Of all the vanity plates scooting around these roads, FALAFEL1 might be the best. Ever. Naturally, it belongs to Freddy Zeidaies of The King of Falafel and Shawarma, a popular cart on 30th Street and Broadway in Astoria. Zeidaies...
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Note: The 2009 Vendy Awards, a celebration of New York street food, will be held on September 26 at the Queens Museum of Art (buy tickets here). All proceeds will benefit the Street Vendor Project, an arm of the Urban...
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When a friend turned me on to Williamsburg’s FalafaPizza about a month ago, I immediately thought of Queens-based rap duo Das Racist’s novelty hit “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.” Falafel joints that serve pizza are not that unusual,...
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Who would have thought you can eat for $1 in this city? When I started my hunt, I was shocked at how many tasty treats were only a buck. But like shopping at a 99-cent store, these foods are...
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Wafa’s Authentic Mediterranean Food is an apt name for this tiny Forest Hills storefront. But this joint could just as well be called Wafa's Soul Food or Wafa's Home Cooking because that's exactly the type of grub you'll find...
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Harissa falafel from Taim In his latest post, NYC Food Guy says Azuri Cafe in Hell's Kitchen makes the best falafel in the city and compares it to other top favorite Taim in the West Village. What does he...
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There are few things on this earth more seriously delicious than crisp, nutty, and well-seasoned balls of fried chickpea. In the last couple of months, I have eaten falafel all over New York and have come to one inescapable conclusion: Union Square has become the epicenter of falafel activity in this berg.
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Midtown Lunch is running a "Best ___ in Midtown" readers poll series as we round up the year, and today's topic: falafel. I know voting can get personal, but Ed told me his, and now I'm telling the world—Moshe's Falafel...
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Editor's note: On October 18th, street vendors from all around the city will converge on the Tobacco Warehouse in Dumbo, Brooklyn for this years Vendy Awards. Tickets are only $80 and every penny goes to benefit the Street Vendor Project,...
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