Xavier Becerra, the Democratic frontrunner for California governor, is facing backlash after urging visitors to skip California’s Mexican restaurants in favor of street taco vendors. Speaking last week at a conference of influential Latino leaders, Becerra said visitors should seek out “a real street taco.” Becerra said at a speech to go for the taco … Read more
A Maryland food vendor received a jaw-dropping surprise when the mom of a customer who swiped cash from his tip jar in a viral video showed up at his truck days later — ready to make things right. Muhsin Sarac, a Baltimore-based Twitch streamer who broadcasts his day-to-day hustle serving food under the username Musa_usa, … Read more
A new street-food sensation in the San Fernando Valley is turning ordinary snack bags into fully loaded meals — and hungry Angelenos are lining up to try it. At SHAW, a popular food vendor in Van Nuys, customers bring their own bag of chips and watch as it gets transformed into a massive, overstuffed bowl … Read more
Frankly, it’s his dream job. A furloughed IRS lawyer is living out his lifelong ambition while furloughed during the government shutdown — operating his own hot dog cart. A suit-clad Isaac Stein has been operating “Shysters” hot dog cart in nation’s capitol since the funding for federal agencies dried up on Oct. 1 — hocking … Read more
City grocery-store owners are blasting Big Apple officials for allowing licensed fruit and vegetable vendors on the same block as their shops — in some cases fewer than 30 feet away — eating into their profits. In Forest Hills, Queens, a fruit and vegetable stand is located just 25 feet from a Key Food supermarket … Read more