Who thinks of New York City and doesn't, at least in some part, think of coffee, hot dogs and bagels being sold on the street? The street cuisine scene in America's best known city is certainly a popular one, but it's also more wide ranging - and fun to explore - than you might think. A trip to New York City just isn't complete without a visit to one of the famous street food vendors, so what might you expect to find on your travels? Most of us are right in our assumptions that there'll be hot dogs and pretzels aplenty. As easy to cook as they are, these are some of the most convenient foodstuffs for vendors to store and heat on the spot, and it helps that they're also delicious and extremely popular with the taste buds of tourists and locals alike. You might also expect to find ... [more..]

Cheap Bangkok Car Rental Yaowarat There are thousands of places to dine and wine in Bangkok, Thailand, from traditional Thai food to international cuisine and from cheep food stalls to expensive restaurants. The most popular areas are: Yaowarat Bangkok's Chinatown houses some of the best and most expensive Chinese restaurants in the city, along with many of the best and cheapest food stalls, especially at night. Large restaurants line the bustling Yaowarat Road, but venturing into sois, or lanes, will lead you to less impressive yet equally enjoyable establishments. The restaurants mostly specialize in southern Chinese cooking, with noodles, seafood and, at lunchtime, dim sum dumplings dominating the menus. Phahurat Taking a short walk from Yaowarat's Chinatown to Phahurat's little India is like taking a transcendental journey between two different worlds. Inhabited by Thai people of Indian origin, the confined alleyways around the Phahurat area accommodate a number of ... [more..]

Food road trips are one of my passions. When my best old friend Greg said that Julie (his wife) was going to Sanibel with her friend LuAnn for a week and did I want to do something while she was gone the words "Chicago road trip" flew out of my mouth, seemingly without thinking. I have had a Chicago road trip, foraging for deep dish pizza, Italian beef and Chicago style hot dogs, planned for several years. Had the time finally arrived? I think it had. We left Friday afternoon and except for two quick pit stops drove straight through from Minneapolis to Chicago. Four hundred miles and 7 hours later we stopped at our first port of call... Mr. Beef for Italian beef sandwiches... at midnight Our host, Caesar, told us that he will serve 150-200 sandwiches on a Friday night, late, to the after bar crowd. On Saturday ... [more..]