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Siobhan Wallace

Siobhan Wallace

Raised up and down the East Coast, I knew good fried chicken and great bagels at an early age. When I'm not eating, or writing about what I've been eating, I can be found working towards for my MA in Food Studies from NYU.

Co-author of New York a la Cart:
Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple's Best Food Trucks.

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  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
  • Favorite foods: White slices with spinach, hot fudge sundaes covered in sprinkles, fish tacos, Mexican chorizo, stone ground chocolate, old-fashioned glazed doughnuts, Japanese peanuts, and speculoos spread
  • Last bite on earth: A decidedly un-fancy grilled cheese, made with mayo. My mother's spaghetti and meatballs with homemade garlic bread. All followed by a hot fudge sundae with all the sprinkles.

Street Food Stories: Greek Souvlaki and Home Cooking at Uncle Gussy's in Midtown

Street Food Stories: Greek Souvlaki and Home Cooking at Uncle Gussy's in Midtown

The typical profile of a street cart vendor is of an immigrant looking to make it in the overwhelming world of New York City. The typical profile of a food truck vendor is middle to upper class American looking to test the market before opening a brick-and-mortar. The men behind one of Midtown's most popular food trucks, Uncle Gussy's, are neither of these. Instead, they're a mix of both. More

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