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Meat market: would you like brains with that?

Sonya Barber — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:30:44 +0000

The Gory Gourmet food truck is in Lower Marsh Street today, Thursday Aug 23.

We have been offered some dodgy meals in London before, but never have we come across a menu including brain burgers, thyroid nuggets and skewered hearts. The Gory Gourmet food truck (devised by Street Kitchen’s Mark Jankel) took the current meaty trend to a whole new level when they pitched up in Camden Lock Market today to serve ‘offally good’ fast food to the zombies of Camden. Passers by were intrigued but not many dared to actually chomp on a crispy brain dipper. On biting into a thyroid nugget, one brave soul remarked ‘Oh, it’s very soft’. If you missed out today and think you can stomach it, they’ll be dishing out more free meaty morsels including chunks of brain in BBQ sauce and pig’s feet nugget at Waterloo’s Lower Marsh Market tomorrow from 12.30 to promote the release of zombie thriller ‘The Walking Dead Season 2′. Sonya Barber

For info, see facebook.com/TheWalkingDeadUK.

Calf brain anyone?

This looks a lot more appealing:

Chef Dante Fried Chicken cooks Ride or Fry feast with special guest DJs

Sonya Barber — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:30:17 +0000

This Sunday (3-11pm), American chef, conceptual artist, producer and curator Dante Fried Chicken returns to London for the first time in 2 years for a Notting Hill Carnival cook-up party at Triangle Arts Space Studios in conjunction with of party/label crew Earnest Endeavours. Dante cooks up one of his famed Ride or Fry feasts while DJs including The Blessings, Flako, Darkhouse Fam, Jon Phonics and Patchwork Pirates provide the tunes.

For info, see Earnest Endeavours x Dante Fried Chicken listing and facebook.com. For more carnival craziness, see Notting Carnival Guide 2011.

The Big Red Pizzeria bus parks up in Deptford

Sonya Barber — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:00:52 +0000

The foodmobile movement continues to gain strength in the capital, with an ever increasing number of gourmet food carts and vans cruising streets, markets and festivals. The latest addition to the fleet: The Big Red, a No 30 double-decker bus that has been turned into a pizzeria. The vehicle is currently parked in Deptford under an elevated section of the DLR; diners sip drinks (mojitos, wine, beer, sangria) from a small booth by the entrance before heading inside (there are also sofas outside) to eat fresh pizza, salads, ice cream and hot chocolate fudge cake. Unlike some foodmobiles, this bus doesn’t plan to move; instead, it will soon be joined by a 40ft lorry which will become a pop-up 40-seater cinema and art exhibition space. Impromptu music events are also in the offing. All aboard will clearly not be bored.

For info, see Big Red listing.

Chef Jun Tanaka teaches barbecue masterclass at Chancery Court Hotel

Sonya Barber — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:00:01 +0000

Chef Jun Tanaka (above) of Pearl – and more recently the acclaimed Street Kitchen food truck – runs barbecue masterclasses (complete with rare Q&A) in Chancery Court Hotel’s courtyard on July 31 and August 7 (1-4pm). For £45 pp, you’ll learn how to master 5 upmarket barbecue dishes with seafood being the star of the show: cook shell-baked scallops with lime, chili and yuzu; and rosemary-smoked mackerel with horseradish crème fraiche. You will then sit down to eat them all.

Jun Tanaka barbecue masterclass is at Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High Holborn, WC1V 7EN. To book, email info@pearl-restaurant.com or call 020 7829 7000.

Wahaca Mexican food truck celebrates its arrival at Canary Wharf with free burritos

Sonya Barber — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:00:06 +0000

Who wants free burritos? The Mexican ‘street food’ chain Wahaca jumps on the food truck wagon with its new mobile Mexican Street Kitchen which will give away heaps of free burritos tomorrow and Thursday (from 11.30am) to mark its arrival at Canary Wharf’s Canada Square, where it will be stationed all summer. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and supper, the converted 1958 Citroen HY van is equipped with a unique charcoal Robata grill, to ensure the meat gets its proper flame-grilled flavour.

Wahaca Mexican street kitchen is at Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, E14 5AX.

Eat.St. food trucks park up at London Zoo

Sonya Barber — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:08 +0000

As part of Zoo Lates, 10 of London’s food trucks from acclaimed street trading collective Eat.St. – including Churros Bros. (above), Meatwagon, Jamon Jamon, Bhangra Burger and BánhmÌ11 – park up at London Zoo every Friday (6-10pm) from tonight (to July 29). Expect Valencian-style paella, Vietnamese banh mi, spiced Indian burgers in flatbreads, Mexican street food, pulled pork sandwiches, veggie ‘soul food’ and Ghanaian stews. It’s the perfect pit-stop before entering the lion’s den.

Eat.St. at London Zoo, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RY (020 7722 3333).

Street Kitchen food truck parks at Finsbury Avenue Square

Sonya Barber — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:00:37 +0000

If you have a hankering for high-end cooking at low-end prices, find Street Kitchen. The gleaming, futuristic food truck parks at Finsbury Avenue Square (not to be confused with Finsbury Square – this one is also home to Gaucho Broadgate and The Crispin pub) on weekday lunchtimes (11.30am-2.30pm) for 3 months from today. Bistro-style dishes are created by Jun Tanaka (exec chef at Pearl, above right) and Mark Jankel (founder of The Food Initiative, above left) using seasonal ingredients from sustainable, organic UK producers. For £7 you can tuck in to braised beef with roasted carrots and celeriac mash, or hot smoked salmon with beetroot, crushed potato and horseradish – all to take away, of course. Street Kitchen operates from Monday to Friday during launch fortnight (you might even spot the devilishly handsome Jun), with a Tuesday to Thursday service for the rest of the summer.

Street Kitchen, Finsbury Avenue Square, EC2M 2PG.

The Poetry Takeaway mobile poetry emporium arrives in London

Sonya Barber — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:00:50 +0000

This weekend, The Poetry Takeaway makes it first outing in the capital before travelling around the country to various summer festivals. Funded by generous backers including Ideastap, the world’s first purpose-built mobile poetry emporium offers customers bespoke poems on any subject in 10 minutes or less – for free. Headed up by ‘poetry chefs’ (Tim Clare, John Osborne, Luke Wright, Molly Naylor, Hannah Walker ) the mobile verse outlet promises a 1-on-1 performance and a handwritten serving in special branded packaging to take home. This Saturday (noon-7pm) it parks in Stoke Newington, then July 2-3 (11am-5pm daily) it hits the London Literature Festival at Southbank. Catch this van while you can.

For info, see thepoetrytakeaway.com.

Taste of London food festival at Regent’s Park

Sonya Barber — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:16 +0000

Love it or hate it, Taste of London returns to Regent’s Park (June 16-19). Fans of the high-end food fest will be delighted to find many of the capital’s top restaurants (Kai, Scott’s, Fino, The Cinnamon Club) hosting stalls. Other highlights include a Q&A with René Redzepi (he of ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ Noma), a cookbook signing with Gwyneth Paltrow and a demo with chef Nuno Mendes, not to mention stalls from over 50 artisan producers. Tickets start from £26 pp (not including festival currency ‘crowns’ which you need if you want to eat or drink anything), which cynics will point out is a bit rich – though generous sponsor British Airways offers 2-for-1 deals on certain sessions via its website. Book now.

For info, see Taste of London listing.

Singapore Takeout foodmobile takes on the world via Southbank

Sonya Barber — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:24 +0000

The food invasion of Southbank continues with the arrival of Singapore Takeout, a highbrow mobile pop-up resto that plans to tour the world: it hits London this Saturday and Sunday before heading to Paris, Shanghai, Moscow, Delhi and more. The team has recruited one of Singapore’s top pastry chefs, Janice Wong (above) of 2am:dessert bar who has joined up with Peter Gordon (of The Providores & Tapa Room and Kopapa) to serve up Straits-inspired dishes like lemongrass-infused laksa dumplings with noodles. Pre-registration tickets for cooking demos and tasting sessions have already sold out but you can still show up and join the queue to sample the food on offer – tasting portions are divvied out at specified times on each date.

Singapore Takeout at The Riverside Walkway (by Gabriel’s Wharf), SE1 9PP.