Last week 6 carts (including 3 in Midtown) offered up special “This is Why You’re Fat” inspired dishes for a scavenger hunt, and we posted photos of all the deliciousness. But photos can only be so effective. What you really want to see is an adorable hipster scarfing down those dishes one after another on video. Thank god for Vendr TV. Their latest video, which features Dan Delaney eating all six specials one after another, is after the jump.

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By the time you read this post, the guy in the photo above will have probably won the “This is Why You’re Fat Eat N Tweet Challenge”.  He bought lunch for the guy at the front of a very very long NYC Cravings Truck line (just so he could photograph himself with their special), and I saw him with a plate of the Treats Truck “dessert nachos” (yes, you read that right), before @TIWYF had even twittered the Treats Truck location.  (UPDATE: And it’s over.  And in case you are wondering, yes- that is Nick McGlynn.)

But just because this guy won first, doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy one or more of the specials for yourself.  I’m pretty sure all the trucks will continue to sell their special today, even after the contest has been won.  Check them out, in all their glory, after the jump.

Wafels and Dinges is parked on 45th btw. 6+7th selling a “Double Liege Wafel Ice Cream Sandwich with smashed speculoos cookies & whipped cream.” It’s $8 but looks to be worth every single penny. (Thomas the owner was even spotted eating one, and said they might add it to the regular menu.)

The NYC Cravings Truck, which is on 53rd btw. Park+Lex, is serving their porken off the menu special (fried chicken + fried pork chops) with a special addition. Fried dumplings! I think this one might be $10, but I’m not positive.

DESSERT NACHOS!!!! Oh my lord that looks awesome. Courtesy of the Treats Truck, which is parked today on 38th and 5th. Don’t know how much this is, but quite frankly does it really matter? I think I know what I’m having for an afternoon snack!

I didn’t hit up the other three trucks, but found these photos of what they were serving on Twitter…

The Bistro Truck’s “Big Mouth Burger”. That… looks… amazing. They’re parked on 5th and 16th (and don’t pretend like some of you aren’t going to jump on the subway now for that thing.)

Photo courtesy of @cupcakestop

Cupcake Stop is on 5th btw. 22nd and 23rd selling… wait for it… cinnamon roll cupcakes (nice.)

And the final stop…

Photo couresy of eddieeats

The Michel Cluizel Brownie Sundae at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck 5th Ave & 23rd.

You know what… if anybody ate all 6 of these things, they deserve to win a street truck party for 25 of their friends!

The week that gross food fanatics have been waiting for is finally here… “This is Why You’re Fat: The Book” is out, and to celebrate they’re having an Eat N Tweet Challenge today involving 6 NYC food trucks (and a lot of over the top lunch specials). The way the contest works is this: every 20 minutes, starting at 11am, @TIWYF will be twittering one by one the locations of each of the 6 trucks in the city selling a special item inspired by the book (i.e. disgustingly delicious). The first person to hit up each truck, and twitter photos of themselves @TIWYF with each of the six specials will win a private food cart party of your choice with 25 friends, and This is Why You’re Fat gift bags with free copies of the book! I know a lot of you have twitter blocked by your offices, so we’re adding @TIWYF to the Midtown Lunch Twitter Tracker for the day so you can follow along.

The best part is, even if you can’t make it to all six trucks you can still try any of the This is Why You’re Fat inspired menu items. And I’m pretty sure at least three of the six trucks will be in Midtown tomorrow. Find out which ones, plus more tips, after the jump.

Here’s a list of the six carts that are participating:

• The Treats Truck
• Cupcake Stop Truck
• Bistro Truck
• Wafels & Dinges
• NYC Cravings Truck
• Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Truck

So here’s the thing… The Treats Truck, Wafels and Dinges, and NYC Cravings all park in Midtown on Thursdays, so I’m guessing they’ll be in their regular spots (Treats Truck on 38th & 5th, Wafels on 45th and 6th, and Cravings on 52nd btw. Park+Lex). And the Cupcake Stop twittered that they’ll be in their regular Flatiron spot tomorrow (on 5th btw. 22+23rd). And I’m pretty sure the Bistro Truck is always on 5th Ave. btw. 16+17th. Van Leeuwen is the one wild card. I think they have three trucks, including a new coffee truck that’s been parking in the Flatiron (23rd & 5th after 10am). If they end up being in the Flatiron, this could be totally do-able, even for a Midtown Lunch’er. Provided they actually twitter a new truck every 20 minutes starting at 11am, the final truck will get twittered at 1pm. That means if you start at 11:45 or Noon, you might be able to to time it perfectly to finish right at 1pm. In fact, you won’t even have to wait for the final tweet, because by process of elimination you’ll know what the final truck is. Clearly I’ve thought about this way too much… and I don’t even plan on playing! I’m just curious to try the three TIWYF inspired snacks being offering by Cravings, Wafels and the Treats Truck (sandwich with pork chops as bread anybody?)

Oh, and VendrTV is filming the whole thing, so if you see them setting up at one of the carts before 11am let us know in the comments. It’s a safe bet that’s the first cart!

Play along yourself by following @TIWYF or the Midtown Lunch Twitter Tracker.

This is Why You’re Fat is taking over NYC’s most popular food trucks for a day, giving the nation’s fascination with fatty foods the 2.0 treatment, all over again! I’ve created a Twitter contest involving six of Manhattan’s most popular Twittering food trucks to join the *Gross Food Movement and celebrate the blog to book that made it all happen.

When: Oct. 29 (the week of publication), from 11am to end of day.

Where: Throughout Manhattan (mostly downtown locations).

All the contest rules, plus a sneak peak at the list of the 6 food trucks that will be participating is after the jump.

The Twittering Food Trucks
The Treats Truck
Cupcake Stop Truck
The Bistro Truck
Wafels & Dinges
NYC Cravings Truck
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

The Contest
Every 20 minutes This is Why You’re Fat (@tiwyf) will be twittering the locations of each truck as they move through the city. Each truck will be creating their own This is Why You’re Fat-inspired menu item for the day. Fans must hit each truck over the course of the day and tweet a pic of themselves eating the This is Why You’re Fat special item. The first person to tweet pics of themselves eating all six items will win a private food cart party of their choice with 25 of their friends plus This is Why You’re Fat swag including a free copy of the book! In addition, the food cart with the most popular This is Why You’re Fat item will be featured on Thisiswhyyourefat.com and added to their menu for good!

I don’t know what I’m more excited about… the scavenger hunt, or the prospect of trying 6 new ultra gross creations from the six food trucks listed above.  As he said, most of the carts will be Downtown- but I’m hoping at least one will be in Midtown.  (On Thursdays the Treats Truck is usually parked on 38th and 5th, so I’m hoping we’ll at least be able to get to try their gross concoction.)

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