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Taste the Difference @PizzaLucaNYC
With this amazing weather this past week in New York, it is easy to think that next summer is just around the corner. But it’s already October and I had the chance to meet the founder of Pizza Luca and taste his fresh pizza creations.
Founder of Pizza Luca Dean MedicoMinimalist menu with 4 pies – Made of local ingredients, the pizza is all about the dough, the sauce, the Sicilian Sea Salt and every little element that makes the pizza WOW.
Pizza Luca: A rapidly expanding Pizza Napoletana catering truck company servicing the tri-state area. Features a world-class menu and elite pizza only it comes to you courtesy of two unique and stunning trucks.
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Dean Medico: The Owner and French Culinary Institute trained Pizzaiolo.
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“Miss Blue”: The first truck in the Pizza Luca stable — a 1952 flatbed truck in mint condition and boasts an outward facing wood burning oven. Strictly does catering across the tri-state area, not a street vending truck.
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“Miss Idaho”: Launching in NYC this fall due to the demand from the first truck. Was rescued from an Idaho farmer, the stunning truck is one-of-a-kind with an oven visible on both sides of the truck. Will do street vending as well as catering.
All ingredients are sourced from Naples and there are only four pies to choose from, authentic Pizza Napoletana, as governed by the Associzione Verace Pizza Napoletana.
A mobile wood fired Neapolitan pizza oven mounted on a 1952 Chevy flatbed truck.
The only catering truck with an authentic imported Italian wood burning brick oven!
Thank you for the delicious pizza and tour of this really cool food truck!
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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
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@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!
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Korean Taco Time :)
So its almost lunchtime on this side of the world and i figured since im a little hungry you must be as well :). Soooo im jus gonna tease you some more and show you the best Korean Taco here in town.
Heres the funny thing, anytime i tell someone about this Korean taco truck thats located Downtown Austin, i always get the same response which is “Man i aint tryin that mess!” So i give it like five minutes and they usally give in because they see this long line outside the truck that looks a little something like this below…
After seein this line you will not deny Craig Allen and the power of Korean Tacos! I mean seriously, look at these fries! This gots! to be the best thing they have. Shoutout to the Spicy Mayo, because its like a party in your mouth with everyone there that you like :). That sounded a little weird but you know what i mean lol…
Oh yea, Tacos are always on deck also and they be on Child Please status, they are so good and they are 2$ a peice.
So next time your in the neighborhood and see this Korean BBQ stand below, just know my ass may be standing right next to it ;). See ya when i see ya!
Austin,TX 78701
5th and Colorado
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MIGHTY CONE!!!!! Yezzziirrrr :) #SoGood
So over the summertime i created a challenge for myself that i would eat at most of the spots in Austin that are hot spots to eat at. So i know what your thinking “Out of all the restaurants in Austin how did you choose a place that served meals that came in this flimsy coned shape cup?” It is quite simple ‘literally’. For starters i walk up and noticed this trailer that is in a parking lot and thought to myself “This truck cant be bout nothin” then when i walk up and see how customers are just enjoying the hell out of these cone creations, OBVIOUSLY my curiosity starts to build.
As i walk up im noticing all the menu choices and have no idea
what to choose, so me bein me ima roll wit anything chicken ANY day the week homie :). So of course i chose the Chicken Avocado cone with a creamy spicy sauce, when i tell you this cone had everything i ever wanted in a meal! It hit EVERY TASTE BUD and executed very well.If you are EVER in Austin, Mighty Cone is a a place you must stop at This place is a real treat in the Spring and Summer season, see ya there!!! 🙂
http://www.mightycone.com/
1600 South Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 383-9609
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