New York Street Food

You may have read about the chicken tikka masala battle last week in the Village Voice's Fork In The Road column.  This battle pitted the Famous Dal Cart on 32nd & Park against the Desi Truck on 27th & 5th.  (Spoiler alert: the Famous Dal Cart won.) However, we were more interested in the Desi Truck's kati rolls.  (We were...

Yes, it's another gorgeous day today in our lovely city.  A perfect day for enjoying some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. Looks like Jersey City is becoming hostile territory for food trucks according to this tweet from the LA Spice Truck- "No lunch in JC today; police harassment. councilman Steve...

On tonight's episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain travels to Kerala, India - a destination where street food has a long, proud tradition.  Tony samples his fair share of vegetarian cuisine, learns of the Portuguese influence on the country, and is impressed by the nuanced flavors of the food and the graciousness of the people.  A very interesting show...

If you're going to Bryant Park tonight to see Monty Python & the Holy Grail, keep an eye out for the Time Warner Cable’s Ice Cream Truck.  For the suggested donation of $1 (100% of which goes to local museums), the truck sells Mister Softee-style vanilla and chocolate cones and cups with or without sprinkles. From the Time Warner Cable...

One of the things I miss the most by eating street food every day for lunch (other than a view of my toes) is just a plain old sandwich.  I've always loved cold cuts, which you don't see sold too often on the street.  So I was happy to read about the The Worlds Best Sandwich Truck in the...

It's a beautiful day out today - not too hot.  Perfect for enjoying some great street food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below.  A few trucks will not be on the street today (Frites N Meats, VLAIC, QBA), but plenty of others will. Check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter feed on our homepage before heading out...

It was another day with temperatures over 90 degrees (Sunday) - a perfect day to try the new Kelvin Natural Slush Co truck.  They were in the Meatpacking District on Gansevoort St just off Hudson St, not too far from where I live.  By the time I walked about 15 blocks to the truck, a cold icy slushy was...

Alan Harding, one of the pioneers of the Brooklyn restaurant renaissance (Patois, Schnack, Pacifico, Gowanus Yacht Club, Trout and many others) has opened a food truck called Hot Bird. Mr. Harding's website says "So after three inspections and mucho dinero I, Alan Harding, am a fully licensed mobile food vendor.  The hardest part of the whole process was the waiting,...

Street Sweets will be on CNBC's Wall St. Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo this Sunday (25th).  The topic will be the emergence of high end mobile food operations, and how they are impacting a changing food culture.  Also on board the mobile cafe will be Barbara Fairchild,  Editor-In-Chief of Bon Appetit Magazine. The show airs in New York on WNBC-4...

Friday's Recipe this week comes to us from Ulla of Goldilocks Finds Manhattan.  Ulla was born in Iceland but grew up on a farm in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York.  She now divides her time between the farm and New York City. Ulla is obsessed with food.  She loves reading about, eating, and cooking food, and thinks it...