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Spring Has Sprung: Food Truck Catering Your Outdoor Corporate Event

Food trucks have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason— they offer unique and convenient dining experiences perfect for parties, especially large-scale, outdoor corporate events.  With spring and summer in full swing, there’s likely an employee appreciation event or spring happy hour you’re getting ready for. This means you should be thinking ...

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6 New York Restaurants That Started Out As Our Favorite Food Trucks

Among many other notable features, New York City is famous for its restaurant scene. In a city of 8 million of people, it’s no surprise that cultures from all over the world are represented in the delicious cuisine.  What’s more, many of these well-loved, iconic spots started as food trucks, some of which are our very ...

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5 Football-Friendly Food Trucks To Cater Your Super Bowl Party

Super Bowl Sunday may not be an official holiday, but there’s no doubting how sacred this day is to Americans across the country: the football season finally culminates into one big game with hundreds of millions of viewers. As two teams face head-to-head, the rest of us enjoy a day full of delicious food and drinks. Here's a complete list of football-friendly food trucks to cater your event!

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Women Food Truck Business Owners You Can Support During Women’s History Month

Looking for woman-owned food trucks to support during Women's History Month? Here's a list of the best female-owned restaurants in NYC!

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New York’s Best Black-Owned Food Trucks To Support During Black History Month

The New York Food Truck Association is honoring Black History Month by shining a light on the top Black-owned food trucks in New York. Let’s get started!  CHOP SHOP Founded in 2019 in Brooklyn, Chop Shop is one of New York’s top-tier, Black-owned food trucks. Chef and owner, Najee, poured many long hours into creating ...

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5 Food Truck Designs To Match Your Event Aesthetic

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!

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Valentine’s Day Party Food Ideas You’ll Love

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many people are looking to trade a candle-lit date night for a fun and festive party. If this sounds like you, you may be looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day party food ideas to serve at your big get-together. Thankfully, The New York Food Truck Association has years ...

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The Best New York Food Truck Venues

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.

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Holiday Work Parties Are Back. Here’s A Look At Ours.

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 ...

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How To Rent A Food Truck For A NYC Event

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 ...

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Fall Party Catering Ideas: Comfort Food, Coffee, and More

The sun is setting earlier each day, and the temperature is dropping. Weekends in New York City are crammed with fun and football as the leaves are starting to turn. Autumn is a wonderful time to take it easy and have a little fun! Celebrate fall by throwing a catered gathering, a community fair, or a workplace celebration.

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Meet the New Food Trucks For Rent at NYFTA

Foodies and food truck aficionados have even more reason to get excited with these great additions to the already amazing lineup of innovative and delicious food trucks that are members of the NYFTA.

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