New York Street Food

The road is littered with carcasses of failed food festivals - an apt metaphor for the latest casualty - Parked on Governor's Island last Sunday.  Parked is only the most recent instance from a long line of failed street food events. Some of the events, such as the L.A. Street Food Festival, the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, and the NY...

I've walked by Sammy's Halal cart on the NE corner of 6th Ave and West 4th St in Greenwich Village a few times.  Sammy's Halal won the 2nd Vendy Award in 2006 for his cart on Broadway and 73rd St in Jackson Heights, Queens.  Since then, Sammy has expanded with additional carts on East 4th St near Broadway in...

Hope everyone had a nice long weekend.  Back to work today, but at least the weather's nice - and you can enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. We had to get this out a little early today, so please check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter feed on our homepage...

We don't usually go to the huge food trucks events because the lines can get ridiculous.  Who wants to wait on long lines for food, drinks and dessert all day, especially on a holiday weekend with sunny weather in the mid-70's?  Not us. Because I enjoy all these great street food vendors during the week, it's not that big a...

On August 25th, I was interviewed by Lucas Green for WNYU's "Citywide" show.  We covered a whole range of topics including this year's Vendy Award finalists, street food around the world, how tough it is to be a New York Street Food vendor, and how to safely enjoy street food. If you like street food, click here to listen to...

Once Hurricane Earl passes today, it should be a beautiful weekend for grillin'.  If you want something a little more interesting than burgers and hot dogs, how about some chicken tikka skewers.  For city folk like me, you can also do this one on the broiler. GRILLED CHICKEN TIKKA SKEWERS 1/2 cup thick plain whole-milk yogurt such as Greek 1 tbsp fresh...

We're expecting some rain later, but some of the vendors will be around for lunch today and certainly over the long, beautiful weekend.  Several of the trucks will also be at the Electric Zoo music festival on Randall's Island Sat & Sun.  As always, check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter feed on our homepage for the latest locations. Best wishes...

I recently did a couple of radio interviews, one on WOR and one on WNYU.  Both interviewers asked me the same question, as have many other people - Aren't you worried about getting sick, and how do you prevent it? Cassandra James, a long-time resident of Thailand, recently published an article with some tips on how to safely eat street...

I stopped by 43rd St & 6th Ave to talk to Rosa, the Vendy finalist from El Rey Del Sabor.  She wasn't there, but the trip was still worthwhile. Right next door, I noticed the Trini-Paki Boys cart had fish, dumplings & sweet potato listed  as one of their Daily Specials.  I really like fish and don't get it often...

Back from Boston and it's another scorcher today.  Enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and below. As always, check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter feed on our homepage before heading out in case anyone had to move locations at the last minute. joyridetruck - We're here at 52md & Lex...