Can you imagine New York City without street food? For centuries, immigrant street food entrepreneurs have shaped the city’s flavor and culture, one hot dog and halal plate at a time. MOFAD’s next exhibition celebrates the city’s smallest food businesses, revealing the hidden world behind the iconic NYC food cart, recognizing the ways in which street food vendors and the foods they sold have shaped the city’s foodways, and tracing the challenges faced by street food entrepreneurs of the past to today’s fight for vendor rights. To complement the exhibition, MOFAD will showcase a curated selection of images from the competition, capturing the vibrant and personal stories of street food vending across the world. At MOFAD, we believe that food is the most universal aspect of human existence– a joyful and powerful lens for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Come visit our new exhibit to see what we’re all about and leave inspired!
The Street Food City grand opening will be held at the Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) on December 6th at 12pm. We’re located in the heart of Brooklyn’s historic DUMBO neighborhood at 55 Water St, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
MOFAD is a new kind of museum that uses this power to create cultural change towards a more thoughtful, equitable, and delicious future. We’re a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit and pioneering museum that brings the world of food and drink to life with exhibits you can taste, touch, and smell. With programs reflecting upon all aspects of food culture and systems, MOFAD aims to inspire generations of curious eaters of all ages and backgrounds.
