Daniel Delaney is a
James Beard Award nominated
American
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restaurateur
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and former
host
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Places
* Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County
People
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of VendrTV a
video podcast about
Street Food.
Personal life
Delaney graduated from
Philadelphia's
University of the Arts in May 2008, receiving a
BFA in
multimedia.
VendrTV
On February 15, 2009, Delaney launched a
web video series titled '
VendrTV'. The program consists of tightly edited three-to-five-minute episodes which individually highlight a
street vendor
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from different
US cities.
The show is shot in
high definition
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in a
Food Network-style of
videography.
Delaney and VendrTV were featured on the October 22, 2009 edition of ''
The CBS Evening News
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'' with
Katie Couric,
as well as in the ''
Los Angeles Times'',
and ''
USA Weekend''.
The show occasionally features celebrity guests, including
Jake and Amir
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of
CollegeHumor, and
Gary Vaynerchuk.
The intro sequence was made by Eden Soto, responsible for most of
Revision3's
motion graphics.
Brisketlab & Delaney Barbecue
In April 2012, Delaney launched Brisketlab, a
barbecue
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recipe development series in
New York City. Using
email marketing and
social media, Delaney was able to pre-sell 3,200 lbs of brisket in 48 hours at $25 per lb via online sales.
The pre-ordered meat became redeemable at his Brisketlab series which launched in May 2012, and took place in locations like rooftops and cemeteries.
Following much interest from Brisketlab, Delaney announced that he would transition the concept to a restaurant called BrisketTown.
The restaurant opened on November 15, 2012 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and has received much acclaim, including Best Breakfast in NYC from ''
New York
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Film and television
* '' ...
'' magazine and a
Time Out New York Food & Drink Award.
On April 19, 2012, Delaney opened SmokeLine, his second location, in The High Line park in Chelsea.
On June 18, 2013, Zagat announced that Delaney would join their 2013 30 under 30 list.
References
External links
*
Article about VendrTV from Tubefilter News – February 23, 2009Interview with Daniel Delaney from technicalphilly.com – May 06, 2009Audio Interview with Daniel Delaney from Hey Brooklyn – September 25, 2009
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Living people
Video bloggers
American Internet celebrities
University of the Arts (Philadelphia) alumni
1986 births