The best food truck in New York is...

...Snowday Food Truck! As part of the past weekend of extreme eating and drinking, the annual street-food grand slam Vendy Awards awarded its coveted Vendy Cup to Snowday—last year's Rookie of the Year winner who now takes home a double whammy with the People's Choice trophy as well. A hard-fought Governors Island showdown pitted the truck's maple-infused grilled cheeses against the likes of hand-pulled Cantonese noodles from Sunset Park's Guandong Cheong Fun and juicy Greek meat skewers from the legendary Souvlaki Lady in Astoria.

Posted up every weekend on Governors Island and certain Sundays at Prospect Park, Snowday infuses local, New York State-syrup in savory-sweet creations—ranging from those sourdough-cheddar sandwiches to braised beef-neck sliders and smoked pork ribs with maple chimichurri. The truck is the first project by the non-profit Drive Change NYC—hiring, training and employing formerly incarcerated youth in mobile food vendors. See photos from the event below and learn more about Snowday here. 

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Magic. #justiceforthewin we just won the @vendyawards Vendy Cup and People's Choice. So much hard work - @equiluminance @chefroy1 @colemanfredrick @one_in_a_million323 @crystal_make_u_better @chef_tsunami_80 @georgia_leigh16 #darius #vidal #cornell #jennifer #tyquan

A photo posted by @snowdaytruck on Sep 12, 2015 at 5:06pm PDT

 

Best of Dessert @squishmarsh is keeping the crowds on their sugar high with these delicious toasted #marshmallow "kabobs" #Vendys2015 #vendyawards

A photo posted by Vendy Awards (@vendyawards) on Sep 12, 2015 at 12:09pm PDT

 

Maple grilled cheese and short ribs make for a winning combo 🍁🍞🐮 @snowdaytruck had my fave savory item, helps the community, AND had the fastest lines. A well-deserved win at the @vendyawards - congrats! 🎉

A photo posted by Indulgent Eats 🍕🍳✈️🗽🇵🇭 (@indulgenteats) on Sep 12, 2015 at 4:12pm PDT

 

These tacos from @coneyshack killed it at the @vendyawards today. Congrats for winning Rookie of the Year! #Vendys2015 #vendyawards #tacos #nycfat #tastesbetterhere

A photo posted by #TastesBetterHere (@tastesbetterhere) on Sep 12, 2015 at 4:30pm PDT

 

CASUAL INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1⃣: Devour this burger. STEP 2⃣: Smile. 😃 👉🏼 Because you just ate one of the best burgers in the GAME. 🍔 Their signature burger w/ caramalized onions, bacon, and #cheese. ‼️ #mealsandreels recommended! 📍 @hard_times_sundaes @vendyawards 📷 @mealsandreels #⃣ #DEVOURPOWER

A photo posted by We know what's good! 👊🏼 (@mealsandreels) on Sep 13, 2015 at 8:32am PDT

 

Thanks to everyone who took part in #Vendys2015 - each and every 1800 of you. See you next September!

A photo posted by Vendy Awards (@vendyawards) on Sep 13, 2015 at 9:05pm PDT