Eat St. Video Contest: Get your vote on!

Hey Everyone,

I know this is a little odd of me to post in the middle of the week but I just wanted to inform everyone that there is a HUGE contest going on and I (Rudy of the wonderfully delightful and amazingly supportive Penguin Gazette) want to let you all in on it. Eat Street, a Food Network TV show based on Food Trucks and all their glory (that yours truly had the chance to be on) is trying to spread the Food Truck Gospel to all of the non-believers out there! They want everyone know that these trucks are more than mere "roach coaches" and what better way to do that than to have a show about them! So without further adieu, why don't I let the guys from @EatStTweet tell you all about it. TAKE IT AWAY GUYS!!!

Over the last few months, food truck operators across North America have been busy submitting their videos to the Eat St. contest, telling us why they think they should be the next truck featured on the show. We've received touching, hilarious and informative submissions from across Canada and the US and now it's time for food truck lovers and foodies to show their favourite cart some support by voting for their favourite video! 

T H E  P R I Z E

So, what will your support mean for a lucky, hard working food cart vendor? The  winning video may appear on TV and/or on the Eat St. website and will be given to the winner to use and distribute as they please (think: free professional video for advertising purposes!).  The five videos with the highest number of votes from fans will win the Fan Favourite award and will be eligible to win the grand prize – an Eat St. segment starring their cart!

V O T I N G

Eat St. fans cast your votes from Jan. 5 to Jan. 31, 2012 for the vendor you would most like to see on the television show. You can vote once per day! Just be sure to register for an account on the contest website in order to cast your vote (this ensures your privacy and eliminates spam). Voting opens on January 5th, 2012 at 1pm (PT)/ 4pm (ET). In the meantime, you can check out the awesome videos submitted and register to vote:http://memelabs.com/eat-st/

T H E  T R U C K S

Be sure to give your favourite food truck a shout out once you vote! Our contest hashtag on Twitter is: #eatstvotes

Alfresco Mobilista - South Carolina - @AlfMob

Blues City Biscuits  - Portland, OR - @BCBiscuits

Bill's Hotdogs - San Jose, CA - Bill's Hotdogs Facebook

Bernie's Burger Bus - Houston, TX- @BerniesBurgers

Chef Johnson's Johnson - Westchester, NY - @johnsontruck

Chunk n Chip - all over California - @chunknchip

Colibri Cuisine - Austin, TX - @ColibriCuisine

Create Burger - El Paso, TX - @CreateGoEats

Dogellos - Austin, TX - @DOGellos

Go Fish Food Truck from Brother Trucker - Boston, MA - @BrotherTrucker

Dusty Buns Bistro - Central Valley, CA - @dustybunsbistro

Hail Caesar - Atlanta, GA - @CaesarTruck

Gorilla Cheese - Hamilton, ONT, Canada - @Gorilla_Cheese

Gourmet Rockstars -Palo Alto, CA - @GourmetRockstar

Guanaco - Vancouver, BC, Canada - @guanacotruck

Hello My Name is BBQ - Charleston, SC - @hellobbq

Westcott Country Kitchen - Didsbury, AB, Canada - Facebook Page

Ruthie's Rolling Café - Dallas, TX - @Ruthiesrolling

Memphis Munchies - Memphis, TN - @Memphismunchies

Momogoose - Boston, MA - @Momogoose

Oz Patisserie - Albuquerque, NM - @ozpatisserie

Papas Tapas MIA - Miami, FL - @PapasTapasMIA

Fat Boys House of BBQ - Bethlehem, PA - @fbhouseofbbq

Messy Giuseppe - St. Paul, MN - @MessyGTruck

Red Jett Sweets - Fort Worth, TX - @redjettsweetsFW

Red Oven Pizza - Carlsbad, CA - @RedOvenPizza

Smitten Ice Cream - San Francisco, CA - @Smittenicecream

Soho Road - Vancouver, BC, Canada - @SohoRoad

Soho Taco - Orange Country, CA - @SOHOTACO

The Bacon Wagon - Dallas, Fort Worth, TX - @baconwagon

Wing Xpress - Houston, TX - @WingXpress

Bacon Bacon - San Francisco, CA - @baconbaconsf

Twirlees- Chatham, ON, Canada- @twirlees

Way South Philly - Austin, TX - @waysouthphilly

Streat Food - Ferndale, WA - @streatfood

Hot Diggity Dog - Erieau Beach, ON, Canada

The Cinnamon Snail - Hoboken, NJ - @veganlunchtruck

El Diablo Tacos - Brooklyn, NY - @eldiablotacos

Wandering Bean - Toronto, ON, Canada

Chef Shack - Mpls./St.Paul, MN - @chefshack1

Luncha Libre - Phoenix, AZ - @LunchaLibre

So-Cal Tacos - Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas - @socaltacos

Puerto Vallarta Amigos - Victoria, BC, Canada - @pvamigos

Mama Marci's - Hoboken, New Jersey - @mammamarci

Sweiner's Swiss style hot dogs - San Diego, CA

49er Kitchen - El Paso, TX

Eat Jo Dawgs - Dallas, FW, TX - @eatjodawgs

Guapos Tacos - Philadelphia - @guapostacos

Mad dog Underground Cafe - Texas

Nammi Truck - Dallas, FW, TX - @nammitruck

Crepe Nation, LLC - San Antonio, TX - @crepenationllc

Rickshaw Stop - San Antonio, TX - @rickshawstopsa

 Well there you have it guys!! Please help support the FOOD TRUCK NATION and vote for your favorite trucks EVERYDAY!!! Remember, they are small business owners and that's what started everything!!! Without people like them we are all going to POT! 

Till next time....

Editor & Chief of The Penguin Gazette,

Rudy