Category archives for: Vendy Awards

Brooklyn, NY: Vendy Awards to be Held in Brooklyn Sept. 7

Piatzlan food truck,  took home the Vendy Cup last year

The Vendy Awards are organized by The Street Vendor Project, a group that works for food vendor rights.

National News: Nominate A Food Truck for 2013 Vendy Awards

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The third annual Vendy Awards – a competition among local food trucks and a fundraiser for the Food Trust – is set for June 8 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Penn Treaty Park.

Vancouver, CAN: Vancouver Ranked Third Best Street Food City in North America

Photo credit: T. Jerven

The Vancouver street food scene gets better each season and the world is taking notice. Vancouver’s food trucks were recently ranked third in Travel + Escape’s list of “Top 5 North American Cities for Trailer Food.”

Philadelphia, PA: Best Food Truck in Philly? Find out June 8

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The Third Annual Vendy Awards, to be held June 8, will pick the best food truck in Philadelphia. Pictured here are some food trucks near the Drexel campus.

The Third Annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards will take place June 8 at Penn Treaty Park on North Delaware Avenue in Fishtown.

Philadelphia, PA: 2013 Philly Vendys Early Bird Tickets Available

2012 judges Marcie Turney and Tony Luke, Jr. consider the entries

The Vendy Awards are back! For the third year, the best of Philadelphia’s food truck scene will converge for a daylong festival of eating and judging that culminates in the naming of the 2013 Vendy Cup winner.

Phoenix, AZ: Michael Babcock and Jenn Robinson – 2013 Big Brain Awards Finalists, Culinary

Photos by Lauren Saria
Welcome Diner

The tiny red and white Valentine diner came to Phoenix by way of Wichita, Kansas, in 1980. Since opening in 2004, the kitchen’s served as a stage for chefs including Payton Curry, MF Tasty’s Eric Gitenstein, and even Matt’s Big Breakfast.

Los Angeles, CA: The Winners of This Year’s L.A. Taco Madness Celebrate in Grand Park

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The organizers were pleased by a larger than expected turnout of taco lovers (one even dressed up as a taco), and a solid day of sales for the vendors—some had to restock due to the high demand; Mexicali Taco Co. had to make three trips!

New Orleans, LA: Food Truck Vendy Awards Makes French Market Debut

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I love the food vendor trucks. If it weren’t for them after Katrina. I probably would have starved in my neighborhood

New Orleans, LA: Vendy Awards at the French Market

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Wednesday marks the first Vendy Awards street food competition in New Orleans. The event is the local expansion of an annual program started in New York and now held in cities around the country

New Orleans, LA: Vendy Awards to Honor New Orleans’ Top Street Vendor

La Cocinita will be one of the competitors at the New Orleans Vendy Awards. (Photo by Zack Smith)

Who will be crowned king of the street? Since 2005, the Vendy Awards have presented a coveted cup to New York’s top street food vendor.