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@VillageVoice’s #ChoiceStreets Recap
The weather took a break from being completely crappy for just a bit to welcome The Village Voice’s Choice Streets last Tuesday. Thank goodness, because the event was slated to happen, rain or shine!
We New Yorkers love our food trucks, and this was definitely a celebration of the food truck, with 20 trucks offering sample-sized items from their menus.
It was held at the Intrepid Air & Sea Museum, which has a scenic location on a pier on the Hudson River. The museum is actually a retired aircraft carrier with fighter jets and other aircraft (and now the space shuttle Enterprise) perched on top and around it.
Unique venues like this are one of the things I like most about Village Voice’s events. Previous events were held at an armory and an historic bank tower.
DJ Finger on the Pulse provided the soundtrack for the night. For $30 general admission and $50 VIP, this sold out event was a great deal.
Here are some of the highlights of Choice Streets.
A line had already formed 10 minutes before the doors opened!
From left: Bongo Brothers Cuban Food, Mexico Blvd, Solber Pupusas
From left: Valducci’s Original Pizza, Red Hook Lobster Pound, The King Falafel & Shawarma
Spicy Diablo hot dog from NYC Healthy Bites
VVeev, the world’s first acai spirit. They donate 1% of their sales to rain orest preservation.
Taim Mobile
From the top: Frites ‘N’ Meats, Morris Grilled Cheese Truck
Svedka
Choice Eats under the NY skyline
These tacos by Mexicue were especially tasty!
Jägermeister
Apparently I’m not the only one who love this place! (Wafels & Dinges)
Yum, Pisco cocktails!
Funky tights!
This blew my mind! Bacon maple cupcake from Cupcake Crew. It was as good as it looks.
Ewwy, gooey steak & cheese sandwich from Phil’s Steaks
Shock Top Beer
A beautiful night, but don’t let it fool you–it was cold and windy! -
@VillageVoice’s #ChoiceStreets
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Village Voices’s extraordinary beverage and culinary events. I’ve sampled craft beers at Brooklyn Pour, and most recently, nearly munched myself into a blissful coma at Choice Eats.
On Tuesday, I will be attending Choice Streets,Village Voice’s first annual food truck tasting event.
Every New Yorker has her favorite food truck. You know, the one that you stand in line for 20 minutes at without a care in the world, the one you’ll stalk on Twitter to see where its parked so that you can hunt it down and satisfy that craving? Well, that one, plus 20 others (for a total of 21!) will be gathered at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Tuesday, April 24. This all means that next week, I am in for an unfathomably delicious experience!
I would tell you to run out and buy your ticket, but the event sold out in a record 5 days! So, what I will say is, make sure you stay tuned for my post-event coverage, and next year, be sure to purchase you ticket ASAP!
This year’s food trucks:
Bongo Brothers
Chinese Mirch
Coolhaus
Cupcake Crew
The Cinnamon Snail
Frites ‘N’ Meats
Green Pirate Juice Truck
Kelvin Natural Slush Co.
King of Falafel & Shawarma
Korilla BBQ
Mexico Blvd
Mexicue
Morris Grilled Cheese Truck
NYC Healthy Bites
Phil’s Steaks
Red Hook Lobster Pound
Solber Pupusas
Souvlaki GR
The Taim Mobile
Valducci’s Original Pizza
Wafels & Dinges**Wafels & Dinges‘ de bacon + syrup wafel is my ultimate food truck obsession. So happy they are on the list!
