New York Food Truck Association

When you choose food trucks over traditional catering, ensuring that your venue can accommodate a mobile kitchen is a crucial part of your event planning process. Luckily, we’ve made things easy for you. Below are a few key considerations you should make when scoping out a venue for food truck catering , and more importantly, a list of the very best New York food truck venues!  What Should I Look For In A Food Truck Venue? Size/capacity.  Your venue needs to be large enough that you can host a substantial guest list and a vehicle.  Outdoor space.  Large outdoor space is the easiest place to position a food truck, so it’s ideal if your venue has outdoor space, but it’s not necessary. Indoor capability.  Many of New York’s food trucks and food carts can operate inside, so don’t feel restricted to outdoor venues. Contact the venue staff and see if they are able to accommodate a mobile kitchen indoors! ...

After a two-year Covid hiatus, corporate holiday parties are officially back in action! This year, the New York Food Truck Association celebrated alongside our sister company and food truck owners at The Wilson , a spacious cocktail and seafood bar located on the west side.  Back And Better Than Ever Before heading to The Wilson, our in-office team participated in a White Elephant gift exchange, in which everyone contributed a thoughtful $30 gift. People left with a wide range of Christmas gifts, from nifty cheese boards and ‘gag’ shirts to a game of Backgammon and a DIY planting kit. Holiday Raffle Time The giving continued into the rest of the night, where among the delicious drinks and food at the Wilson, all NYFTA members had the opportunity to enter a special holiday raffle! The five prizes were AirPods, a $100 Uber gift card, a Theragun, and a $100 Amazon card! ...

When you talk about New York City, what you’re really talking about is hundreds of unique nationalities coalescing into one big metropolis.  One particular way that every culture contributes to making the city so dynamic is through street food ; from hot dog and taco stands to Korean and Greek trucks, much of what it means to be a New Yorker is to have cuisines from all the world are at your fingertips.  However, sometimes enjoying authentic street food during your lunch break or in the middle of Saturday shopping, isn’t enough— that’s why in more recent years, renting a food truck has become increasingly popular as a form of event catering!  Mobile catering allows you to share the best eats in the city with friends and family, while also delivering a dining experience that is wholly unique and memorable. The fact is, for parties, traditional buffets from brick-and-mortar restaurants are becoming a thing of the past. So if you’re on the hunt to rent a food...