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Calexico’s Pumpkin Arbol Salsa (New York, NY)

Calexico’s Pumpkin Arbol Salsa (New York, NY)
Prince & Wooster

What’s up Cartivores!?

For Halloween this year we headed back to the second cart we covered on VendrTV, Calexico Carne Asada to whip up some of their Pumpkin Arbol Salsa. Peter Olaire, one of the partners at Calexico, showed us how to make this delicious salsa from just a few ingredients.

Want to make the salsa for yourself? Download the PDF here. Make it, and upload it to our Facebook page.

And of course be sure to visit Calexico online and follow them on twitter.

Question of the Week:
What is the BEST halloween costume you’ve ever seen?

Veraci Pizza (Seattle, WA)

Veraci Pizza (Seattle, WA)
Pike Place Market

Nestled in the Pike Place market is Veraci Pizza, a mobile pizza outfit burning apple wood and making just the most delicious Neapolitan pies.

In the episode, Dan spoke with owner Marshall Jett about his business and learns the ins and outs of cooking pizza on the fly.

For more information on Veraci visit them online at veracipizza.com

Coolhaus (Los Angeles, CA)

Coolhaus (Los Angeles, CA)
1822 Sunset Blvd in Echo Park

They say the fastest way to an architects heart is through his stomach… I think. Well, Coolhaus does just that! This brightly colored truck in Los Angeles drives around the city slinging ice cream sandwiches while touting tales of the ‘tects to interested ears.

We met up with them outside The Dub Club in the Echo Park neighborhood of LA to sample all their creamy goodness.

Learn more about Coolhaus online and follow them on Twitter.

Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)

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Midtown Manhattan

In this jam packed episode of VendrTV, Dan teams up with internet wine superstar Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV where the two cruise the streets of Manhattan pairing wine with street food.

On our first stop we were joined by Zach Brooks of MidtownLunch.com at Kwik Meal, a cart which recently won MTL’s Street Meat Palooza 2.

Gary threw a fast ball, pairing the platter with a 2008 Premiado Torrontes.

Then it was off to meet up with Jerome Chang of The Dessert Truck. There we sampled his award winning chocolate bread pudding, as well as my favorite, the warm chocolate molten cake. Quick on his feet, Gary whipped out a 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, which paired perfectly with the sweets.

Enjoy!

More on Gary Vaynerchuk
GaryVaynerchuk.com
WineLibraryTV.com
@garyvee on twitter

Zach Brooks
MidtownLunch.com
@midtownlunch on twitter

Kwik Meal
kwikmeal.net
Kwik Meal on MidtownLunch.com

The Dessert Truck
DessertTruck.com
@desserttruck on twitter

FREE WINE GIVEAWAY
We’ve got a few bottles of the two wines used in this episode to give away to you, thanks to the fine folks at Wine Library.

To enter to win the 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, leave a comment below.

To enter to win the 2008 Premiado Torrontes, send out this message on Twitter:

Wine and Street food pairings in this week’s episode of VendrTV by @danieldelaney with guest @garyvee. http://tr.im/streetwine

We’ll randomly pick a few winners. Enter both, and as many times as you’d like.

Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)

Now Playing:
Street Sommelier w/ Gary Vaynerchuk (New York, NY)
Midtown Manhattan

In this jam packed episode of VendrTV, Dan teams up with internet wine superstar Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV where the two cruise the streets of Manhattan pairing wine with street food.

On our first stop we were joined by Zach Brooks of MidtownLunch.com at Kwik Meal, a cart which recently won MTL’s Street Meat Palooza 2.

Gary threw a fast ball, pairing the platter with a 2008 Premiado Torrontes.

Then it was off to meet up with Jerome Chang of The Dessert Truck. There we sampled his award winning chocolate bread pudding, as well as my favorite, the warm chocolate molten cake. Quick on his feet, Gary whipped out a 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, which paired perfectly with the sweets.

Enjoy!

More on Gary Vaynerchuk
GaryVaynerchuk.com
WineLibraryTV.com
@garyvee on twitter

Zach Brooks
MidtownLunch.com
@midtownlunch on twitter

Kwik Meal
kwikmeal.net
Kwik Meal on MidtownLunch.com

The Dessert Truck
DessertTruck.com
@desserttruck on twitter

FREE WINE GIVEAWAY
We’ve got a few bottles of the two wines used in this episode to give away to you, thanks to the fine folks at Wine Library.

To enter to win the 2006 Tohu Pinot Noir, leave a comment below.

To enter to win the 2008 Premiado Torrontes, send out this message on Twitter:

Wine and Street food pairings in this week’s episode of VendrTV by @danieldelaney with guest @garyvee. http://tr.im/streetwine

We’ll randomly pick a few winners. Enter both, and as many times as you’d like.

Spencer on the Go w/ Veronica Belmont (San Francisco, CA)

Spencer on the Go w/ Veronica Belmont (San Francisco, CA)
7th and Folsom

On this episode of VendrTV, I was joined by web personality Veronica Belmont where we took a trip to France without leaving San Francisco. Our destination: Spencer On The Go, a mobile bistro serving everything from foie gras to escargot.

Overall, the food was devine! We both got to sample a number of rarities, and in Veronica’s case, firsts.

If you’d like to learn more about Spencer on the Go, you can visit them online at http://chezspencer.com.

You can watch Veronica online in Tekzilla or Qore, and follow her on twitter.

Kogi BBQ (Los Angeles, CA)

Kogi BBQ (Los Angeles, CA)
W Olympic Blvd & S Berendo St

No trip to Los Angeles would be complete without a visit to one of the most notable of the new generation of street vendors, Kogi BBQ. At Kogi, Chef Roy melds the flavors of the orient with our neighbors down south, resulting in delicious Korean / Mexican fusion! While there I tried their kimchi quesadillas and short rib tacos, both were out of this world! Next time you’re in LA, be sure to check them out.

Learn more about Kogi online at kogibbq.com and be sure to follow them on Twitter.

Hong’s Dumplings (Burlington, VT)

Hong’s Dumplings (Burlington, VT)
Church Street

We had a great time filming at Hong’s, which we found nestled among trees and stores on Burlington’s Church Street. Owner Hong Yu isn’t kidding when she says she likes big dumplings; they’re massive! With fillings like crab & cream cheese or cheese & chicken, they’re were sinful and delicious. As dumplings are my favorite food, I couldn’t be happier having Hong be the first episode about those plump pouches.

Check her out at http://hongsdumplings.com/

Question!!!
Curious – Where have you had the best chinese food experience?

This Is Why You’re Fat Tour (New York, NY)

This Is Why You’re Fat Tour (New York, NY)
Midtown Manhattan

Last week I hit the streets of NYC to participate in This Is Why You’re Fat’s Eat ‘N Tweet street food tour in which six of NYC’s favorite vendors were asked to come up with creations inspired by TIWYF and their newly released book.

Our trip started with a visit to Wafles & Dinges, followed by The Cupcake Stop, The Bistro Truck, NYC Cravings, The Treats Truck and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream. Over all the food was fantastic, I just wish I felt as good by the end of the day! I must have put on 10lbs.

Book Give Away
We’ve got three copies of the This Is Why You’re Fat book to give away to you guys. To win, think up an outlandish creation you could imagine a street vendor dishing out. Post it in the comments below. I’ll pick the winners next week.

Skillet Street Food (Seattle, WA)

Skillet Street Food (Seattle, WA)
4th Ave S & S Main St

This week we headed to a beautiful cart in a gorgeous city: Skillet Street Food in Seattle, Washington. Owner Joshua Henderson built the cart out of an old Airstream trailer, and dishes out delicious upscale comfort food like duck confit, pasta, and their signature item, a burger with bacon jam.

Want to win a bottle of Skillet’s Bacon Jam?
Post a comment below describing the best topping for a burger.

Fred’s Franks (Wakefield, MA)

Fred’s Franks (Wakefield, MA)
Exit 40 off 128

The windows were rolled down as we pulled off at I-128’s exit 40 in Wakefield, MA and as soon as we hit the off ramp my little car was filled with the smells of charcoal and hot dogs. A beautiful smell if I do say so myself.

Order a link and Fred’ll first hand you the bun to fill up with your favorite condiments before plopping a Hot Dog, Kielbasa, Chorico or Linguiça that’s been charred to perfection over a huge green egg shaped grill modeled after a kamado.

Massive is an understatement. These dogs are huge, yet to my surprise, people were ordering two or three half pounders at once! Crazy!

Question of the week
What’s your favorite type of link? Post a comment below.

Red’s Eats (Wiscasset, ME)

Red’s Eats (Wiscasset, ME)
Main St & Water St

Howdy Cartivores!
This week we ventured north east to the great state of Maine to visit Red’s Eats, a street food institution.

While many know this waterside stand for dishing out plump, juicy, lobster rolls, we quickly learned there’s a lot more to Red’s. With menu items stretching from delicious fried clams to huge crab rolls, Red’s takes seafood seriously.

You can learn more about Red’s Eats on one of our favorite sites, HollyEats.com.

T-Shirt Giveaway
We’re giving away a Red’s T-Shirt! To win, become a fan of VendrTV on Facebook, and write on our wall. We’ll pick a winner at random.

Fancy Fast Food (New York, NY)

Fancy Fast Food (New York, NY)
53rd St. & 6th Ave.

This week I teamed up with Erik Trinidad of Fancy Fast Food, a blogger who turns mundane fast food meals into works of art! We hit up the 53rd and 6th Halal Guy’s cart for tons of street meat, then it was off to his kitchen to get to work!

Best of 2009

Best of 2009

Happy New Years All!

As 2010 approaches, we thought it would be nice to look back at 2009 and put together the best moments in VendrTV’s first year!

Garden State (Portland, OR)

Garden State (Portland, OR)
SE 13th Ave & SE Lexington St.

Even in Portland, OR I couldn’t escape my Jersey roots! Garden State is a italian cart with New Jersey roots in Portland, OR owned and operated by Kevin Sandri. From their meatball sandwich to arancini, the food packs serious punch! It’s fresh, well seasoned, big portioned comfort food at it’s finest.

Learn more about Garden State online at http://gardenstatecart.com

Van Leeuwen Holiday Ice Cream (New York, NY)

Van Leeuwen Holiday Ice Cream (New York, NY)
23rd and Broadway

For the holidays we stopped by New York City’s Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, to learn about their business and make ice cream with husband and wife team Laura O’Neil & Ben Van Leeuwen. After much deliberation we decided that eggnog would be the perfect flavor for the holidays!

Big thanks to The Brooklyn Kitchen for sponsoring this episode, and hooking us up with some ice cream machines to giveaway as part of our Holiday Gift Contest.

You can download the Van Leeuwen Eggnog Ice Cream Recipe here. If you make it, send us some pictures to post to the site.

Learn more about Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream online or on twitter.

And be sure to check out The Brooklyn Kitchen!

Happy Holidays!

Question of the week:
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Post a comment below.

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)
Roaming. Follow @waffletruck on twitter.

One of my favorite trucks in all of New York City is Wafels & Dinges, a little bit of Belgium that trolls through the streets of the Big Apple dishing out authentic waffles from two cities in Belgium. In this episode, Thomas DeGeest teaches me a bit about this history of the waffle, as well as it’s city of origin.

Win a free waffle kit!
Want to win a box of Wafel & Dinges’ Komplete Wafle Kit leave a comment below describing your favorite waffle topper!

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)

Wafels & Dinges (New York, NY)
Roaming. Follow @waffletruck on twitter.

One of my favorite trucks in all of New York City is Wafels & Dinges, a little bit of Belgium that trolls through the streets of the Big Apple dishing out authentic waffles from two cities in Belgium. In this episode, Thomas DeGeest teaches me a bit about this history of the waffle, as well as it’s city of origin.

Win a free waffle kit!
Want to win a box of Wafel & Dinges’ Komplete Wafle Kit leave a comment below describing your favorite waffle topper!

Haven Brother’s Diner (Providence, RI)

Haven Brother’s Diner (Providence, RI)
25 Dorrance Street

Arguably one of Providence’s most noted (and mobile) landmarks is The Haven Brother’s Diner. For over one hundred years this flatbed grounded mobile eatery has trucked into the city and parked at it’s grandfathered location (right next to City Hall) where it dishes out burger, fries, and other greasy spoon classics.

I stopped by and met with Ivan Giusti, who’s family owns and operates the third generation of this gem. Finally it was time to feast! To me, nothing sounded better than The Murder Burger and a shake! And it was the perfect way to cap off the night.