The Curbside Cookoff will be held tomorrow and Friday at CityCenterDC from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – though we hear the majority of the festivities will be winding down around 7:30 p.m. It’s your chance to try the top 20 vendors as selected by voters (or just 19 if you count the yellow truck and the yellow cart as doubling up). We’re definitely going to check out some of the vendors making their…

Voting is over and the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs announced Friday the 20 food carts/trucks voted into the 1st annual D.C. Curbside Cookoff. More than 4800 votes were cast in online voting, picking the finalists from more than 500 registered street food vendors in the D.C.-area. The 20 favorites will gather October 7-8 at the CityCenterDC, formerly known as the Old Washington Convention Center. After the jump, the list of 20….

Politicians may have the stage today, but tomorrow, it’s all about the food carts and trucks.

Image courtesy of acme Dish of the Week: Ma po tofu Ma po tofu is a classic Szechuan dish that includes Szechuan peppercorns, tofu, and ground pork or beef long simmered in a claypot. The Szechuan peppercorns lend an unusual hot-numbing spice, as well as a slightly grassy flavor. Many variations have evolved from that original dish that eliminated or substituted the peppercorns, the meat or the claypot. It’s also common to go to…