Attention foodies and food-lovers: The 3rd annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards want you to judge the best of Philly food trucks.

OK, they already have a judge panel. But you can pick your own favorite as you taste your way through each truck for the People’s Choice Award.

The Philadelphia Vendy awards are coming up on this Saturday, June 8th from 2-6 PM at Penn Treaty Park (1341 N Delaware Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125). Awards include Best Dessert, Messy yet Tasty and People’s Choice Awards.

What are the Vendy Awards?

The Vendy Awards celebrate the best food vendors & food trucks in the city with an intense cook off between chefs. The Awards benefits the Food Trust, our Philly nonprofit which tries to make healthy food available for all citizens – including events like the Night Market and local farmers’ markets.

Who’s nominated for the Philadelphia Vendy Awards 2013?

You’ll notice quite a variety to taste on Saturday, including one of our top 7 green food trucks!

Sweet:

• Cupcake Carnivale
• Gozen
• Jimmies
• Lil Pop Shop
• Sugar Philly Truck
• Sweet Box Cupcakes

Savory:

• Kami
• Chewy’s
• Chez Yasmine
• Christis’ Falafel Truck
• Foo Truck
• King of Falafel
• Lil’ Dans Gourmet
• Mac Mart
• Magic Carpet Foods
• Poi Dog
• The Cow & the Curd
• Tot Cart

Judges include:

• Paul Kimport – chef/co-owner of Johnny Brenda’s and co-owner of Standard Tap
• Emilio Mignucci – third generation owner of Philadelphia’s iconic Di Bruno Bros
• Lauren Purcell – Editor-in-Chief, Every Day with Rachael Ray
• Andrew Gerson – Philly native and Executive Chef for Brooklyn Brewery

Win a pair of tickets to the Vendy Awards

Want to get in on the action?

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky reader! Simply “like us” on Facebook and tell us who your favorite Philly food truck is in the comments! Entries close Thursday evening at 5 PM. (We will notify the winner via email with further instructions and announce the winner on our Facebook page.)

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Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake. View all posts by Julie Hancher