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Two New Food Trucks: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream on Upper West Side; Taim Launches Truck

Two new NY food trucks: Van Leeuwen ice cream and Taim falafel.

Food Trucks Use Twitter to Draw NY Business–But Upper West Side is Shunned

The melding of food trucks and Twitter is in full swing. Not since the Good Humor man hung up his bells in the 1970s, have so many food trucks patrolled the streets of America’s cities. And now you can find New York’s mobile food fleet easily through Twitter. But there’s a problem: only a few [...]

STREET FOOD: NYC Food Trucks Serve Up Latest Dining Trend

Food writer and cookbook author Dana Jacobi (she’s written 10 best-selling cookbooks) surveys street food.  Later this week, we’ll post Dana’s recipe for Jamaican rice and beans. The harder and longer we New Yorkers have to work, the more we crave dinner instantly. So no matter how low the economy goes, New Yorkers will always [...]