New York Street Food

The British Street Food Awards took place in September, so this may be old news to some, but we haven’t had a chance to write about it yet.

Now that we’re in London and doing some “research” on British street food (meaning eating as much as we can), it seemed like a good time to tell you about the event and the winners.

Since we did not attend the event, the descriptions below were provided by the British Street Food Awards Website and Newsletter.

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We had to take a short trip to London for our job.

On the down side, there will be no lunch reviews today and tomorrow, but there will still be Mobile Munchies posts and other street food news.

On the plus side, street food is getting very popular in Britain.  We expect to go to Street Feast London on Friday night, where 18 street food vendors will be serving their goodies.  Of course, we will report back to you next week on what we find.

Eat St at Kings Cross by grahamc99. Creative Commons Attribution Licence.

It’s no secret to our readers how popular food trucks have become across the USA. Every single one of the largest cities in the US has an active food truck scene, as do many smaller cities and metropolitan areas.

What’s a little more surprising is how upscale and popular food trucks have become in some cities in Europe like London and Paris. They always had lunch vans around office and construction sites, just as we always had what were disdainfully referred to as “roach coaches”.

But these days, you’re more likely to find kimchi sliders and Japanese-style hot dogs smothered in wasabi mayo than tuna fish sandwiches or cold cut heros.

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Street food has always been popular in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. The street food renaissance in the US is a fairly recent occurrence, and it’s even more recent in Great Britain.

The British have taken to locally-sourced, well-prepared street food in a big way, and the 3rd Annual British Street Foods Awards will be celebrating the best next month. To put it in British vernacular “restaurant-quality menus at take-away prices”.

Click through to get more info, see a trailer with scenes from last year’s event, and even buy tickets if you can make it.

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Feeding thousands of world-class athletes is a daunting task for anyone. Try doing it for an Olympics, where athletes come from every corner of the globe.

In addition to the usual dining halls, Olympic organizers in London have created a simple outdoor food court for athletes with stalls from about 10 different vendors. It includes local UK foods such as raspberries and cream, as well as prepared foods such as chicken shawarma and Thai chicken.

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