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The Grub Guide to the Summer’s Can’t-Miss Food Festivals, Grub Street, June 13, 2019

New York's finest! A Big Apple insider's guide to everything from burgers to brasseries, coffee to cocktails and even curries, The Daily Mail UK, June 1, 2019

The Last Ever Vendys Is Happening In September, Gothamist, May 22, 2019

'Mission accomplished': The Vendy Awards Prepare for One Last Party, AM New York, May 21, 2019

NYC's Vendy Awards To End This Fall After 15 Years, Patch, May 21, 2019

The Vendys, New York’s Great Festival of Street Food, Will End This Year, Grub Street, May 20, 2019

“The red carpet gala for New York’s pushcart heroes.” 

- Saveur Magazine

“What's more appetizing than a Grammy, more mouth-watering than an Emmy? Yes, it's The Vendy-symbolic of culinary supremacy among New York's 10,000 sidewalk chefs.” 

- New York Daily News

“The Vendys is by far one of the most fun and delicious food events.” 

- Serious Eats

“We feel spoiled sometimes because NYC has so many great and filling food events to choose from each year—but the Vendy Awards really is the best of them."

- Gothamist

“A five-hour marathon of consumption and celebration.” 

- Fork In The Road

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