Food Network to Celebrate Austin’s Trailers, Street Vendors
For those who have read our 2009 Food Year in Review, you’ll note that we dubbed last year the “Year of the Trailer.” That trend toward street fare has not been lost on the Food Network. They’ve commissioned a TV production company from Vancouver, Canada to produce a series featuring the best street vendors and trailers of a number of U.S. and Canadian cities. And Austin has been chosen, no surprise, to be one of the cities.
Some of my favorites in Austin are Jeff Blank’s “The Mighty Cone” on South Congress, “Lulu B’s” and their Vietnamese Sandwiches on South Lamar, “Hey Cupcake” and their outrageous Carrot Cake cupcakes, “Flip Happy Crepes” on Jessie, “The Best Wurst” with locations on 6th at San Jacinto and Red River, and “The Pie Queen,” also on South Congress down from the Cone. And you gotta mention “Torchy’s Tacos” that now has four locations.