New York Street Food

Amelia Nahman, whose last name translates from Hebrew as "comforter" will be opening up a cart in SF with the ultimate New York Street Food, an Egg Cream Cart.  As any New Yorker knows, there are no eggs or cream in an egg cream, but they are delicious nonetheless.  Chocolate syrup (Fox's U-Bet is best), milk, seltzer and a...

For those of you in NJ, there is also a thriving food truck scene.  There are currently 33 food trucks in Hoboken, 18 in Secaucus, and numerous others including the Louisiana Spice Truck in Jersey City. I know what you're thinking.  How safe is it to eat from a food truck in NJ?  The Hudson Reporter recently did some investigative...

L.A.  is well-known for its car culture, so it's not surprising they are out front in the number of food trucks and the variety of food being sold.  The latest is the  Grilled Cheese Truck.  I like grilled cheese as much as the next person, but wouldn't wait on line more than about 5 minutes for it.  Other people...

Since we're getting into a holiday mood around my house, I wanted to share our favorite winter drink recipe.  It's technically called a Cranberry Hot Toddy, but we call it Grog. After a few of these, you'll know why we call it Grog. Feel free to share this recipe with your friends and families. It's a great way to...

Reindeer Hot Dog New York Street Food has nothing on street food served in some other places.  The reindeer hot dog looks tasty, but I'll pass on the guinea pig (Ecuador) and fried water beetles (Bangkok). Which strange street food would you try? Leave your answer in the Comments. 

Food writer John T. Edge is working on a book about American street food and Robb Walsh, the Taco Truck Gourmet in Houston took him to the Refresqueria Rio Verde truck on Longpoint in Houston. Here's a video of Leslie, the woman behind the counter, whipping up a Frito Pie.  Do you think this would be popular in NYC?

This got some pretty decent press in the NY food blogs and even in some mainstream media outlets, but just in case you missed it, Ali Pulver, a grad student at Pratt invented two items for making it easier to enjoy New York Street Food.  For her thesis she developed a  “Hydrantable” and a “Lunch Ledge”.  Have you had...

Remember when the Schnitzel & Things truck parked alongside the Street Sweets truck.  Maybe this guy should park in the middle for a more balanced meal.

A French-Canadian company called MUVBOX has invented a food truck where the walls expand and fold out to create stand-up tables and a floor.  Looks like something out of Transformers. Don't think it will work on a NY street, but don't see why it wouldn't work in a parking lot, as long as there was a bit of space. Thanks to...

Someone needs to make a sacrifice to the street food gods so we can get a breakfast truck in NY like the Buttermilk Truck.  The L.A. street food pagans must have sacrificed quite a few virgins to get this beauty.  (Where they found virgins in L.A., I have no idea.  Although it might be pretty tough in NY, too) Check...