Archive for 'Vendy Awards'

Shook & Dotolo Added as Vendy Judges: Speaking of the guys from Animal, they've been added to the judges panel for this years Vendy Awards... which is just 3 weeks away! (May 15th, 4-7pm in MacArthur Park.)  Once the nominees are announced, sometime around May 1st, it's going to be a tough ticket to score... so you should probably do that now.  For more info about the "Oscars of the Street Food World" go here>>

Tomorrow is Last Day for Vendy Nominations: Just a friendly reminder- tomorrow (4/15) is the last day that nominations will be accepted for the L.A. Vendy Awards.  Have a favorite truck you want to see at the event? You can't complain if you don't nominate them! Speaking of which, Javier (aka the Teenage Glutster) was added to the judges panel. Did we mention you should probably buy your tix now?

The LA Vendy Awards Just Got More Good: The first judge has been announced for the L.A. Vendy Awards, and it's Evan Kleiman... renowned chef of the Angeli Cafe and host of blah blah blah. Shit, you know who she is! Have you nominated your favorite vendor yet? Have you bought tix? What are you waiting for!?

The Vendy Awards Are Coming to L.A.

This is super exciting… The Street Vendor Project, a non profit organization that advocates for street vendors in New York City and beyond, announced this morning that they will be bringing The Vendy Awards (their annual “Oscars of Street Food”) to Los Angeles for the first time this year!  The Vendys are pretty much my favorite NYC event (and I’m not just saying because I got to be a judge last year.) It all goes down May 15th at MacArthur Park from 4-7pm, and will be the culminating event of a street vending conference being held at UCLA May 14th and 15th.  Tickets are on sale now for $50, and all proceeds go to benefit organizations that support street vendor rights in Los Angeles (like Los Loncheros, CHIRLA, and the UCLA Downtown Labor Center.)  A ticket gets you admission to the event, food from all the nominated vendors, plus your fill of beer, wine, and soda. And because it all goes to charity, it’s tax deductible.

It’s more of a celebration then a real competition, but there are official nominees and a winner will be crowned by a panel of distinguished judges.  So who will be competing at the event?  Well, that’s up to you… nominations are openfrom now until April 15th, and the nominees will be announced on May 1st.  Get more info about the event, buy your tickets, and nominate your favorite street vendor on the Vendy Award website>>