Nashville Street Food Awards (& your chance to be a judge!)
2014 Nashville Street Food Awards
Saturday, August 30, 2014
11 am – 5 pm
Nashville Farmers’ Market
900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37208
It’s almost time again for the Nashville Street Food Awards! This year’s event will include more than 30 food trucks (click here to see full list) in a little friendly competition in the grassy outdoor area on the north side of the Nashville Farmers’ Market. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase food from all participating trucks while listening to some great live music. In addition there will be activities for children and plenty of craft beer for the adults — fun for the whole family!
Then, of course, there is the competition. There will be voting opportunities for the People’s Choice Award (the crowd’s overall favorite), and a panel of judges sampling blind entries from the trucks in a variety of street food categories:
Best Taco
Best Between Bread
Best Smoked
Best Dessert
Best Hot Nashville
Best Vegetarian
Best Deep Fried
Best Drink
Best Yazoo
Best Goo Goo Cluster
The best overall performing food truck will win the honor of Best of the Best.
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be on the judging panel and stuffed myself silly on bbq, ‘hot’ and dessert dishes. Unfortunately last year I was out of town for the event, so I missed out on all the fun. But – this time I’ll be back again as a judge!
Giveaway
~ Contest Closed ~
And the winner is…..
#5 Hunter
Who wants to sit next to me on the judging panel??? That’s right, I’ve got a judging spot to give away!
Adventurous eaters are encouraged to enter, as you’ll be required to taste and judge entries from a couple of assigned categories, and you won’t find out which ones until you arrive on site that day. Our judging time will be from 2 – 3:30 pm, so make sure your calendar is clear for that time before you enter.
To enter, all you have to do is this:
Mandatory
1. Over the past year or two, SO MANY new food trucks have come on the scene here in Nashville. Unfortunately I haven’t yet had a chance to try a lot of them. To enter for your shot at a judging position, simply leave a comment telling me about the best food truck dish you’ve had in Nashville recently.
For up to 2 additional entries, you can do either or both of the following. Note: You must leave a separate comment for each optional entry.
2. Follow me on Twitter (@betheats) and tweet “Want to be a judge at the Nashville Street Food Awards on 8/30?! @betheats is giving away a judging spot! http://bit.ly/VyDMH4”, then leave a comment telling me you’ve done so.
3. Follow me on Instagram (betheats)* and come back and tell me you did so (or just tell me you already do if that’s the case.)
Contest ends on Friday, August 22nd at NOON CDT. Once the winner is chosen, I’ll make contact via email and post the name here on the blog. If they don’t respond within 48 hours, I’ll be forced to choose another, so be sure to check your email!
* In the future I’ll be doing more and more on Instagram, including Instagram-only giveaways, so best to follow me there and not miss out on anything!
My favorite food trucks are Bacon Nation and The Grilled Cheeserie and I can not tell you of a favorite dish because I haven’t tried them all yet :)
My recent favorite was a Chocolate Cherry Stuffed Snoball from RetroSno. So yummy and perfect for a hot summer day!
Followed on IG
Holy macaroni! This would be a dream come true!!! But how can I name my favorite?! Lately, i’ve enjoyed the Asian Dough Sticks at Deg Thai. And Riff’s Korean BBQ tacos are legit. But my favorite has to be Mas Tacos. Their Pinepple-Cilantro agua fresca?…Amazing.
Oh, and I obviously follow you on Instagram! That’s 2!…
What another awesome giveaway!!!!! Currently I’m enjoying The Rolling Feast, esp the NY Strip Steak Nachos, a little drool here. That event was a lot of fun last year!
WHAT, IG, must do so……. DONE!
Riff’s Caribbean Burger, Rolling Feast’s Chicken Nachos, and anything from Grilled Cheeserie.
I follow you on Instagram
I tweeted!
Most recently I had buns from the Bao Bun and loved it!
I follow you on instgram
I tweeted but that won’t do you any good!
i had one lunch at confeastador that i LOVED – brisket tacos i believe. delicious!
tweeeeeeeted :)
you know i follow you on instagram! @dearabbyleigh
My favorite food truck is …….wait I’ve never eaten at one! (Que super sad violin music) So please please pick me!
I retweeted it!
I followed you on Instagram! @hanimalucas
I just had Confeastador a couple of days ago while over at Deavor, and I’ve got to say, it was easily the best tacos I’ve ever had. Yes, this coming from the man who swore by Mas Tacos Por Favor just a month before. Confeastador has these amazing grilled shrimp tacos with a mango sauce that is just to die for. Oh yeah, the brisket taco is awesome too.
I followed you on Instagram too!
With so many great food trucks in Nashville its hard to pick but I always go back to the Grilled Cheeserie’s Pimento Mac and Cheese as my favorite dish.
I followed you on twitter
I followed you on Instagram also
The best food truck dish I’ve had recently was from Smokin Thighs. I had 2 boneless thighs,chopped in a pile with perfectly awesome sauce. I also had their bacon mac n cheese. It was all delicious.
I’m following u on IG!
My recent favorite’s are a tie- Smoke Et Al’s Fried Pickled Okra is my all time favorite, but I tried a banana pudding from the Grilled Cheeserie recently and it was incredibly good! Different, but delicious. I’d love to see what they come up with for the competition!
I also follow you on Instagram.
Plus my misplaced apostrophe in my first comment is bugging me. Oh well!
Basically anything from Smoke Et Al. I can’t even name a favorite.
Tweeted!
Last Thursday at Live on the Green, I had the Old Timer with Cajun Fries. A-MA-ZING!!! Wow, best burger I’ve had in a while. It was juicy and fresh with the perfect amount of cheese. The only bad thing about it was I had to share it with a friend of mine. And let’s not forget about the Cajun Fries. Not too salty and nice and spicey. Hoss’ is a favorite of mine and I recommend them to anyone within ear shot.
I just started following you in Instragram!
I tweeted! Crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.