Our trucks will be leaving us after Labor Day, so we had to pop over to the Library today for this new treat! Kelvin Slush is at the Library on the corner of 40th and 5th Ave. today until 7 p.m. and next Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.

If these look as meltwatering to you as they did to us, check out all the ways you can mix their flavors. For reference, the front two are green and black tea slush mixed with raspberry (left) and strawberry fruit purée. The red straw is sitting in their Arnold Palmer special (tea and citrus slush, mixed with pineapple or white peach), and the blue straw is another green and black tea, but with passion fruit. (Of course, I was the only one who got something different.)

Food Trucks @ the Library

As part of the Lunch Hour NYC exhibition, we host a rotating line-up of food trucks at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building every weekday (schedule). From grilled cheese sandwiches to lobster rolls, we offer an array of choices for your lunch break. So we thought it’d be fun to profile the owners of these beloved trucks and get a taste of their favorite food delights.

Kenny Lao, owner of Rickshaw Dumplings food truck (every Thursday)

1. What’s your favorite dish from your truck?

I heart the Classic Pork + Chinese Chive Dumpling with toasted sesame soy dip. It is savory and chive-y and delicious, with a crunchy Asian salad. Woohoo!

2. What dish from your truck would you recommend to new customers?

I would suggest the Chicken + Thai Basil Dumpling with peanut sate dipping sauce. It is sweet and herbaceous, made with Bell & Evans natural chicken, fresh purple Thai basil, and love.

3. What’s your favorite thing to eat for lunch? 

I love Eisenberg’s Chicken Salad Sandwich. Nothing like sitting at the counter and having a sandwich and a cream soda! 

4. What was your favorite lunch growing up?

We did not have a cafeteria in the school in California that l I went to, so we had to bring lunch every day. Every once in a while, the In-N-Out truck would come to campus, and we would get to have In-N-Out burgers for lunch. That was amazing. 

5. If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Assuming that:

a) We have a multi-vitamin that provides ALL of your nutritional needs.

b) It is a dry arid environment that is tropical but has fresh water.

I would have fruit salad with yummy mango, papaya, grapes, passion fruit, watermelon, and berries. Cool, refreshing, and different textures.

6. How did you get into the food truck industry?

We started the first truck after we had already opened a new store. We wanted to continue to spread the Rickshaw love during a down economy, and we thought the trucks would be a great way to do that.

If you’re in the mood for an Asian appetizer, drop by 40th St. and 5th Ave. every Thursday from 11-3 p.m. There’s still time today!

Photo: courtesy of Kenny Lao (top) and amanderson2 via Flickr (bottom)

Food Trucks @ the Library

As part of the Lunch Hour NYC exhibition, we host a rotating line-up of food trucks at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building every weekday (schedule). From grilled cheese sandwiches to lobster rolls, we offer an array of choices for your lunch break. So we thought it’d be fun to profile the owners of these beloved trucks and get a taste of their favorite food delights.

Derek Kaye, owner of the Eddie’s Pizza food truck (every Friday)

1. What’s your favorite dish from your truck?

The Spicy Chicken Pizza: chicken cutlet, hot cherry peppers, and Frank’s hot sauce. Ask for a little crumbled blue cheese to be added.

2. What dish from your truck would you recommend to new customers?

Eddie’s Favorite: pepperoni, sausage, meatball, peppers, onions, and mushrooms (pictured above).

3. What’s your favorite thing to eat for lunch?

Pizza.

4. What was your favorite lunch growing up?

Pizza.

5. If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Pizza.

6. How did you get into the food truck industry?

I have had a love for food and hospitality my whole life. After I graduated from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, I started researching and realized it was too expensive to start a restaurant, so I turned to a food truck.

And a good thing he did! Eddie’s Pizza is famous for their bar pies and thin crust pizzas, so check out their menu, and stop by 40th St. and 5th Ave. from 11-3 p.m. every Friday if you see a pizza with your name on it.

Photos: marklyon via Flickr (top) and missmeng via Flickr (bottom)