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New York a la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple's Best Food Trucks by [Siobhan Wallace, Alexandra Penfold]

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New York a la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple's Best Food Trucks Kindle Edition

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Divided into neighborhood sections (Uptown, Midtown, Downtown, the Boroughs, etc.) New York a la Cart will spotlight the best of the Big Apple's cart cuisine, profiling 50 vendors and including their most popular recipes. There are terrific "only in New York" stories here: the IBM exec who quit his six-figure job to flip Belgian waffles, the banquet hall chef who followed his dreams from Bangladesh to 46th Street, the second generation souvlaki masters carrying on their family traditions, among many others. With full-color photos that capture the local color as well as the delicious food, New York a la Cart is a celebration of the food-cart scene -- but most importantly, offers more than 60 recipes so that readers can make their favorite street food at home.

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April 2, 2013
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New York Daily News
“Popular bloggers “Blondie” and “Brownie” hit the road, literally, in this celebration of all things street food. Their thorough book details the rich history of the genre and features profiles of some of the city's favorite carts and trucks as well as the (sometimes eccentric) personalities behind them.”

SeriousEats.com
“A fun book and a good read for anyone interested in food trucks.”

Organically Cooked.com
“New York a la Cart is a must-read for those who love to hear the stories behind the food. It also contains so many enticing photos, and the recipes given are quick, easy and cheap to make.”

Bless Their Hearts Mom blog
“the recipes are great … If you know someone who left NYC and misses the food trucks, this would be a great 'souvenoir' book for them. If you have someone interested in the whole food truck scene, they would love this book as well.”
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About the Author

Siobhan Wallace and Alexandra Penfold write the blog BlondieandBrownie, which has received almost one million visitors since its launch in 2009. Their stories and photos from the blog are regularly picked up by Serious Eats, Eater, and Grub Street. Siobhan and Alexandra also serve as editors for MidtownLunch, a website focused on finding the best lunches in NYC for under ten dollars. They have appeared on the Cooking Channel's Eat Street as food-truck experts, and (of course) live in New York City. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B3M3V96
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Adult; 1st edition (April 2, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 18051 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #466,458 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #37 in Middle Atlantic Cooking
- #116 in Mid-Atlantic U.S. Cooking, Food & Wine
- #246 in Gastronomy Essays (Kindle Store)

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Alexandra Penfold is a literary agent, recipe developer and the author of Eat, Sleep, Poop!, illustrated by Jane Massey and We Are Brothers, We Are Friends, illustrated by Eda Kaban as well as the co-author of New York à la Cart: Recipes & Stories from the Big Apple’s Best Food Trucks with Siobhan Wallace. She lives in New York with her family.

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AlwaysUseWisdom

NEW YORK a la CART...SUPER ROCKS! I love the format of this book, the recipes & stories! :-D

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015

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This book represents the essence of NY, I.e. it's people...the cuisine, especially "street" cuisine! You just simply can not visit NEW YORK without trying some deliciousness from a food trunk or street vendor.

For me, touring/sightseeing, shopping & taking in a few Broadway plays is really great. But, the STREET FOOD is the rage! Yes, I love dining at fabulous NY restaurants, but when I see the vendors & food trucks...I KNOW my taste buds are in for a delightful experience for an AFFORDABLE price...the CREATIVE meals are going to sing its own PRAISE.
I'm so elated this book was published...it's a WINNER. The recipes are DELICIOUS and the stories are very inspiring! I'm so glad I happened upon this treasure book for food trucks. ;-D

I'm hoping that there will be MORE editions! My girlfriend would love to see PORTLAND & SEATTLE represented! :-D

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More Than a Cookbook, Also a Fun Culinary Tour of New York City

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013

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I lived in New York for over a decade and consider myself a food truck fan but hadn't even heard of many of the trucks profiled in New York A La Cart. This book is a fascinating look at the people behind many popular New York food trucks as well as their specialties and recipes. I made the Korean BBQ nachos from Kimchi Taco Truck and they were quite delicious (and easily tweaked). I love how varied the recipes here are, and the diverse New York stories. I no longer live in New York so I'm grateful for the chance to cook up some of these treats myself and have a list of trucks I want to try when I am back in town. From grilled cheese and ice cream to dosa and dumplings and much more, this is a fun cookbook/culinary tour of New York from some of its best food bloggers (Blondie and Brownie). Worth checking out whether you're near New York or not.

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Irene Dubyk

Thank you!

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015

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Wow! I did not know about vending trucks at all. And the receipes, well I rather find the truck. But, it's good to have them! You'll ever race to get in the business or start eating all over and outside in New York. Terrific. I appreciate their struggle and gave the book to a grad foodie student. Who brought it into her class and They loved it. Guess I will have to buy another. Thank you!

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014

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Good concept its a good cookbook with good recipes .. After perusing the book, I did make a couple of the items featured in the book and consulted the recipes too.

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Lisa

Awesome recipe book

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014

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Not only great recipes but great stories as well. Much larger and well made than expected! Would totally recommend especially for those who love NYC!!

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Mary L. Carroll

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015

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love this book, packaging great

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Tb15

Great Stories and Amazing Recipes!

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013

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I enjoyed reading more about NY's food truck culture, and I am really excited to try out some of the wonderful recipes!

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DarrenIngram_dot_com

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013

Go to any major town or city and invariably there will be some caravan or cart dispensing food to a passing public. Of course, the quality can vary and some are rather transient in nature. Yet many can be effectively permanent structures in a city, with a history and a reputation to match.

New Yorkers are particularly well served by various food carts and whether you are a native New Yorker or just a curious foodie you can, with this book, read about some of the best food cart vendors and even have a go making some of their key dishes. Being a cart vendor is not something to be sneezed at - many people have given up high-flying careers to hit the street and start selling food. Some of these interesting tales are served up from this very thick, richly-illustrated book. Good food, good stories - what else could you ask for?

You can treat this book as a tourist guide too - the carts are listed by their geographic presence and even many of the outer boroughs are featured. As well as the detailed "per cart" listings, an overview by location and contact information is given at the end of the book, along with a sourcing guide, further reading suggestions and a detailed index.

To this reviewer, this was a book that was so much more than just a listing of food carts. It was a series of 50 different mini stories, a range of cultural and sociological history, a snapshot of New York that perhaps not many native New Yorkers or tourists alike really get to share. One wonders how many locals really know the history of their local food carts, for example. The recipes are a bonus, but perhaps one has missed something if one has not been lucky enough to try the food direct from the cart and could savour up the atmosphere, its ambience and real aroma!. A recipe can be recreated, an atmosphere can not. That said, the recipes themselves are easy to follow, quite detailed despite the relative shortage of space and the all-critical assembly instructions should help you polish things up at the end. It would have been nice to have had an approximation of preparation and cooking times and more international measures, but these are minor niggles in the grand scheme of things.

The book's design is relatively good and some very engaging photography has been employed, yet one just feels that something else could have been done. The book is very good as it is, yet it feels like just a dish when you know it is nice but a bit of seasoning with "something" would just make a great thing even greater, yet you are incapable of putting your finger on what that "something is". At first this reviewer was sceptical to the overall appeal of this book if you have no plans to be in New York, that uncertainty soon passed. If you like street food, like learning about food and maybe even recreating a bit of it at home, this book can still be a great little extra thing to consider!

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Jenny

Déçue par les recettes...

Reviewed in France on July 18, 2013

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J'attendais la recette des Halal Guys (53rd / 6th Ave le soir), donc ma déception est grande. Beaucoup de recettes de carts mexicains. moins dans les autres types de carts. ça reste intéressant, mais il manque certains des cadors...

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