MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR THURS, OCT 7TH

Should be a pretty nice day outside to enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. There should be even more new food trucks for everyone to try soon.  The FREE Malaysian Kitchen truck officially launches next Tues, Oct 12th by Bryant Park, Korilla BBQ is ramping up their PR machine...

BETAMAX, “NEW BACON” AND OTHER PHILIPPINE STREET FOOD

  There are all sorts of interesting street food made and sold in the Philippines. Click through to hear about some of the more interesting ones, such as Betamax, “new bacon”, balut and kikiam. Betamax is dried chicken blood that is shaped into cubes and cooked on the grill. The blood is extracted from the chicken and set aside to cool....

TODAY’S LUNCH: FOJOL BROS OF MERLINDIA (WASHINGTON DC)

I'm down in Washington DC for a couple of days, and as I wrote about last week, Washington DC has a vibrant street food scene, with more and more trucks hitting the streets every week.  I should be able to try two of them this week for lunch. Today's Lunch in Washington DC is from the Fojol Bros of Merlindia,...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR WED, OCT 6TH

It's a beautiful early autumn day outside. Perfect for enjoying some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Congratulations to Street Sweets for receiving a score of 24 in the new Zagat guide, the highest score given to any NYC food truck. As always, make sure to check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter...

GRILL MASTER CAFÉ IN MIAMI

The Burger Beast checked out Grill Master Café, a food truck in Miami with quite a large menu for a mobile street vendor. He ordered 5 different items to try a broad cross-section of their offerings - the Grill Master Burger, Frita Cubana, Grill Master Hot Dog, Philly Cheese Steak and Homemade "Idaho" Fries with Cheese & Bacon. Click here...

TODAY’S LUNCH: HUARACHES DE POLLO FROM PATY’S TACOS

As I mentioned in last week's post on Paty's Tacos, I had to be back on the Upper East Side again this week.  Last week, the campechano burrito from Paty's Tacos was pretty good.  When I was waiting for my order that day, the guy in front of me ordered a huarache, which looked huge and awesome. Today's Lunch is...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR TUES, OCT 5TH

No time to talk today. Here's where the trucks will be today. BistroTruck - On our way to the nest 5ave bet 16-17St... RickshawTruck - Tue 10/5: Today we're serving your favorite dumplings from 11a-3p at Bryant Park (6thAve&40th St) and at Hudson&Houston. Come on down! nyccravings - We're back at out usual Tuesday spot... 11:30am on 24th b/w...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR MON, OCT 4TH

It's another Monday, but the food trucks are out to brighten up your day a bit.  Schnitzel & Things is trying a new spot on Hudson and King with a new HSBC truck wrapper, Bistro truck has a delicious-sounding new special, and Chef Samir is back from elbow surgery with great cous cous at the Comme Ci, Comme Ça...

FREE MALAYSIAN FOOD TRUCK COMING TO NYC

Remember the Malaysian Night Market a few weeks ago in the Meatpacking District? The organization behind that, Malaysia Kitchen for the World, will launch the first-ever Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck in Manhattan, Oct. 11 - Nov. 6, and in Queens, Nov. 8 - Nov. 19, 2010.  The truck will operate Monday-Friday from 11:00 am - 3:00pm during the program. On Tuesday, October...

FRIDAY’S RECIPE: VIETNAMESE CARMELIZED GRILLED PORK

This is a quick and easy recipe from one of our back issues of Gourmet that we've enjoyed regularly.  You can add chopped cucumber and bump up the sauce with sweet chili sauce and additional rice vinegar if you want. Active time: 20 min Yield: Makes 4 servings Total time: 20 min 6 (1/4-inch-thick) boneless pork loin chops 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup finely chopped...