Vendy Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2009 Vendy Awards were announced over the weekend. Ranging across various cuisines, from Jamaican to Halal, the top food vendors of the city are in for a tough challenge. Here are the top contenders in this year's September 26th contest:

Biryani Cart
Location: 46th and 6th
Cuisine: Traditional Indian
Cook: Meru Sikder

The King of Falafel
Location: 30th Street and Broadway (Astoria)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Cook: Fares "Freddy" Zeidaies

Rickshaw Dumplings
Location: Varies -- check Twitter or Website
Cuisine: Dumplings
Cook: Kenny Lao

Jamaican Dutchy
Location: 51st and 7th
Cuisine: Jamaican
Cook: O'Neill Reid

Country Boys/Martinez Taco Truck
Location: Red Hook Ball Fields (Clinton and Bay), weekends 9am-9pm & Brooklyn Flea (Lafayette and Vanderbilt), Saturdays 11am-5pm
Cuisine: Mexican/Puebla
Cooks: Fernando and Jolanda Martinez