Street Food: NYC Cravings

[Photos: Madison Priest] At first I didn't understand how the brother-sister pair who owns NYC Cravings landed on the name. To my mind, the word "cravings" suggests a sweets truck, not hearty Taiwanese fare. Even co-proprietor Diana Yang admits...

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8 Comments | Posted by Madison Priest, October 13, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: NYC Cravings, street food, Taiwanese

What's New York's Best New Food Truck?

All the polls! Street food—and not just hot dogs, pretzels, and Mister Softee—have been a New York presence for generations. But 2009 saw the launch of more roving, Tweeting, high-concept food trucks than any year in recent memory. So today...

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18 Comments | Posted by Carey Jones, December 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, Cupcake Stop, La Cense Burger Truck, NYC Cravings, Picnick Smoked, Serious Eats New York People's Choice Awards, Treats Truck

A Look at the 2009 Vendy Awards

[Photographs: Robyn Lee] Over 1,000 people showed up yesterday to the fifth annual Vendy Awards outside the Queens Museum of Art. Each of the eleven vendors nominated served a plate piled with specialties like schnitzel, huaraches, falafel, choinkwiches (a...

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3 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, September 27, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, Biryani Cart, Country Boys, Cupcake Stop, food trucks, Jamaican Dutchy, NYC Cravings, Picnick Smoked, Rickshaw Dumplings, Schnitzel and Things, street food, The King of Falafel, Vendy Awards, Wafels and Dinges