Eat St. - A Transmedia Street Food Revolution Launches

Grilled cheese sandwiches, Korean fusion, and seafood chowder are all on the menu for new street food experiences in Vancouver this summer, after the City of Vancouver approved 19 new food cart vendors this week.  Exciting times for foodies who relish the opportunity to sink their teeth into a diverse array of gourmet treats served curbside. Vancouver is jumping on a major trend in outdoor dining that is sweeping across North America.  An absolutely scrumptious assortment of new street food stands, offering everything from ethnic bites to gourmet concoctions to healthy organic and vegetarian dishes, are cropping up across North America.  A street food revolution is upon us!

Eat St. host, James Cunningham. (Photographer: Alan Benoit)

Aiming to be a part of this wild ride for the discerning palate, Paperny Films is launching Eat St., a brand new television series on Food Network Canada airing Wednesdays at 9:30 pm EST / 10:30 pm PST with host, James Cunningham. Each episode of Eat St. visits four of the best food carts in North America.  And to help you find them, Eat St. has it's own iphone app and social networking community developed with Invoke Media and Emily Carr University's SIM Centre.  The app not only takes you to food carts in your neighbourhood, but you can access menus, reviews, photos, recipes and network with your friends to let them know where you’ve been.

Sink your teeth into Eat St. on:

• TV ~ Wednesdays at 9:30 pm ET / 10:30 pm PT on Food Network Canada, starting April 6^th, 2011;
• the web at http://eatst.foodnetwork.ca/
• your iphone;
• twitter at @EatStTweet; and
• facebook.

Like any good revolution, folks have their opinions.  Here are the first few coming in:

• A Breakfast Television sneak peek at Eat St. with Dawn Chubai;
• An interview with host James Cunningham in the Vancouver Sun;
• A comprehensive article on Mashable on the various transmedia components to Eat St.