Synopses & Reviews
Divided into neighborhood sections (Uptown, Midtown, Downtown, the Boroughs, etc.) New York a la Cart will spotlight the best of the Big Apple's cart cuisine, profiling 50 vendors and including their most popular recipes. There are terrific "only in New York" stories here: the IBM exec who quit his six-figure job to flip Belgian waffles, the banquet hall chef who followed his dreams from Bangladesh to 46th Street, the second generation souvlaki masters carrying on their family traditions, among many others. With full-color photos that capture the local color as well as the delicious food, New York a la Cart is a celebration of the food-cart scene but most importantly, offers more than 60 recipes so that readers can make their favorite street food at home.
Review
Bless Their Hearts Mom blog“the recipes are great … If you know someone who left NYC and misses the food trucks, this would be a great 'souvenoir' book for them. If you have someone interested in the whole food truck scene, they would love this book as well.”
Review
New York Daily NewsPopular bloggers Blondie” and Brownie” hit the road, literally, in this celebration of all things street food. Their thorough book details the rich history of the genre and features profiles of some of the citys favorite carts and trucks as well as the (sometimes eccentric) personalities behind them.”
SeriousEats.com
A fun book and a good read for anyone interested in food trucks.”
Organically Cooked.com
New York a la Cart is a must-read for those who love to hear the stories behind the food. It also contains so many enticing photos, and the recipes given are quick, easy and cheap to make.”
Bless Their Hearts Mom blog
the recipes are great
If you know someone who left NYC and misses the food trucks, this would be a great 'souvenoir' book for them. If you have someone interested in the whole food truck scene, they would love this book as well.”
Synopsis
The best of the Big Apple's cart cuisine, profiling 50 vendors and including their most popular recipes.
About the Author
Siobhan Wallace and Alexandra Penfold write the blog BlondieandBrownie, which has received almost 1 million visitors since its launch in 2009. Their stories and photos from the blog are regularly picked up by Serious Eats, Eater, and Grub Street. Siobhan and Alexandra also serve as editors for MidtownLunch, a website focused on finding the best lunches in NYC for under $10. They have appeared on the Cooking Channel's Eat Street as food-truck experts, and (of course) live in New York City.
Table of Contents
History of New York Street Food, from 1800s to todayDowntown
Kelvin Slush Truck
Otto Gelato Cart
Wooly's Ice Cart
A-Pou's Taste
Donatella's Meat Cart
Dosa Man
Veronica's Kitchen
Midtown
Uncle Gussy's
Eggstravaganza
Hallo Berlin
Biryani Cart
Swik Meal
Papa Perrone
Uptown
Patacon Pisao
Chimichurry El Malecon
Around Town
Miss Softee
Kimchi Taco
Wafels and Dinges
Treats Truck
Comme Ci Comme Ca Mediterranean
Luke's Lobster
Bian Dang Taiwanse Lunch Truck
Cinnamon Snail Truck
Big D's Grub Truck
Green Pirate Juice Truck
Morris Grilled Cheese
Van Leeuwen Truck
Big Gay Ice Cream Truck
Dessert Truck
Mexicue
Schnitzel and Things
Outer Boroughs
The Chipper Truck
Guadalupe's Tamales
Ochoa Truck
Country Boys
Vaquero Fruit
Solber Pupusa Truck
Ceron Colombian Truck
El Olomega Salvadorean Truck
Fauzia's Heavenly Delights
King of Falafel
Tortas Neza