Dine On Delicious Street Food Inside A Former Subway Station
Pop up foodie events continue their popular reign in foodiot culture and along comes another: Night Market. On Thursday, June 27th and Friday, June 28th, the Old Bowery Station will be transformed into an indoor street market, with seven local food vendors offering bites of their wares. The space, which formerly housed a subway entrance, still bears the markings of its former life in the form of tiled walls, giving guests a peek into the past in addition to the tasty treats.
Old Bowery Station
On hand at the market are already mobile eats like Hong Kong Street Cart, Mimi CoCo, dishing up Japanese-inspired street food, and Love Mamak, a Malaysian and Indian-influenced food truck. You can also snack on flaky empanadas from Empies NYC, funky hot dogs from Los Perros Locos and ice cream sandwiches from Melt.
A $50 ticket grants you admission to the space for an hour and fifteen minutes and includes nine tastings from any of the vendors plus two alcoholic beverages. A cash bar on site provides extra liquid enjoyment, should you want it.
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Guru’s guide to street food
COVER STORY
CentralWorld is buzzing with more people than usual at the moment because a fair dedicated to street food is being held there until Sunday (see Food, p20), attempting to cement Thailand as the hub of street food. The fact is we can celebrate street food all year round given the sheer number of food vendors in this city. However, for first-time visitors (or even some Bangkok khun noos) the street food scene may feel like unexplored territory. We are here to help with our very own guide to Bangkok street food.
SPOTTING STREET FOOD
Street food is humble, yummy and wallet-friendly. However, the very first step to appreciating street food like a true Thai is to be able to spot it. You wouldn’t want to offend a chef by asking which roadside vendor sells his foie gras creation. Circle three of the following nine food items that aren’t considered street food.
ANSWER: C, H, I.
PAIR THEM UP
Many types of Thai street food contain more than one element (and we aren’t talking about the plastic bag or Styrofoam box they are served in). To test how savvy you are at putting your street food together, you should be able to recognise what food goes with what condiment and/or add-ons. Pair the items in column A with their complementary matches in column B.
GUESS WHAT THEY SELL
Advanced eaters of street food should be able to guess what kind of food these vendors sell just by their context. We’ve blurred out the items being sold, but use the hints we’ve provided to guess what each vendor is selling.
ANSWERS: A. Grilled egges, B. Moo ping and sticky rice, C. Patongko, D. Somtum, E. Fried insects, F. Grilled banana, G. Kluay kaek (fried banana), H. Khao gaeng (rice and curry).
STANDOUT VENDORS
Amid the barrage of street food vendors in this city, some have managed to stand out with good food and some, intentional or accidental, gimmicks. Here are our selected outstanding vendors.
There’s a notion that Filipinos and Thais look alike. Well, in the case of New Look Chin Saeng Chan aka Manny Pacquiao Kuay Tiew Nue (5pm-3am. In front of Bangkok Bank in Hua Lamphong, Rama VI Road, 087-009-1593, B40-B60 per bowl), this notion is verified. You see, the owner of this stewed beef with noodles bears a striking resemblance to the world champion boxer. He can knock you out with a variety of aromatic cow treats from its meat, tongue, tendon and liver.
Sam Sam But Different (From 4pm. Chalerm Buri Intersection, Yaowarat, B40 per bowl) is a vendor of spicy salad with a secret ingredient. It is run by a Thai woman named Maem with help from her French partner Samuel Montassier. Samuel or Sam (number three in Thai) prepares spicy salads while serving hospitality. He greets his customers of locals and tourists and asks them to have a taste of his yum to make sure he makes the salad to their liking. The obvious draw is what a spicy salad prepared by a farang tastes like.
What draws people to Guay Tiew Heavy (8pm-2am. Charoen Rat Road, Thon Buri, 081-734-2974, B35 per bowl) is tasty stewed pork with noodles but there’s also a side of show from its owner Ekkarin “Ek” Sae-guay who happens to look like Yuenyong “Ad Carabao” Opakul. He swiftly prepares noodles as well as strums air guitar with his noodle strainer every night.
Khao Gaeng Jek Pui (3:30-9pm. Mungkorn Road, 02-222-5229, From B30 per dish) offers good variety of curries but zero tables. Food from the 70-year-old footpath eatery is so good that people eat it while sitting on a plastic chair and holding their plates with one hand. Like any other khao gaeng eatery, you can pick up curries and rice in plastic bags to take home. You may want to make merit at nearby Wat Leng Nei Yee before visiting it so you may have a better chance of getting a chair.
Guay Tiew Kai Kham Fak (Tue-Sun 9pm-3am. Near Wall Street Tower, Surawong Road, 084-138-4079, B50 per bowl), which roughly translates to street-crossing chicken noodle, operates on a fascinating concept. The waiters take your order at tables set up on one side of the road. They make hand signs or shout orders to the cook who is on the other side. The waiters then have to risk their lives, aka crossing a Bangkok road, to fetch and serve your noodles while you’re holding your breath. You won’t find such dedicated service at any high-end restaurants and they don’t even have service charge!
HIT THE RIGHT SPOTS
While it’s true that every neighbourhood in Bangkok is bound to have some street vendors around, there are particular areas of Bangkok to hit if you want to go on an eating spree on a budget.
ARI offers good varieties of street food from savoury to sweet treats. Fourteen-year-old Pang Ya Ari (Mon-Sat 5-10:30pm. Opposite Ari Soi 2, B10-B15 per piece of bread with topping, B25 per drink) is known for its toasted bread with different toppings and sweet drinks. Try sliced toast with pandan cream and a cup of coffee made old-school with cloth strainer for a sugar rush.
YAOWARAT, Bangkok’s Chinatown, is a bit of a hassle to get to but it’s worth the effort for foodies as the street is teeming with vendors and shophouse eateries. Try roasted chestnuts and wash them down with pomegranate juice. If you get there early and want something a bit freaky, there are vendors who sell mantis shrimps. Jey Hua Krapor Pla Tae (7-10pm. Yaowarat Soi 11, Talad Kao, 02-226-3159, B40 per bowl) has served hot bowls of fish maw for almost 30 years. Jey Son Krata Ron (Tue-Sun 4pm-midnight. Between Yaowarat Soi 11 and Soi Mungkorn, B50-B100 per dish) offers sizzling noodle dishes. The highlights include noodles with water mimosa and stir-fried noodle Hong Kong style. Your noodles can be a refreshing dessert too as Mee Whan Jey Muay (10am-8pm. Yaowarat Soi 11) serves it alongside over 10 other ingredients from corn to water chestnut and ice.
Office workers on SILOM ROAD are blessed with countless street vendors. Try Bandit Kim Khao Man Gai Convent or Khao Man Gai Convent for short (Tue-Sat 6am-2:30pm. Soi Convent, 089-481-9892, B40-B45 per dish) for some juicy chicken over oiled rice and spicy dipping. After a night at Silom clubs and bars, eat your energy back at Moo Ping Hia Auan (Tue-Sun from 10pm. At the front of Soi Convent, 083-999-6997, B10 per stick of moo ping, B5 per bag of sticky rice).
You can still be economical while eating out in the Thong Lor-Ekamai area. Head to SUKHUMVIT SOI 38 for a serious selection of street food from khao moo daeng, som tum, rad nah and more. The shops start to pop up from late afternoon and remain open until a few hours after midnight. Hia Dam Pad Thai Fai Luk (7:30pm-2:30am. 02-379-3650, 084-160-5430, B60 per dish) offers sizzling pad thai with shrimps (not dried ones) and pad thai with glass noodle. Khao Man Gai Hia Lor (4pm-3am. 087-329-4336, from B50 per dish) has been in the business for over 20 years. Try a plate of boiled and fried chicken on rice.
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June 11, 2013
Need another reason to be stoked for this summer’s imminence? The awesome outdoor extravaganza so deliciously seared into our memories as Food Cart Fest is set to make its tasty return every Sunday this summer – starting June 23rd – at a new location: 215 West 1st Avenue. It’s going to be bigger than ever before, with some 20 food trucks parked laager-style around communal tables with community markets, live music, and all manner of ancillary vendors besides making it the raddest bit of real estate in the city ($2 entry charge). We mentioned this excellent eventuality back in March when the old Waldorf team announced the launch of their new agency, Arrival, but now the deets are locked in and we’re super exited to share! Here’s the full skinny, complete with a map that comes free of drool stains…
The Arrival Agency and the Streetfood Vancouver Society are pleased to announce the second annual Food Cart Fest. Beginning Sunday, June 23, at its new home at 215 West 1st Avenue, the festival will run for 14 weeks until September 22. Boasting one of the largest gatherings of food carts in North America, this year’s festival will highlight Vancouver’s exploding street food culture.
Not strictly for foodies though, Food Cart Fest is also about enjoying the summer with friends and family. Building on what many considered a highlight of last summer, each week over 20 food carts will be complemented by community markets, live music, DJs, craft food vendors, and kids’ activities.
After a successful first year, where attendance was upwards of 5,000 each week, the festival is expecting even more people in its new, centralized location. The Arrival Agency worked with Mayor Gregor Robertson and the staff of the City of Vancouver to find an ideal location for the event this year. “We are really excited to be in the heart of the city, connected by so many transit options and right along the Seawall,” says Arrival’s Ernesto Gomez.
The festival’s new location is adjacent to the Cambie Street Bridge and the Olympic Village; between West 1st Avenue and the Seawall (where Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse took place). The site is a short walk from the Canada Line’s Olympic Village Station; the Aquabus’ Spyglass Place Dock; and bus routes along Broadway, Cambie, Main, and West 2nd Avenue.
Vancouver was recently named one the top three cities for food carts in North America by Travel+Escape and has been drawing international praise for its diverse and delicious street food. “We’re excited to have the entire summer to showcase why we do such a damn fine job here in Vancouver,” says Kaboom Box’s Andy Fielding.
FOOD CART FEST 2013
Launching Sunday, June 23 | 12pm-6pm
Happens every Sunday until September 22 (14 weeks)
215 West 1st Avenue
Admission is $2
Children 13 and under get in free
www.foodcartfest.com
www.facebook.com/foodcartfest
Scout Magazine is a proud sponsor of Food Cart Fest. We’ll be seeing you there!
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SF School Board Opposes New Food Truck Regulations
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— After two years of negotiations, a San Francisco supervisor has come up with a compromise plan for new food truck regulation that both food truck vendors and restaurant owners say they can live with, but the plan still faces opposition from educators.
San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education is opposing the plan because of the reduction in the buffer zone around schools.
The compromise fashioned by San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener would improve the permitting process for food trucks, allow them to operate on college and hospital campuses and would reduce the distance they can park from middle and high schools.
Chris Armentrout with the SFUSD said they can agree to reduce the buffer zone to a block or a block and a half around most schools except O’Connell, Galileo and Mission High.
“Those schools have a large population and they’ve also had a history of challenges with participation in their lunch program with students leaving off campus,” Armentrout said.
Matt Cohen with Off The Grid, a collective of local street food vendors, explained who they try to cater to.
“Our market isn’t students. Our market, for the most part, is other people that might be near schools,” Cohen said.
But Supervisor Wiener pointed out that the schools mentioned by the SFUSD are located near business districts.
“I just don’t see that having a significant impact on the kids and on the school lunch program given how many options they already have, Wiener said.
He did agree to map out the boundaries so that other members of the board of supervisors can better understand the impact the modification will have on schools before the modifications go to the full board for a vote next week.
(Copyright 2013 by CBS San Francisco. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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Thousands enjoy the tastes of a Northern Michigan Summer
LELAND — Nothing goes better with good food and wine than a beautiful view of Lake Michigan.
Saturday, that’s where the finest wine makers and restaurants in Leelanau County were showing off their best delights at the 28th annual Leland Wine and Food Festival.
Event goers had a chance to sample 16 Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsula wineries, along with some tasty treats to satisfy the cravings from 10 Leelanau food vendors.
The annual event in Fish Town always draws a huge crowd, and this year was no different. Organizers say around 3-thousand people came out.
” There’s a lot of festivals that start right about now,” said event chair, Kate Vilter. “This one was one of the first wine festivals in the region. It really highlights local food, local wine, the whole farm to table, drink local. So it’s a pretty important thing to get our wines and our great foods out there in front of so many people.”
Folks also enjoyed musical entertainment throughout the day from a local group of musicians, Live Wire, along with guitarist Ron Getz and Elizabeth Rivers. This year’s poster art is by Angela Saxon who just won the Plein Air event at the Old Art Building in Leland.
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Tampa Event to Attempt to Break Food Truck World Record
TAMPA, FL - Jeremy and Candy Gomez’s cellphone keeps ringing. Almost every time they answer, the caller is someone who wants in on their attempt to break a Guinness world record for the number of food trucks operating in one place.
Generation Food Truck, the Gomezes’ event-planning company, aims to lure as many trucks as possible to the Florida State Fairgrounds on Aug. 31.
An April rally in Miami at Magic City Casino set the bar with 64 trucks. The goal for Tampa is to assemble more than 100.
“We decided we can do Tampa proud,” Jeremy Gomez said. “We’ve already done rallies in Tampa with 35 to 40 trucks.”
Gomez said food trucks at the Funshine Music Festival in May at the fairgrounds were well received. The fairgrounds is an ideal venue for food vendors because of the paved surfaces, access to restrooms and nighttime lighting.
Local bands are being booked to entertain at the August rally, which will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission will be $6 for parking, with each truck charging individually for food.
Gomez said he put the word out weeks ago to 168 operators in Florida, including about 45 from the Tampa area. Interest since has crossed state lines. Atlanta’s Happy Belly Curbside Kitchen wants to serve its “farm to street” food. Charleston’s Cast Iron truck plans to sell its Carolina chopped barbecue. Each operator will pay a $25 to attend.
The Gomezes’ own Not Your Ordinary Food Truck also will join the throng, serving an assortment of wild game and exotic meat dishes.
Gomez concedes few if any operators will make money that day, no matter how large the crowd. That includes his own truck.
“But the food trucks are really cool and they all know this,” he says. “They just want to be part of the Guinness record.”
The phone rings again. He takes the call.
“That was a Jamaican truck from Miami,” he said. “They didn’t get my email. They just heard by word of mouth that we were doing it and wanted to come. I love finding new trucks.”
FInd the original article by Jeff Houck at tbo.com here
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BY Jeff Houck
Tribune staff
Published: June 6, 2013
TAMPA Jeremy and Candy Gomez’s cellphone keeps ringing. Almost every time they answer, the caller is someone who wants in on their attempt to break a Guinness world record for the number of food trucks operating in one place.
Generation Food Truck, the Gomezes’ event-planning company, aims to lure as many trucks as possible to the Florida State Fairgrounds on Aug. 31.
An April rally in Miami at Magic City Casino set the bar with 64 trucks. The goal for Tampa is to assemble more than 100.
“We decided we can do Tampa proud,” Jeremy Gomez said. “We’ve already done rallies in Tampa with 35 to 40 trucks.”
Gomez said food trucks at the Funshine Music Festival in May at the fairgrounds were well received. The fairgrounds is an ideal venue for food vendors because of the paved surfaces, access to restrooms and nighttime lighting.
Local bands are being booked to entertain at the August rally, which will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission will be $6 for parking, with each truck charging individually for food.
Gomez said he put the word out weeks ago to 168 operators in Florida, including about 45 from the Tampa area. Interest since has crossed state lines. Atlanta’s Happy Belly Curbside Kitchen wants to serve its “farm to street” food. Charleston’s Cast Iron truck plans to sell its Carolina chopped barbecue. Each operator will pay a $25 to attend.
The Gomezes’ own Not Your Ordinary Food Truck also will join the throng, serving an assortment of wild game and exotic meat dishes.
Gomez concedes few if any operators will make money that day, no matter how large the crowd. That includes his own truck.
“But the food trucks are really cool and they all know this,” he says. “They just want to be part of the Guinness record.”
The phone rings again. He takes the call.
“That was a Jamaican truck from Miami,” he said. “They didn’t get my email. They just heard by word of mouth that we were doing it and wanted to come. I love finding new trucks.”
jhouck@tampatrib.com
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Davis Dirt to put on Street Food Rodeo
The Davis Dirt will be putting on a third Davis Street Food Rodeo on June 7. Sixteen food vendors will be serving food between 4 and 9 p.m. on Sixth and G Streets. Part of the proceeds from the event will be allocated to the Davis School Gardens.
Vendors at the event include Hawaiian food from Addison’s Originals, Addy’s Paella and vegan, gluten-free desserts from Bliss Creations.
“Food trucks are not seen much in Davis and we like to promote and start fun events for Davis,” said Davis Dirt editorial board member Melanie Gentles. “We thought it’d be a great opportunity to do a fun event and bring something we typically can’t have in town and benefit the community.”
The event has been welcomed by the community and attracted some well-known food trucks. Event organizers and The Davis Dirt’s editorial board members, Melanie Gentles and Annie Meckstroth, have taken steps to improve the event.
“We introduced street performers at the second event to reduce line waiting. There’ll be live music and … community folk dancing. At the last rodeo, people young and old were dancing together … It’s hard not to laugh, you just have a good time,” Meckstroth said.
They have increased the number of trucks and vendors. This time there will be 11 food trucks and six other vendors, Meckstroth said.
At the past two events, vendors were asked to donate 2.5 percent of the gross sales to benefit the Davis School Garden programs. So far they have raised over $1,000. This time, five percent of the gross sale proceeds will be allocated to Cesar Chavez, Fairfield, Patwin and Birch Lane Elementary Schools.
A challenge with the event has been the expense, especially due to the challenges that come with food truck culture.
Whether you’re a mobile food vendor, a self-propelled wagon or cart selling food, you have to have a public health permit and a business license,” said Bob Bowen, promotions manager for the City of Davis. “In most cases they have no connection to Davis and are not existing establishments. We don’t want someone out of town to take business away from the businesses of people in the community.”
The event has come with challenges for this reason.
“The Yolo Credit Union has sponsored the event because it’s so expensive. They’ve given a lump sum donation which allows us to donate money at the end of the day to cover the costs. The city and downtown are nice to work with we are grateful for their cooperation,” Gentles said. “Part of the reason you don’t see food trucks very much is because the permits are very expensive.”
Recipients of the ASUCD Entrepreneurship Fund, Larry Faygin, a second-year electrical engineering major, and Ben Bigelow, a second-year mathematics major, will be starting a food cart on campus next spring. Their food cart will serve Mexican cuisine.
“Food trucks are a great source of grassroots innovation in the food industry. They allow talented cooks to make really creative dishes with less risk than they would face at a traditional restaurant. They are relatively cheaper to operate than a traditional restaurant, given the lack of rent to be paid,” Faygin said.
Faygin said the Street Food Rodeo exposes the Davis community to new types of cuisine which are not as common for the City of Davis.
“It’s a small but significant step in appealing to Davis’ very diverse demographic,” Faygin said.
GABRIELLA HAMLETT can be reached at city@theaggie.org.
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Bristol street food festival returns to St Nick’s Market tonight – Bristol24
St Nicholas Market plays host to another evening of Bristol’s street food festival tonight, with visitors being invited to sample gourmet food markets.
The StrEAT Food Collective and St Nicholas Market are hosting the second of three scheduled night markets in a bid to drive people to visit the Old City.
The first event on Corn Street was rated a success after all the street food vendors and a pop up bar by craft brewers BrewDog sold out before 9pm.
Tom Selway, president of Bristol Junior Chamber, said: “Street food culture brings an international energy and is something new and exciting. Bristol Junior Chamber is totally supportive of this independent and entrepreneurial grass roots movement.”
StrEAT will host a further pilot market and, if successful, the night market will be rolled out on a weekly basis. St Nick’s traders are being invited to stay open and local businesses will be encouraged to showcase themselves at the next event.
For more information on locations and to read the blog visit www.streatfoodcollective.com
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As a foodscape, Los Angeles can be a little overwhelming at times. Between chasing down the Big Gay Ice Cream truck and keeping tabs on Eataly LA’s latest developments, being a foodie can be a never-ending quest to find the latest and greatest.
Which is why we’re so grateful for the Los Angeles Street Food Festival. Now in its fourth year, the June 29 fest brings hidden gems and new concepts from all over the Southland to the Rose Bowl stadium for one massive day of feasting and drinking. The summer tasting event features over 100 food vendors, a Singha beer garden, an ice cream social and desert area and a concert stage. Tickets cost $50 for general admission and $75 for VIP entrance, and the number of spots is capped to 5,000 to make sure the festival doesn’t turn into one massive line.
If the ticket prices seem a little steep for street food, consider this: Where else would you get the chance to try local treasures like World Empanada, a father-and-son catering business that operates out of the back of a Burbank liquor store?
The event also features Jonathan Gold favorites like Lazy Ox Canteen, Starry Kitchen and Guelaguetza, as well as tried-and-true spots like Yuca’s, the Grilled Cheese Truck and the Lobos Truck.
Add ceviche tostadas from Bell Gardens restaurant El Coraloense and a fancy donut from the delivery-only company Donut Snob, and you’ve got an only-in-LA potluck.
A ceviche tostada by El Coraloense in Bell Gardens.
The Huffington Post was invited to a little preview of the stadium picnic on Monday. Take a look at some of the note-worthy foods and people from the event.
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