February 5, 2012

NYC: Street Food a la Cart

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by in Arts & Culture, Featured, Profiles, Travel

NYC: Street Food a la Cart

By Graham Kates

One of the time-honored delights of New York is the so-called street food offered by all manner of vendors. Tourists welcome the novelty of these rolling mini-kitchens on so many corners, and often go back to Peoria or Dubuque talking about the crusty hot pretzel or Hebrew National hot dog or roasted nuts they bought and consumed on the street. What many visitors don’t realize is how much everyday New Yorkers depend on street vendors near their homes or offices.

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