Dnainfo.com reports Neapolitan Express, New York’s first food truck fully powered by natural gas, was in City Hall Park yesterday to give Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Texas energy mogul T. Boone Pickens a taste of the freshly made pies.
“Every slice comes with a breath of fresh air,” Bloomberg said before biting into a margherita slice.
In light of several arrests made for vendors who have sold illegally on or near the pool’s grounds, the city is now seeking licensed vendors. Local vendors are happy about the proposal request as they describe the vending around the pool’s site as a “free for all”.
DNA Info reports more on the information surrounding this new RFP
Green Table, a Chelsea Market cafe, recently opened two food kiosks in Battery Park City serving Blue Marble ice cream and Crop to Cup coffee.
The kiosks are located inside of Battery Park (Battery Place and State Street) close to the Castle Clinton National Monument
In addition to food trucks and 20 food vendors, this year’s event will host a beer garden, champagne garden, DJs, face painters, stilt walkers, and magicians.
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iAdventure.com presents a day of the city’s best food trucks representing different countries featuring various international bites and brews from their designated regions. Each food truck will infuse an international element into their regular menu items.
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Lulu’s Local Eatery is not your typical food truck. The rooftop garden on a truck started out as an idea from a St. Louis couple who wanted to operate a truck that was more sustainable. Kickstarter helped to fund the project which now offers a seasonal menu of sweet potato fries, power berry smoothies and much more.
Lulu Local Eatery is still taking donations on Kickstarter for improvements on the truck
After the recent re-opening of the pool at McCarren Park, Urban Rustic has decided to set up shop on wheels. The food cart will offer items to-go such as bratwurst wrapped in bacon with pico de gallo/American cheese, s’more bars and much more.
McCarren Park is located between Lorimer and N 12th Street on Bedford Avenue
Food and drinks will be on display for tasting along the East River in Greenpoint. There be a huge line-up of food start-ups on deck, in addition to, well-known brands such as Sweet Loren’s, Brooklyn Brewey, Bareburger and much more.
You must RSVP for the event. Email events@littleducksorganics.com
In the meantime, check out the Pinterest page for Little Duck Organics, the company spearheading this event
Although much of France has yet to catch on to the new era in street dining, Parisians know what it means to be “très Brooklyn”– which is considered a cool combination of informality, creativity and quality. Paris is quickly lining up for American food trucks that takes high quality restaurant-like dishes to the streets. American food trucks such as Cantine California and Le Camion Qui Fume have gained a big following in a short period of time despite critics who were totally against
it at first.
How do you think this will impact the global landscape of the food truck movement? Will Paris become the “Brooklyn” of France?
If the proposed regulations are adopted, permit holders, who may not always operate the cart or truck, will be required to appear in person when the cart or truck is inspected before the permit is issued. This will reinforce the role of the permit holder in adhering to high food safety standards. Unannounced inspections will continue to occur on the city streets during hours when vendors are operating so the Department can observe food preparation and handling. Tightened permitting procedures will also help the Department clamp down on the illegal renting of mobile food permits. Permit holders must notify the Department of all authorized vendors.
The changes, if adopted, will simplify equipment requirements that correlate to the type of food sold and cooking methods used to help vendors meet sanitary standards. A vending unit where raw meat is cooked, for example, has to be equipped with a sink for washing hands while a unit selling only prepackaged foods would not. Facilities that store trucks and carts overnight will have to maintain a daily log of the date and time vending units enter and exit.
