[Photograph: streetvendor.org/vendys/la/]

Congrats to all six vendor finalists for this year's (and the first ever) Los Angeles Vendy Awards:

• India Jones Chow Truck (@indiajonesct)
• Hot Dog Kings
• Big Mista's BBQ (@Bigmista)
• Nina's Food (@Breedstscene)
• Grilled Cheese Truck (@grlldcheesetruk...and here's our profile on them!)
• Tacos el Galuzo

Read more about each of the them here. And if you can make it to MacArthur Park for the event on Saturday, May 15, buy your ticket already! It's $50 but tax-deductible and you'll be full for days (OK, at least until the next day). We'll have somebody covering the event, so get ready for a recap later. [Tip o' the hat to Midtown Lunch LA]

Video: Get to Know the LA Vendys Finalists