Reverend Billy, a performance artist and anti-consumerism activist named Bill Talen, warms up the crowd at the start of the 2006 Vendy Awards ceremony in New York City, USA, 22 October 2006. The annual event - a cook-off - determines the best street food vendor in the city. Samiul Haque Noor from Pakistan who operates a cart on 73rd street and Broadway won the 2006 title.