New York Street Food

We just received the following announcement from the Wafels & Dinges truck. The Belgian Ministry of Culinary Affairs, Department of Wafels, must now announce: Wednesday, January 20th on the Food Network (on the TV), at 9 pm Also on January 21st, at 12am, and even on January 31 at 11pm. Good luck Thomas.  At the end of the Throwdown, we expect to see...

Although details have not been released yet, UniqueLA recently announced the first LA ♥'s Street Food Festival on February 13th.  One of the organizers described it as follows: "The goal is to get as much L.A. street food (from taco trucks to chic trucks) in one spot with entertainment, live art, music and, quite possibly, a pop-up UniqueLA mini-market," explained...

Today's Lunch is the Classic Banh Mi from the Baoguette in the West Village, located at 120 Christopher Street (between Bleecker and Bedford).  Baoguette is in our Honorary Street Food category, which are storefronts or small restaurants with few or no tables that serve what is commonly considered street food in their country of origin. The Classic Banh Mi had...

Another day, another opinion about the 5 best street food finds in the world, this one from Cathy Huyghe of GlobalPost.  Her list is pretty interesting, and is made up of the following 5 items: 1. Fish kebabs in Turkey's port cities, such as Istanbul and Izmir, where the fishermen come in with the day’s catch of mackarel, sea bream,...

Currywurst has become a national obsession in Germany, and particularly in Berlin, where it was believed to have been invented.  In 1949, Herta Heuwer, a German housewife in post-war Berlin, obtained curry powder from some British soldiers, sprinkled it on some German sausages, and voila, currywurst was invented. Nowadays, currywurst is a hot pork sausage, sometimes cut into slices, and...

In an article in the Wall Street Journal, it was reported that restaurateurs seeking an extra boost in sales or entrepreneurs looking to sell food without paying rent are hitting the streets in record numbers.  From their kitchens-on-wheels, they're serving everything from crème brulee to rotisserie chicken – and customers are gobbling it up. When it comes to the street...

Street food is a big part of Korean culture, especially in cities like Seoul.  The variety is amazing, and can change according to season.  Fried and deep-fried items are always popular and include bungeoppang (pictured above), a snack made of pancake batter filled with sweet red beans. The batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold and cooked in a...

Less than two years after Mayor Bloomberg signed a law establishing permits for 1,000 Green Carts, mobile food carts that offer only fresh, raw produce, many vendors say that business is booming in Harlem.  Program coordinators say that now the demand for permits is high.  500 Green Cart permits were made available in 2008, and last summer an additional...

Food lovers from throughout Queens descended upon about 30 street carts on Roosevelt Avenue last month, munching on everything from pumpkin quesadillas to an Ecuadorian shrimp dish during a 2-mile walk planned by Woodside resident Jeff Orlick meant to raise people’s awareness of the tasty eats in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona.  “I really wanted people to come out...

I recently ran across an interesting book put out by National Geographic called 500 Food Journeys of a Lifetime.  It includes 500 incredible food experiences around the world: Vietnamese street food, Tokyo sushi, spicy Creole in New Orleans, great French wineries and more. I'll let them explain: "You'll sample the sophisticated dishes of fabled chefs and five-star restaurants, but also...