Congratulations to the Street Vendor Project on 10 years of amazing work organizing and advocating on behalf of New York City street vendors (and for the Vendy Awards as well)!
Photos taken at the “Street Vendor Project Turns 10″ celebration at Judson Memorial Church in New York City on March 27, 2012.
I sampled a wafel with strawberries and dulce de leche. It was absolutely delicious.
Truck’s website: waflesanddinges.com. Twitter: @waffletruck.
Big Gay Ice Cream Truck – @biggayicecream
Schnitzel & Things – @schnitzeltruck
Wafels & Dinges – @waffletruck
NYC Cravings – @nyccravings
Cupcake Stop – @cupcakestop
Rickshaw Truck – @rickshawtruck
There’s also the twitter for the Red Hook Food Vendors: @RedHookFoodVend, as well as the twitter of the Vendy Awards: @vendyawards.
A major highlight from the 2009 Vendy Awards — “The Choinkwich” from the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. Yep, that’s a chocolate ice cream sandwich with caramelized bacon. It was freaking delicious!
Midtown Lunch: Diary of a 2009 Vendy Awards Judge
Serious Eats: A Look at the 2009 Vendy Awards
New York Times: Four Stars With Mustard: Lunch Carts Win Awards
You can find the excellent Biryani Cart at 46th St. and 6th Ave.
I’ve been to every one since it started in 2005. I have planned vacations around the Vendy Awards, because I do not want to miss it — quite simply it is my favorite annual NYC event. And it’s all for an amazing cause — the Street Vendor Project.
This year’s deserved winner, Yolanda and Fernando Martinez of the “Country Boys” Red Hook Ball Fields truck:
More pictures from the 2009 Vendy Awards.
Jerk Chicken Plate from Fauzia’s Delights.
Plate from the Biriyani Cart.
Chicken Pita from Kwik Meal.
Plate from Soler Dominican.
More coverage of the Vendys at Midtown Lunch, Eater, disoriented.net, and WNYC.
Calexico (Wooster and Prince Streets), run by the Vendley brothers, served up their winning Mexican food and took home the Vendy trophy.
See more coverage of the Street Vendor Project’s 2008 Vendy Awards here, here, and here.
