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Taste NY Food Truck Contest Participants Named
New York Ag Connection - 08/18/2017

How about a slice of German pizza with a side of taco fries? Maybe a bacon jalapeno macaroni and cheese fritter? Or how about a root beer float or blueberry sorbetto for dessert? These and many other creative offerings will be the stars of the expanded 2017 Taste NY Food Truck Competition. Forty food trucks from across the state--20 per day--will ring Chevy Court from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 and 3, cooking entrees using products made or grown in New York State.

Acting Fair Director Troy Waffner said, "We've expanded the competition into a two-day event so many more fairgoers can experience the diversity of food grown and produced in New York State. There's a food truck for everyone, whether you're a meatball lover or have a sweet tooth for ice cream."

The following participants will compete on Sept. 2:

- Midnight Smokin BBQ of Rochester- Smoked Chicken Wings

- Wolf's Patio Pizza of Liverpool- German Pizza

- Cruisin Cones of Camillus- Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich

- Lady Bug Lunch Box of Syracuse- Spicy Popeye Grilled Cheese

- Via Napoli Express of Liverpool- Esposito Pizza

- The Good Truck of Ithaca- Pork Taco

- Hofmann Sausage of Syracuse- Beer Bratwurst

- Tonzi's Catering Company of Auburn- Bacon Jalapeno Macaroni and Cheese Fritter

- Hill Top BBQ of Johnson City- Pulled Pork Slider

- Cafe 119 of Syracuse- Lemon Zinger

- Stewart's Root Beer Mobile Restaurant of Sidney- Stewart's Root Beer Float

- The Bite Box of Syracuse- Sweet Chili Chicken Slider

- Cheesed and Confused of Geneseo- Pork & Mac Grilled Cheese Slider

- Limp Lizard of Syracuse- Pulled Turkey Slider

- Crunch Roll Factory of Buffalo- Buffalo Chicken Crunch Roll

- Pascarella's of Syracuse- Panzerotti

- The Silo Truck of Ithaca- New York State Silo (Not So Hott) Fried Chicken

- Let's Roll Gourmet of Oswego- NY Apple Cheesecake Eggroll

- The Louisiana Cookery of Buffalo- Shrimp and Grits

- Chef's Catering of Rochester- BBQ Pulled Pork Fries

The following participants will compete on Sept. 3:

- Mo's Pit BBQ of Syracuse- Corn on the Cob

- Shattuck's Paddy Wagon of Liverpool- Falafel Tots

- Toss 'n' Fire Wood Fired Pizza of Brewerton- Cuse Salt Potato Pizza

- Bob's Barker of Cicero- Bacon Cheese Hot Dog

- The Chicken Bandit of Cicero- Korean BBQ Chicken Taco

- Ponchito's Taqueria of Syracuse- Smothered Nachos

- Rob's Kabobs of Rochester- Sweet Hot BBQ Chicken Kabob

- Global Taco of Watkins Glen- Korean Taco

- Come Fry With Me of Rome- Taco Fries

- Sarita's of Rome- Tomato Basil Fresh Mozzarella Empanada

- Smoothies Plus of Rochester- Mango and Pineapple Smoothie

- Cue-Dogs of Syracuse- Cheese Fries

- The Cremeria of Syracuse- Blueberry Sorbetto

- The Meatball Truck of Rochester- Meatball in a Cup

- PB & J's Lunchbox of Syracuse- Spinach and Artichoke Dip Grilled Cheese

- That's What's Up of Syracuse- Smashed Potatoes

- Gabriella's Farm to Fork of Dryden- Fried Chicken Cobb Salad

- Macarollin of Rochester- Surf & Turf Macaroni and Cheese

- Salt City Truck of Syracuse- Pork Taco

- Birdsong Cafe of Syracuse- Lavender Lemonade with Kiwi Bubbles

Fairgoers can purchase $3 samples of the entrees and vote for their favorites. These votes will be tallied for the People's Choice award, chosen each day. A panel of food industry experts will sample entrees to declare a Judges' Choice winner each day. In addition, new this year, the New York Beef Council will recognize one of the 40 competing trucks for "Best Use of Beef Products."

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