring as Say Goodbye To Hollywood, but it has the same effect. Wednesday night, after many months of back-and-forth, Hoboken passed a draconian new food truck law. The new law  includes significantly increased fees, stipulates that no more than three trucks can be parked on one block, and requires truck owners to install a GPS device...

You know spring is here when they start announcing great food events almost daily. As reported in several places earlier today, Superfly Presents, the creators of Bonnaroo and the Outside Lands festivals, are planning a free outdoor food/music extravaganza in Prospect Park on May 19 and 20 called The Great GoogaMooga.  FYI, the Great Googa Mooga is an old term...