I am not trendy – in fact, I probably would not know
trendy is it bit me on the leg, apart from having a sore leg that is. So, I was mildly bemused to visit Street
Feast at Dalston Yard on Saturday night. This is essentially a glorious nomadic
festival of food (with a side order of those that work in med-ya) with brings
together various food trucks and independent food pioneers with a sprinkling of
craft beer.
It is currently doing a 20 week run on Friday and
Saturday nights (5 – 12) at Dalston Yard which is opposite Dalston Junction
Train Station and just at the edge of the epi-centre of cool that certain parts
of East London have become. It is
fascinating and spread out within what looks to have been an old warehouse
complex at some point or another with chairs and open fire pits spread
around.
While I am sure being on time is ‘not nearly cool
enough for school’, we arrived early enough to snag a table (5:30) and avoid the
cover charge which kicks in at 7. This
was a wise move, we decided solemnly as we watched hipsters jostle for seats as
they became available.
So what was the food like? There are a wide variety of different stalls
with 3 sit down options as well (Bobs
Lobster, Steak Diner and Pizza Pilgrims) so why don’t I just tell you what we
managed to eat?
I visited Le Bun and enjoyed confit duck in a brioche
bun with straw fries, slaw and hollandaise sauce. Was it good?
It had cooled somewhat by the time I had fought my way back to the table
and I like simple food so would perhaps have left out the fries but the duck
was very succulent and the bun perfectly balanced so I would definitely recommend
it.
We also opted for proper fries with Korean hot sauce
from Spit and Roast. The sauce was fiery
but good enough that we just kept munching when they had gone cold and the
people who were serving were brilliant fun (If you are reading this - I stand
by my statement that the nice man who handed the sauce over is a god).
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| Le Bun had disappeared before I could take a photo |
Another friend visited Anna Maes for their version of
the big mac – everything you get from the Golden Arches without the bun and on
Mac n Cheese. I had to grab a taste when
she wasn’t looking and although I only really got the Mac n Cheese, it was very
very ‘swim happily in a vat of it’ rich cheesy creamy goodness.
The man of the table was irresistibly drawn to Smoke
Stack and enjoyed a prime short rib. I
did not get to taste this as I was not prepared to risk my arm trying to take
it off him but as he was making happy pitbull noises (he is actually human not
a dog), I thought he was probably happy.
Would I go again?
Maybe – maybe not! While the food
was pretty good, some of it was pricy (£12 for the single –albeit – big rib)
and the wine was downright expensive (£20 for the most reasonable bottle we could
find but I do have sense of direction issues).
So I might pop in for dinner but
if we want a longer night out then I would probably give up the table and trot
off to the least trendy pub I could find in Dalston ……….
L x
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