BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014When Musikfest returns for its 36th<\/sup> year Aug. 2-11, Bethlehem will welcome 40 unique food vendors offering both new treats and crowd favorites for festival fans. This year, the lineup features 10 new vendors that will serve up enticing complements to the \u2018classic\u2019 foods of the \u2018fest. Whether you\u2019re looking for a Belgian waffle smothered in Nutella and bananas from Waffle de Lys of New Jersey, or a delicious Philly cheesesteak from Wiz Kidz of Bethlehem to go with your full Musikfest mug, these new vendors are here to satisfy.<\/p>\n Highlighting this year\u2019s list of new vendors is Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s\u2019 La Pepa,<\/strong> operating out of a 1963 Airstream on Provident Bank Main Street. Twice named one of Time\u2019s\u00a0\u201c100 Most Influential People\u201d\u00a0and awarded\u00a0\u201cOutstanding Chef\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cHumanitarian of the Year\u201d\u00a0by the James Beard Foundation, Andr\u00e9s is an internationally-recognized culinary innovator, New York Times bestselling author,\u00a0educator, television personality, humanitarian and chef and owner of ThinkFoodGroup.<\/p>\n La Pepa, which began as a spinoff of Andr\u00e9s\u2019 beloved Pepe food truck, offers a variety of specialty sandwiches including the ever-famous\u00a0Pollo Frito\u00a0(breaded fried chicken, lettuce, piparra peppers, garlic aioli, spicy tomato sauce served on olive oil brioche), along with a Spanish Style Pulled Pork\u00a0sandwich (pork in a spicy tomato sauce with Spanish slaw on ciabatta), and a Grilled Cheese Flauta (goat, bleu and manchego cheeses).<\/p>\n Appearing at music festivals like Rolling Loud in Miami and KAABOO Del Mar in California, Meltdown Gourmet <\/strong>of Schnecksville is up to the task of serving unique takes on the classic cheesesteak including its \u2018Veggiliscious\u2019 vegetarian cheesesteak featuring pan-fried tempeh, saut\u00e9ed onions, peppers and aged cheddar sauce, while Waffle de Lys<\/strong>, located at IBEW Local 375 Volksplatz, offers authentic Belgian waffles featuring ingredients imported from France and Belgium. ArtsQuest\u2019s Levy culinary team at SteelStacks is also bringing a dynamic mix of offerings to the Musikfest grounds, including gourmet, wood-fired pizzas handcrafted in its portable brick oven at Guardian Insurance Company of America Zinzenplatz.<\/p>\n The complete list of new food vendors and their menus is:<\/strong><\/p>\n El Tlaloc (Philadelphia): <\/strong>Tacos, burritos and quesadillas La Pepa (Washington, DC): <\/strong>Pollo Frito, Spanish Style Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese Flauta, Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s Foods potato chips and Sangria.<\/p>\n Meltdown Gourmet (Schnecksville): <\/strong>Philly cheesesteak, West Side cheesesteak, Big Blue cheesesteak, Veggielicious and sweet potato fries<\/p>\n The Dietz & Watson Hot Dog Cart (Philadelphia): <\/strong>Dietz & Watson hot dogs and more<\/p>\n The Sausage Kings (Massapequa Park, NY): <\/strong>Hot or sweet pepper and onion hero, knish sandwich and knish<\/p>\n Thai Jasmine (East Haven, CT): <\/strong>Garlic chicken; veggie spring roll; lo mein with garlic chicken; Pad Thai with garlic chicken, rice and tofu, rice and sesame chicken or rice and beef teriyaki<\/p>\n Waffle de Lys (Weehawken, NJ): <\/strong>Belgian waffles with toppings<\/p>\n Wiz Kidz (Bethlehem): <\/strong>Cheesesteaks, fries, pierogies, fry bowl and rogi bowl<\/p>\n Wood Fired Pizza (Bethlehem): <\/strong>Margherita pizza, calabrese pepperoni pizza and hummus & roasted vegetable pizza<\/p>\n In addition to the newcomers, many \u2019fest favorites are also back. The Bethlehem Dairy Store, known by locals as \u201cThe Cup,\u201d will continue to serve up its famous homemade ice cream in cups, cones and sandwiched between cookies, while Karl Ehmer, \u201cAw Shucks\u201d Corn and Grumpy\u2019s Bar-B-Que Roadhouse are among the other local icons that are returning.<\/p>\n For the complete list of 2019 Musikfest food vendors and menus, visit www.musikfest.org\/lineup\/food\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information and image provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nKnot of This World (Plainview, NY): <\/strong>Pretzel braids, German Bavarian pretzels and cinnamon pretzels<\/p>\n
\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest
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