MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR FRI, NOV 11TH

Last day of free Korilla BBQ at CNET, although Sweetery will be there today and tomorrow giving away their delicious freebies. It's also the last day of the season for Eddie's Pizza Carts in Tribeca and on the Upper West Side, but the truck will still be around during the winter. In honor of Veteran's Day, Big D's Grub is giving...

DON’T MISS THE SIMPSONS FOODIE EPISODE ON SUNDAY

Don't have a Black Angus cow man! This Sunday the Simpsons takes on foodie culture, including celebrity chefs, food bloggers, molecular gastronomy, cooking competitions and more.  Even though we're a part of this world, it is ripe for skewering. South Park had a food episode not too long ago that you can watch here, and the Upright Citizens Brigade has a...

WHAT ARE THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD FOR STREET FOOD?

If you want to start an argument, just ask a foodie which city has the best street food in the world.  You will usually get a bunch of places in Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Saigon, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Food trucks have given a leg (wheel?) up to L.A. and our hometown, NYC.  Some Latin American countries like Mexico...

TODAY’S LUNCH: DUMPLING SOUP HOUSE AT THE BRYANT PARK HOLIDAY SHOPS

The holidays seem to come earlier and earlier every year.  Thanksgiving used to be the unofficial start of the holiday season, but in the past few years, it seems to start right after Halloween. Last year we enjoyed some great meals from vendors at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market, especially Pies-N-Thighs and Cascabel Taqueria.  While the Columbus Circle and Union...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR THURS, NOV 10TH

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The Taco Truck - 2011 Vendy Award Winner for Best of NJ Looks like the rain predicted for today will not happen.  That's great with 5,000 FREE lunches from MasterCard being served by 10 different food trucks. Congratulations to Cupcake Stop on today's Grand Opening of their new store at the Staten Island Mall. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed...

WORLD’S SMALLEST FOOD TRUCK – PRETTY SMART

The World's Smallest Food Truck, located in Austin, Texas, sells döner kebaps, the Turkish sandwich similar to a Greek gyro. What makes these so unique, in addition to being the only döner kebaps sold in Austin, is they are made and sold out of the back of a Smart Car. Addie Broyles of the (Austin) American-Statesman wrote the story for Austin...

WHAT DOES AN OXY CONE COST? HOW ABOUT 3-1/2 YEARS

Back in March, we told you about the ice cream truck on Staten Island named Lickety Split that oxycodone in addition to the usual array of frozen treats. Louis Scala, Jr was charged with a conspiracy that prosecutors said trafficked nearly 43,000 oxycodone pills in Staten Island, and made nearly $1 million in the past year. Last week Mr Scala was...

NYSF FIRST LOOK: NOW EAT THIS! TRUCK FROM ROCCO DISPIRITO

As we told you last week, Rocco DiSpirito has a new food truck on the street called Now Eat This!  It's also the name of his new cookbook, with recipes for 150 of America's favorite comfort foods, with all dishes under 350 calories. But before you click away thinking this is just another celebrity cookbook,  there's a great twist to...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR WED, NOV 9TH

Yet another amazing day today. Perfect for enjoying 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. TaimMobile We're a bit more north today than usual. Open at 28th and 5th. We have Harissa...

KORILLA FOR LUNCH, SWEETERY FOR DESSERT, AND CNET FOR GAMING

We received an interesting email from Sweetery.  They are doing a really cool promotion with CNET Gotham to promote their Hands-on Holiday Guide. The event is designed to give guests a chance to check out and play with the latest tech. Sweetery has hired Korilla BBQ to give away free food, and they will be giving away their own awesome...