We can cook! Bloggers take to the kitchen…
I have always been surrounded by food and people who like to eat it, and much of my job – and this blog – means that I am in constant contact with it. However in spite all of that, I am a little bit...
View ArticleStreet feasting time
Already we have waltzed into the month of November, the gloves have been brought out of the cupboard and we are beginning to think about Christmas – one girl I met recently told me she had done all of...
View ArticleA shout out for London street food 2013
Happy new year everyone. If street food hasn’t yet conquered London, it has done a darn good job of getting around the city. In 2012, new spaces were set up and used to hold street food parties, for...
View ArticleStreet food dates for the diary
Today I have a few pieces of news to share. The first is that I am keen to point out some new street food events for your diaries. The second is that I am keen to get more writers involved in LSF to...
View ArticleSome new London street food traders
While I am loath to recycle writing material, I realised that my blog has a slightly different audience to that of the London Evening Standard (where I work during the week). Given that my primary...
View ArticleWe can feast again: where to feast once the party’s finished
Who made it to Feast a few weeks ago at Tobacco Dock? Sadly I couldn’t but I have been to past events and I think it’s a good format. The organisers have struck the right balance of presenting existing...
View ArticleNew seller: Banhmi11
On this rainy afternoon I would like to introduce something that I reckon if you think about enough, might even warm you up. This is Banhmi11, a London street food stall run by Van and Anh who I have...
View ArticleStreet food coming atcha
It looks like British weather might have finally got over itself. This means that there is no excuse for failure to explore the street food markets and the splattering of new pop-ups that are trundling...
View ArticleThe Rib Man: making London saucier
Let’s play a little game. But first, a few things. One, this is a mostly multiple choice kind of game so you can’t prepare for it. Two, the man in question is one of the best examples of why London...
View ArticleIntroducing… Craig Ballinger, London’s secret street food accomplice
A few months ago, a man named Craig got in touch with me to introduce himself. A freelance chef and writer, he had been working with various street food traders over the last few months, and had lots...
View Articlea biggish update on London street food in July
Wow, it feels like rather a long time since I did a street food tour of London. For a while after I launched the blog, it was the only thing I did on Saturday mornings. And then I realised I probably...
View ArticleTuesday’s new seller – Anna Maes Southern street food
Word up, street foodies. I have a seller to tell you about. Like many of London’s street food businesses, Anna Maes was started by two ex-office workers Anna Clark and Tony Soloman who wanted less desk...
View ArticleLondon street food: some news bites
A few bits of street food news: 1 LONDON STREET FOOD FINDER If you haven’t already downloaded Richard Johnson’s British Street App, I’d recommend you do. It’s the best around at the moment, helping you...
View ArticleLondon street food: book roundup
Anyone else noticed that there are a lot of street food cook books out in the shops now? Well since I have had the pleasure of leafing through lots of them, cooking from others and gawping at the...
View ArticleLondon street food news: burgers on Liverpool Street, a Wapping street food...
Right-o, it’s been great fun telling stories of street food from around the world (here, here, and here) but it’s about time I let you in on some London street food news, since there is plenty to share...
View ArticleLondon street food news: Acklam Village market, a Polish lunch and Busan BBQ
While I’m living in west London, I thought I’d make the most of one of its best street food markets, one which really comes alive when the sun shines out. On the last hot weekend, a friend and I...
View Article5 London street food things to do this week
BRIXTON NIGHT MARKET What: Outside the Ritzy Cinema, this night market returns with some new London street food traders involved. Expect fried shrimp po boys from the Big Easy Po’ Boys, Bad Brownie...
View ArticleLondon street food events this summer
A new adventure has begun. Last week was spent packing up the room I had been renting in west London and saying goodbye to my friend and former flatmate who is about to get married. My plan for the...
View ArticleOlivers at Hoxton Street Market
“Geezer, I need another traditional please,” said one to the other after after I’d announced my order. “Comin’ up, geezer,” came the reply. Next to me two women who lived locally were rubbing their...
View ArticleHow can more people eat London street food? More markets…
It has taken me a wee while to add Wapping Market to the London Street Foodie mix because we decided to review it in the paper and I didn’t want to let the beans out of the bag on here first. The fact...
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