Achtung!
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | August 18th, 2010 | Filed under Objects of Desire
Curry wurst by the royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony in Dresden? Pretzels by the Reichstag in Berlin?
History and street food complement one another in Germany. Alas, we didn’t run into the guys who wear portable grills shaped like aprons and cook sausages while walking on the sidewalk (we looked) but we saw plenty that Atlanta should emulate during a ten-day blitz trip around Deutschland.
Whew
Posted by Hillary Brown | August 12th, 2010 | Filed under Carts, News
Reader Foodie Buddha provided an update on the Snowball truck:
It’s not closed. The health inspector showed up on Monday and shut them down for like 15 minutes (or something like that), it wasn’t long at all. They are open and operating without a problem!
Air Tran Loves Street Food
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | August 11th, 2010 | Filed under News
If you fly Air Tran in August, reach into the pocket in front of you and grab a print copy of this article on Atlanta’s street food written by Stephanie Davis Smith.
Orleagian Snowball Truck Shuttered?
Posted by Hillary Brown | August 11th, 2010 | Filed under Carts, News
Reader Boyd Baker sent us a tip that the Orleagian Snowball truck at the corner of Ponce and Moreland may be closed. Here’s what he said:
I was at the Snowball truck at Ponce & Moreland this afternoon when a City official told them they had to close until they had a health certificate. They had a license but the poor kid running the thing knew nothing else. I thought I overheard the man say it’d be a $5k fine if they opened without a health cert. When I talked to the kid, all he could say was, “This truck has been open 3 years.”
Let us know if it’s open or not.
[Photo courtesy of their Flickr stream.]
Compatriots
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | August 9th, 2010 | Filed under News
Jennifer and John Maley, who live in Ansley Park and run the Atlanta food blog Food We’ve Eaten, linked us last week in a blog post on street food. John writes,
Personally, I think there’s something really appealing to being able to walk down the street and pick up a hot dog, or a burro pollo, and enjoy it al fresco. There’s none of the experiential overhead of a restaurant to deal with (waiters, counters, decor, elevator music, etc.). It’s just about the food. Plus, when everyone is forced to improvise seating, you end up a little more connected to the people around you, even if you don’t necessarily talk to them.
We agree!
