New York Street Food

It's a nice day out today.  Perfect for enjoying some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Kelvin Slush, the 2010 Vendy Award winner in the dessert category, popped up today to say they plan to be back on the street in early April. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before...

Sarah Carter, a woman from Wellington, New Zealand, died last week in Thailand from food poisoning. According to Newstalk ZB, Sarah Carter died in Chiang Mai on Sunday after eating some toxic seaweed that she bought at a street food market. People in Thailand are being told to keep the death of a Wellington woman from food poisoning in perspective. Harvey World...

Riverfront Times had an interview with Catherine Daake of Mangia Mobile, a new Italian food truck in St. Louis that she runs with her siblings. Before moving back to St. Louis, Catherine worked in sales and marketing at Inc. magazine in New York.  Living in New York, "I was exposed to the new level of quality food trucks. Our grandmother...

Big D's Grub Truck has only been around for about a month, and until today, I've only had a chance to try a Korean taco set and yucca fries, which were pretty good.  Their menu is basically Korean tacos and grinder with some side dishes.  Time to try a grinder. I expected the grinder to be enough for lunch, but...

Another sunny winter day, but it should be milder than yesterday, so get out and enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Mexicue and Cupcake Stop are not out today, but just about everyone else is. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had...

Mexicue, our current NYSF Featured Vendor, tipped us off to a really cool event next month. The Brooklyn Brewery and Edible are presenting a 5-course dinner featuring their beer and food from the following Vendy Award nominated food trucks - Mexicue, Souvlaki GR, Rickshaw Dumplings and Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. The event costs $40 per ticket and is being held...

When traveling around the world, or even the US, a great way to immerse yourself in the local culture is to patronize local street food vendors.  Not only will you eat like a local, but you can save a lot of money by avoiding pricey restaurants in the touristy areas. WebEcoist has an article with their pick for the Top...

Two weeks ago I had a Bombay spicy biryani from the My Biryani cart, and I was in the mood for biryani again.  I have been to the Biryani Cart a few times recently, so this time I decided to try the chicken biryani from the Desi Food Truck. I first ran across the Desi Food Truck last year down...

Another cold, sunny winter day.  Warm up with some great New York Street Food. As always, check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone had to move at the last minute. Mexicue 45th and 6th - 11:30 KorillaBBQ Tuesdays at SoHo Varick and Vandam 11:45-2:30 See you there! SweeteryNYC Columbia U, Sweetery is now open, Broadway btw 115/116th St....

The Vendley Brothers are continuing their takeover of Brooklyn. After opening two Calexico Carne Asada carts in Soho, winning the 2008 Vendy Award, opening restaurants in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, then another cart in Brooklyn Bridge Park, the brothers have entered into another contract with the NYC Parks Dept to open a Calexico Carne Asada cart in Carroll Park. According to Pardon...