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New Cookbook By Food Network’s Eat St. Showcases Awesome Recipes From Vancouver Food Trucks

by Taraneh in Food & Drink on April 17, 2013

Photo courtesy of Eat St.

The food truck revolution began in 2008 with pioneers such as L.A.’s Kogi BBQ, the little Korean taco truck that could. As of spring 2013, the food truck movement has swept North America. In Vancouver, we’ve got 99 food truck vendors serving tasty fare on city streets.

I recently sat down with James Cunningham, magnetic funnyman and host of Food Network Canada’s popular Eat St. show, to talk about Vancouver food trucks. The host was in town to launch his new book Eat Street, featuring recipes from the “tastiest, messiest, and most irresistible” trucks.” Hundreds of North American food trucks submitted recipes. The best of the best made it into Penguin’s test kitchen. Only 125 made the final cut.

Many Vancouver food trucks made it into the new cookbook. Find out which ones after the jump. Continue reading:
New Cookbook By Food Network’s Eat St. Showcases Awesome Recipes From Vancouver Food Trucks

Vancouverite Steve Thomson Wins Japadog Eating Contest at YVR

by Taraneh in Events on August 17, 2012

Japadog. Photo credit: Flickr user Ruocaled

Hot dog! Vancouverite Steve Thomson won the highly anticipated Japadog Hot Dog Eating Contest that took place during lunchtime today at Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Thomson, who’s been called “the sensei of speed eating” and “top dog,” downed seven Japadogs in 10 minutes. That’s about half a Japadog every 43 seconds. The runner up was close, managing to wolf down six.

Japadog is Vancouver’s most venerable multicultural, creative food cart with a strong following of locals and a reputation as a “must try” visitor experience. The dogs come in beef, turkey, pork and veggie. The topping combos are what fans (including celebrities Ice Cube, Daniel Dae Kim, Public Enemy and chef Anthony Bourdain) drool over: terimayo sauce, seaweed, grated daikon, miso, yakisoba noodles, kimchi, black sesame etc.

What began as one humble food cart in 2005 is now a Japadog empire, with five Vancouver locations and a storefront in NYC. Continue reading:
Vancouverite Steve Thomson Wins Japadog Eating Contest at YVR

Yelp Food Cart Fest Every Sunday at the Waldorf Hotel

by Dana Lynch in Events, Food & Drink on July 22, 2012

Here’s more evidence that East Van’s Waldorf Hotel is becoming one of the hottest spots east of downtown: Following the success of the first-ever Waldorf Hotel’s Canada Day Block Party / Food Cart Festival this past July 1, the hotel is teaming up with Yelp and Street Food Vancouver for the Yelp Food Cart Fest, a food cart festival that will run every Sunday from July 29 – September 2, 2012!

The Yelp Food Cart Fest will be more than just the (second) largest gathering of food trucks in Vancouver ever (the first being the inaugural Waldorf Hotel’s Canada Day Block Party): the Fest will include a series of community markets, live music performances, family entertainment, and a 19+ beer garden at the hotel’s “outdoor tiki beach area.”

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Yelp Food Cart Fest Every Sunday at the Waldorf Hotel

Waldorf Hotel Hosts Canada Day Block Party with Food Cart Festival, July 1

by Taraneh in Events on June 18, 2012

Where can you find all the elements of an epic bash in one place? The Waldorf Hotel’s first annual Canada Day Block Party that takes place Sunday, July 1.

Planning what to do on Canada Day can be as tricky as planning New Year’s Eve. But the Waldorf makes it easy. The festivities, which are free and family-friendly, run from noon to 6pm and include 9 food carts, live music, djs, a carnival and a beer garden all in the Waldorf’s newly-opened outdoor summer space.

If you’re still craving more after eating your way through the food-filled Waldorf bash, you have time to hop over to the Canada Day Parade at Canada Place (7pm) and Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show (10:30pm).

Find out about the participating food carts at the Waldorf’s Canada Day Block Party after the jump. Continue reading:
Waldorf Hotel Hosts Canada Day Block Party with Food Cart Festival, July 1

New, FREE Vancouver Street Food App for iPhone & iPad

by Dana Lynch in Food & Drink on January 20, 2011

: Screenshot of the Vancouver Street Food App

It’s hard to believe it’s been less than a year since Vancouver’s street food scene exploded (due a new-in-2010 initiative); today, there are over 20 Vancouver street food vendors serving everything from Pan-Asian and Dim Sum to pulled pork sandwiches, pizza and fresh croissants at locations throughout the downtown core. (For a look at the vendors, see Remy’s post Vancouver Street Food: The Complete List of Food Carts.)

Want to know where the nearest Vancouver street food cart is? Or whether or not Re-Up BBQ or Cartel Taco are open? Now there’s an App for that: the FREE Vancouver Street Food App for iPhone, iPad and iTouch.

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New, FREE Vancouver Street Food App for iPhone & iPad