New York Food Truck Association

Food trucks are a New York City staple, but where and when did our favorite mobile restaurants get their start?  In this blog, we’ll give a brief history of food trucks and shed light on the subsequent birth of The New York Food Truck Association. When Did Food Trucks Become Popular? Food trucks have existed since as early as the 1930s, but they gained their true popularity in more recent decades, after the 2008 recession.  During the widespread economic downturn, entrepreneurs saw food trucks as an affordable way to stay afloat, and the coinciding rise of social media platforms created the perfect environment for this new business model to explode into the mainstream.  Over a few years, food trucks began dominating the streets of larger cities like New York City and Los Angeles, and food truck TV shows, festivals, and parades all became commonplace. Today, food trucks can be found across the entire count...

Food truck catering is an excellent way to elevate your event. Aside from the conveniency and cost-effectiveness of food trucks, mobile catering gives you the opportunity to choose a food truck design to match your event aesthetic. As a party host, this is a win-win: in addition to feeding your guests gourmet meals, food trucks are a way to decorate at the same time!  Below we’ll discuss five main food truck designs that you should consider when you’re putting together all the details of your upcoming party!  1. Classic Food Trucks When you picture a food truck, you probably envision something like the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck. Classic food trucks like these are travel-friendly and contain ample storage room, which is perfect for feeding a big guest list.  But besides their functionality, these vehicles give you the quintessential food truck look you may be going for at your birthday, wedding, or corporate ev...

Sunday, January 15th is National Bagel Day, and what better way to celebrate the holiday than with a topic juicier than your bacon, egg and cheese: who really has the best bagels, New York City or Los Angeles?  To add (friendly) fuel to the fire, we compared two heavyweights from each coast, New York’s Utopia Bagels and Los Angeles’s Yeastie Boys.  Here’s everything you need to know about both bagel shops!  Utopia Bagels Previous Next Utopia Bagels has been around since the early 80s, eventually earning its title as the best bagel in NYC in 2017. According to the owners, the process of individually hand-rolling bagels and kettle boiling them is what continues to give the bagels their distinctive taste, generation after generation.   Since its inception, the local bagel spot has kept up with the times by adding plant-based items to their menu, as well as other breakfast options like wa...

We are thrilled to announce that The New York Food Truck Association catered over 500 events in 2022, bringing gourmet dining experiences across all five boroughs!  Of all the different types of events we service— holiday parties, quinceñeras , birthdays, etc.— our most popular bookings in 2022 were weddings , corporate events , and school events, racking up over half of our total partnerships. Keep reading for a deeper dive into our food truck catering trends for 2022!  Why was 2022 a successful year for food truck catering? Our success this year has been extraordinary for two main reasons:  COVID-19 recovery. A large part of our boom in 2022 was because of the slow (but steady) recovery from COVID-19. When large gatherings were put on halt during 2020 and some of 2021, fewer people were looking to use our catering services, but thankfully, 2022 saw a major comeback. E...

We are thrilled to announce that The New York Food Truck Association catered over 2,000 events in 2022, bringing gourmet dining experiences across all five boroughs!  Of all the different types of events we service— holiday parties, quinceñeras , birthdays, etc.— our most popular bookings in 2022 were weddings , corporate events , and school events, racking up over 1,000 of our total partnerships. Keep reading for a deeper dive into our food truck catering trends for 2022!  Why was 2022 a successful year for food truck catering? Our success this year has been extraordinary for two main reasons:  COVID-19 recovery. A large part of our boom in 2022 was because of the slow (but steady) recovery from COVID-19. When large gatherings were put on halt during 2020 and some of 2021, fewer people were looking to use our catering services, but thankfully, 2022 saw a major comeback....