Press
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to be featured in outlets like The New York Times, Bon Appétit, GQ, Food & Wine, and more. I don’t update this page often—but the highlights are here if you’d like to take a look.
Magic in Smoke (No Mirrors)
“BARBECUE,” Daniel Delaney said, opening a smoker filled with briskets, some wrapped in shiny brown paper, others sporting thick black crusts, “is about mastering the art of being reactive.”
Daniel Delaney's Brisket Lab
Get thee to a Brisket Lab, fellow Chowhounds! Hopefully you have a friend who pre-purchased tickets/meat as the events are all sold out now.
BrisketTown Is the Next Step in Daniel Delaney’s Barbecue Ambitions
If you didn’t get in on one of Daniel Delaney’s sold-out Brisketlab parties, don’t despair: The former VendrTV broadcaster has plans to pop up again this fall with BrisketTown, an eat-in shop that will peddle his oak-smoked Lone Star–style brisket along with sausages and probably also beef ribs.
Ya Ka Mein: The New Orleans Hangover Cure
I first heard of ya ka mein from a fellow traveler, Daniel Delaney of What’s This Food?! and VendrTV, on my trip to New Orleans early last month. Just a few weeks later, I opened the first issue of Lucky Peach to find a whole article dedicated to the food.
Check This Out! “What’s This Food?!” from Dan Delaney
WTF, people?! No, not what you’re thinking; we’re talking about “What’s This Food?!”, a new (to us) series of videos from Daniel Delaney.
How Squarespace Dominated the Free Food Game at SXSW
When it comes down to it, it’s all a matter of supply and demand. In many ways SXSW is the land of plenty. Plenty of diversions. Plenty of parties. And plenty of drink. But when it comes to food, the opportunities were few and far between.
My appearance on the VendrTV episode with Yellow Submarine
Vendr.TV discovers “the world’s best street food, one bite at a time” via webisodes. I’d like to thank them for asking me to be a part of the episode featuring the Yellow Submarine. It was a great blast to film which I think comes across during the webisode and during the outtakes shown after the credits.
The Hungry Pedaler
Nearly a year and a half ago, I set out on a mission to meet, profile, and support America's best street vendors.
All Up in Our Grills: VendrTV Rolls into Miami for Spring 2010 Road Trip
Pods, carts, trailers, and trucks. If your meal isn't served on asphalt these days, is it even worth eating?
How The Hungry Visionary Behind VendrTV Is Elevating Medium Of The Online Video
I invited Daniel Delaney to Mixergy because I wanted to learn how he makes his self-produced online show feel like something that a team at a big TV network put together.
VendrTV Is One Year Old Today
About a year ago, this guy calls me and asks if he can meet me to talk about producing a video show for the web. We met, and he talked about this show he wanted to do about street food, and how he would grow it on the web.
VendrTV 1st Birthday Party
Tonight was the 1st Birthday Party of VendrTV, and what a year it’s been! In the past year, Dan has posted fifty episodes, visited twelve states and eaten tons of delicious food. His webisodes are always entertaining and informative, and I look forward to another year of watching them.
VendrTV’s One Year Birthday Party
Awesome party for Daniel Delaney’s video food blog, VendrTV. He had Calexico Carne Asada, Schnitzel & Things, and Wafels & Dinges parked outside, dishing out the food. I’m ashamed to say I’ve been turned off from their long lines in the past and never tried them, but now I believe. I believe in them all. One of the better juicy pork tacos I’ve eaten. The chicken schnitzel was really good. I gotta try the deep fried schnitzel burger next time. I had a bite of everyone’s waffle. Yes, eat fresh waffles! Dinges? I think I corrected someone how to pronounce it, but I think I was wrong.
Food Carts Portland: Whiffies and VendrTV
Whiffies, Portland’s very own fried pie master is this week’s showcase for VENDRTV. Such a fun day that was back in June. Remember that storm?
VendrTV Loves Wafels & Dinges
Speaking of Wafels & Dinges, they’re the profiled street vendor in this week’s episode of VendrTV. The best part of the episode (besides watching the adorable Dan Delaney scarf down two waffles) is owner Thomas telling the story of some old lady bringing her own butter to put on a waffle. Gotta love NYC!
Street Sweets Gets Their Moment in the VendrTV Sun
If I see one more thing about turkey, or stuffing, or leftovers I’m going to barf… but there’s always room for pumpkin bread! VendrTV hit up the Street Sweets Truck last week for their Thanksgiving episode and sampled the macarella, the pumpkin whoopie pies, and a pumpkin loaf. I don’t know what I enjoyed more, seeing Samira rib host Dan Delaney while they made pumpkin bread or her husband Grant saying “Christian Louboutin” (?) with a straight face. (Smile Grant! I know you can do it…)
This is Why You’re Fat Midtown
Last week 6 carts (including 3 in Midtown) offered up special “This is Why You’re Fat”inspired dishes for a scavenger hunt, and we posted photos of all the deliciousness. But photos can only be so effective. What you really want to see is an adorable hipster scarfing down those dishes one after another on video. Thank god for Vendr TV. Their latest video, which features Dan Delaney eating all six specials one after another, is after the jump.
The Fancification of Street Meat
Despite the rain it looks like Dan Delaney and Fancy Fast Food managed to make it to the Famous Halal Guys cart on 53rd and 6th yesterday to fancify a plate of street meat for a future episode of VendrTV. Both camps were being all hush hush about exactly what they did (I suggested a charcuterie plate!), but this curious looking photo was posted online last night. A tagine isn’t a huge stretch from the original dish, but it’s still the fanciest plate of street meat I’ve ever seen! And it looks like they might have even cut up the rice to make it look like cous cous. Maybe there’s more to it than meets the eye. Guess we’ll just have to wait for the episode to see!
VendrTV All Over NYC This Week
If you’re a fan of Dan Delaney and his weekly street food videos on VendrTV than this week might be a good time for some old fashion stalking. On Wednesday they’ll be filming with the Schnitzel & Things Truck in Dumbo, and on Thursday they’ll be involved in some way with the This is Why Your Fat Eat N Tweet Challenge (the thing we posted about here). But the most interesting VendrTV episode in the works might be with Fancy Fast Food (the blog that turns fast food into beautifully fancy dishes). From their twitter: “Got approached by vendr.tv to do a fancification with NYC street meat. Thoughts on what to make?” I like the sound of this… anybody have any ideas?
Curbside Cuisine with Daniel Delaney of VendrTV
Ever wonder what Philadelphia’s Jamaican D‘s jerk chicken tastes like, or how New York’s legendary Halal Guys combat rivalries with other halal vendors in midtown? Better yet, did you know that ex-Shins drummer Jesse Sandoval runs a Mexican food cart in Portland? All this and more are revealed on VendrTV as host Daniel Delaney captures the best in street food in 7 to 10-minute webisodes. Heeb caught up with Delaney in between shooting for an exclusive interview.