Sri Lankan Street Chef Wins Vendy Cup
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For Thiru “The Dosa Man” Kumar, the third time is the charm. Mr. Kumar, who runs NY Dosa, a vegan food cart at Washington Square Park South and Sullivan Street, won the third annual Vendy Award, which is bestowed upon the city’s top street chef vendor.
Mr. Kumar, who had competed unsuccessfully in the two previous Vendy Awards, finally won for his specialty Pondicherry dosas, a type of filled crepe. He accepted the large silver Vendy cup on Saturday night.
Mr. Kumar beat out four other finalists: Veronica Julien from Veronica’s Kitchen; Muhammed Rahman from Kwik Meal; the 10-member crew at Super Taco, and Farez “Freddy” Zeideia of The King of Falafel and Shawarma in Astoria, Queens. The public whittled several hundred entrants down to the five finalists.
