Street Feast’s Back!!! But with a South-East Asian makeover….

Hey Guys!

Street Feast’s back with a vengeance! (@StreetFeastLDN) This time the chaps have set up shop in the even cooler, east-er, Hackney!

Ooooh mysterious…..

For the next 6 weeks starting 8th November, HAWKER HOUSE is the new Singaporean inspired indoor street market, and the place you want to spend your Friday and Saturday evening!

@hawkersmarket

Expect to see the likes of:

• Bobs lobster (@BOBs_Lobster)
• Mama’s Jerk (@Mamasjerk)
• Rola Wola  (@rolawala)
• The Slider Bar (@Sliderbar)
• Smokestack (@smokestakUK)
• Sorbitum
• Yum Bun (@yum_bun)

And more yumtastic delights!

A list of the goods….

Don’t worry there’s plenty to wet your whistle, think whisky  and warming ‘hot bar’ beverages to keep you snug.

Team it with some music to jam to and we’ve got a par-tay!

If Street Feast is anything to go by, we’re in for a real treat with Hawker House 🙂

See you there buuuuds 🙂

London Love

xoxoxo

HAWKER HOUSE 

LAUNCHING FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER FOR SIX WEEKENDS

EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 5pm- 2am

Free before 8pm, £3 after with a free Hot Shot for all payers.7

BUS

From Hackney Road – 26 / 48 / 55

From Broadway Market – 394

TRAIN

Cambridge Heath / Bethnal Green / London Fields / Hoxton / Hackney Central

marking the spot!

Lights, Camera (Backyard) Action! The Backyard Cinema chaps return

As a fan of the big screen, I’m taking full advantage of the ‘pop-up cinema’ epidemic that seems to be feasting on London.

cinema time! They have popcorn!

So far one of my fave offbeat film nights had been hosted by the Backyard Cinema guys (@backyardcinemas). So when I heard they had a weekend films fest a-coming, I was lured back to the London Fields Brewery for another showing, this time in the form of The Life of Pi.

Ahoy I see yer!

For all you folks who haven’t seen Pi, I would totally recommend it. Its got a bit of twist at the end (I didn’t see until it was explained, then it was proper obvious!), but what sticks out is the vivid colourful cinematography. It beautiful. I wont spoil it, take a gand its worth it. But the fab film wasn’t the only part that made the evening! So me being a massive derp thought the film started at 9pm (don’t ask), but it erm actually was 7.30pm. Luckily we were planning to get food before so turned up about 7.15pm. We quickly ordered a cheeky whirly sausage bap from the Cheeky Italian (@Cheeky_Italian) (see what I did there :), with salsa and rocket, ah delish!!

sizzling sausages on the barbie 🙂

the cheeky Italian wagon

To try as much as we possibly could we also ordered ‘The Dude’. A chorizo, parmesan and rocket pizza slice each from The Britalian Job (@britalianjob).

oooh I was in the mood from pizza 🙂

so much to choose from!

They are made fresh to order, but we were worried we would miss the start of the film! Never fear the Backyard guys bought it in for us, what awesome service! They literally bent over backwards for the guests. I don’t think I’ll ever want to go back to the normal flicks!

no more sore bums! its time for deckchairs and beanbags

The food was worth the wait. Berjabbers, topped with rocket with a little sprinkle of salt and dash of olive oil, magic! Sadly I couldn’t get a pic as the cinema was ambiently lit. So after a little intro from BYC’s Dominic it was time to get watching!

get ready for it

After our fill of Pi, the ace evening didn’t stop there! Backyard Cinema always have some jammie entertainment up their sleeve. Apparently Saturday night is the biggie, but Sunday was still a cool and super chilled affair surrounded by live jazz music. Beer in hand, balmy summer eve, Sunday night sorted 🙂

pre film drinks…..

to post film jazz:)

Verdict!? Again Backyard cinema has put on a great film set, with lush street food and ace people. So much more intimate that your standard cinema experience, I’ll never look back. I got to chat to Dominic from the team (you never chat to the guys at the Odeon do you!?) and he said they just wanted to create a comfy/great food/cracking films/generally awesome cinema experience. So what started in a North London back garden grew into Backyard Cinema.

roll up guys!

The best part is because the guys are so lovely you REALLY want them to do well. Plus its not hard as the guys are totally achieving what they set out to do 🙂 Smashing evening. If you are gunna go to a film screening this summer do it Backyard style. London Love xoxoxo

Heading to Camden!

The chaps are heading to Camden Lock for their next event, be there or be square. (Or go loads and get square eyes, either way you can be square). Get your hands on some tickets at:

http://www.backyardcinema.co.uk/#!tickets/c1jgi

Various dates 25th – 29th August

Almost Famous, Die Hard, Stand by me, Evil Dead 2, Made of Stone, Human Traffic

Camden Lock closest tube = Camden Town (Northern line)

London Fields closest trains: Haggerston, Hackney Central (both Overground) & Bethnal Green (Central line)

Street Feast – Tuck into Dalston street food style

I love east London. With its nutty bars, rooftop venues & bizzaro style there’s never a dull moment. I’ve had generous handful of good evenings there in my time in London so far.

So imagine my excitement when I discovered ‘Street Feast’ was heading to Dalston Yard for a 9 weekend stint! Anything with the word ‘feast’ in it has to be worth getting enthused about right!?

9 weeks of nosh!

Street Feast (@StreetFeastLDN) is basically a eclectic market full to the brim with food, booze and music that runs on a Friday night (but kippers more than welcome!) and a Saturday (all day feast) from the 19th July.

Couldn’t miss it 🙂

As mother Glencross was up visiting from Cornishland and I was in ‘off the beaten track’ London mode, we moseyed on down for the opening night ~6pm, tummies rumbling and ready for action! Luckily for us the Yard is plonked right near Dalston Junction (Abi’s navigation = zero), and we were pointed in the right direction by a friendly chap.

Street feast time!

The yard was already starting to fill when we arrived, we were quite surprised by the security! Buuut they were friendly happy chappys. So in we went, and immediately split up in search of two top notch noshing establishments.

Where do we start!?

There was a diverse yet not overwhelming choice (my decision making is bad at the best of times), but out first port of call was an easy selection.

Anna Maes – Southern Street Food (@Anna_Maes)

Mac N Cheese, Kanye Western – £6.50 – Good old mac N (3) cheese, topped with hotdogs, bacon bits and BBQ sauce. SOLD!

I have to say it didn’t disappoint. Creamy mac N cheese with a tangy BBQ sauce, awesome!

I wacked this in as I loved what they did for Movember 🙂

The second choice was a bit tougher. There was delicious smelling naans (@RolaWala), spicy jerk chicken (@Mamasjerk), salted beef bagels @brisketbel) and Man vs. Food’s Adam Richman’s recommended ‘The Rib Man (@theribman)’ (I am literally in love with this guy, much love @AdamRichman 🙂 to name but a few.

Nice bit of outdoor dining here……

Some more here. A view from the balcony!

But after scouring the yard our dessert craving got the best of us and we headed to…..

The Sweet Tooth Factory – Sweet Treats! (@SweetToothFctry)

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, Raspberry cheescake brownie. About £3 a pop.

Something I’m too lazy to make, so good!

Carrot cake, mother Glencross’s fave!

Blimin’ good dessert I have to say. Sadly the stand was set up in the corner so I am not sure they got the exposure their food and service deserved!

Ahhh it looks amazing!

One thing I noticed was the camaraderie between businesses. When I walked over The Rib Man was swapping his rib sarnie wares for a pudding at The Sweet Tooth Factory. It was great to see a bit of light hearted bartering 🙂

The rib man got busy, this is where i’ll be sampling next time!

or will it be Rola Wola?

or Bell & Brisket?

or Sorbitium!!???

Verdict!?

Music, food and sunshine. What better way to spend a Friday evening? Street Feast brings together old and young alike to chill after a busy week in the city. The delicious aroma of food & buzz of conversation fills the yard. I’m looking forward to taking a few friends down there next week, sights set on the Rotary’s £10 ‘bucket’ cocktail 🙂

It started to get really busy about 7.30pm

Oh and a massive bonus (this is important for when the ‘seal’ is broken), the loos were proper clean and appropriately decorate 🙂 top stuff.

Nice clean loos

After Hours:

Maybe head over to the Arcola Theatre and see a unconventional performance? We watched E8EH’s ‘The Vacuum Cleaner‘ (@VacuumTheFringe). An interesting mix. Half the time we didn’t totally understand what was going on, the other half had us crying with laughter! Or if you’re about with a group of chums and are feeling summery head up to Dalston Roof Park (@DalstonRoofPark) for a drink and a surprise evenings entertainment (maybe some fat Buddha yoga??).

London Love

xoxoxo

Street Feast runs for 9 weeks from 19th/20th July

Friday: 5pm – Midnight

Saturday: Noon – Midnight

Closest Train: Dalston Kingsland (Overground)

http://www.streetfeastlondon.com/

X marks the spot

p.s

This gem is on for 9 weeks BUT on the 4th/5th of July maybe take a gand at Truck Stop (@TruckStopLDN) in Wood Wharf for more chomping escapades? With the likes of Anna Maes, Cheeky Italian (@Cheeky_Italian) & Mother Clucker (@cluck_you), this weekend is set to be munching bliss!

Maybe take a weekend out for this bad boy?