Vendy Awards Press

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Recent Press:

Midtown Lunch, Grub Street, and a Facebook Event.

New York Daily News - New York’s sidewalk chefs aim to cart off a Vendy

September 27, 2008

Good Morning America - Good Morning America spotlights the Vendy Awards

September 25, 2007

NY Times Blog (with video) - Street Chefs Compete - The Vendy Awards

September 28, 2007

NBC News video - Check Out Some of the City’s Best Street Vendors

September 26, 2007

NPR - Street Food Carts Vie for Vendy Awards in New York

September 28, 2007

NY Times - City That Eats and Runs Rewards its Best Vendors

September 30, 2007

Gothamist recap - Dosa Man takes Vendy Cup

October 1, 2007

Chowhound recap - A day at the 2007 Vendy Awards

September 29, 2007

Porkchop Express recap - Vend You? Vend Me

October 9, 2007

NPR recap - Vegan Dosa Cart Crowned Street Food Champion

October 1, 2007

New York Daily News - The Best of A La Cart (PDF)

September 9th, 2007

Saveur Magazine - Welcome to the Vendys, the red-carpet gala for New York’s pushcart heroes (PDF)

September 2007

New York Times - Queens Vendor Wins Pushcart Award

October 25, 2006

Boston Globe - Award-winning cuisine on the street corners of New York

May 31, 2006

New York One - Vendy Awards Honor the Best in Street Food

October 17, 2006

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show - Veni, Vidi, Vendy (interview with Thiru, Sammy and Sean)

November 21, 2006

BBC’s The World - The Vendy Awards

October 26, 2006

National Public Radio, Weekend Edition, - Best Street Food in New York is “the Wurst”

November 13, 2005

New York Post - The Number 1 Apple Cart (PDF)

November 12, 2005

New York Times - In a Battle of Street-Food Vendors, the Wurst Wins (PDF)

November 12, 2005

New York One - Street Food Cart Cooks to be Honored with Vendy Award

November 10, 2005

The Vendy Awards is a fundraiser to support the Street Vendor Project of the Urban Justice Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides a voice for the thousands of people who sell food and merchandise on the streets of our city.

The cost of each ticket is tax-deductible.

Individual Tickets

$80 in advance, $100 at the door

Donor Packages

$200, $500 and $1,000 packages available with lots of extras