TODAY’S LUNCH: CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA FROM THE INDIAN FAST FOOD CART

For Today's Lunch, I tried the Indian Fast Food cart on the south side of 53rd St between Park and Lexington Ave.  The cart was run by an Indian couple, and the woman told me they have been serving from this cart for 8 years.  They were obviously popular among the Indian workers in the area, as several groups...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR THURS, MARCH 25TH

It's a beautiful day.  Did you know it's International Wafel Day.  You can get a free wafel and dinge (singular of dinges?) by following these simple rules (basically wear something yellow and don't try to game the system or otherwise be a jerk about it). Here's where the food trucks are today. schnitzeltruck - Dear 48th & 6th are you...

BGICT II – CHOINKWICH’S REVENGE

I just got an email from Doug of the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck who said: " I'm starting part-time service a week from today. On april fool's day, naturally!!" You can follow them on Twitter here to find out exactly where they'll be on April Fool's Day and the rest of the summer. They have a great sense...

COULD EMPANADAS BE THE NEXT TACOS?

Leo Suárez believes that the empanada will be the next taco.  “The empanada is the emblematic street food of Latin America,” he says of the traditional stuffed turnover. He thinks this tasty fritter has the potential to be as popular as Mexican cuisine. Owner of the two Las Tablas establishments in Chicago, Suárez opened Macondo Colombian Coffee & Empanadas shop...

TODAY’S LUNCH: CHICKEN OVER RICE FROM RAFIQI’S

One of the stalwarts of the New York Street Food scene is Rafiqi's, who have several locations around Manhattan.  They have one on Park Ave and 52nd St, one on 32nd and Park, one on 47th and Madison, and the one I went to on 5th Ave and 13th St.  I was told Rafiqi means "friend", but forgot to...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR WED, MARCH 24TH

A sunny, windy day in New York.  A good day to enjoy street food for lunch.  Frites N Meats is back in midtown today, the Wooster St Calexico Cart is in for repairs, but the Broome St cart is open, and the Schnitzel Truck will be on Martha Stewart's radio show next Wed am. Here's where the trucks are today: ...

SUMMERSTAGE TO BECOME A FOODIE PARADISE

You won't have to leave Central Park this summer for some great food.  The City Parks Foundation, which runs SummerStage, has engaged the Brooklyn Flea, the impresarios of weekend markets with handcrafted food, to provide food vendors for the 36 performances and films it will present this year. So far they're talking about Pizza Moto, The Red Hook Lobster Pound,...

5 REASONS TO EAT MORE STREET FOOD

The street is the center of daily life in Southeast Asia.  If you truly want to partake in this daily carnival of the street, you need to be eating the street food.  Gadling gives you 5 reasons to eat more street food in Southeast Asia. 1) Because it's cleaner than you think - Many vendors wake up while you're still...

TODAY’S LUNCH: PHILLY CHEESE STEAK FROM MAGDY’S CART

I've been hearing good things about Magdy's cart on the northeast corner of East 46th St and Park Ave (between Park and Lex) and wanted to give it a try.  It's right across the street from the Grand Central/Met Life building entrance on 46th and Park Ave, which gets a lot of foot traffic. Magdy's is generally known for their...

MOBILE MUNCHIES FOR TUES, MARCH 23RD

A little overcast, but the weather's always fine for some good street food. CupcakeStop - Good Morning! Today we're on 5th and 23rd w/ Red Velvet, Marble, Black Forrest, Almond A'more and Lemon! StreetSweets - Movie being shot on 50st off of 6Av, so St Sw will b on 51st just east of 6Av (btw 5&6Av) until 3:30p then...