2014 British Street Food Awards
Street food
used to be a cool, skinny-trousered thing that you only found in the coolest
parts of East London. Not any more. On this sceptered isle of ours, it's
everywhere.
In last
year's British Street Food Awards
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H2PkvJJSCI), the prize for Best Street Food
Collective went to Bristol - and the Best Street Food Event went to Birmingham.
Which is why, for the 2014 British Street Food Awards, we wanted to make sure
we reflected the truly national nature of what's going on out there.
So, for the
first time this year, we're holding regional heats, with the winner (determined
by a public vote on the new British Street Food app — and announced live at the
event) getting a Golden Ticket — a guaranteed place to
compete in
the British Street Food Awards finals in Leeds.
The finals -
that have become an end-of-season institution since the Awards were founded
back in 2009 - will also showcase the very best street food talent from across
the entire European continent. Last year, the judges invited the top traders
from Stockholm, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin to come and compete. And
they went away with plenty silverware.
On the
weekend of September 26-28, along with live street art, how-to-getstarted in
street food seminars, children's entertainment, hip hop karaoke and beer
buckets, the public will get to sample all the finalists, and vote for their
ultimate winner. At stake? A life-changing prize. And bragging rights - big
time.
Here's the
run-down of the regional heats:
The Central
Heat, in Birmingham, on May 2
The West and
Wales Heat, in Bristol, on May 10
The South
Heat, in Brighton, on June 14 https://twitter.com/StreetDiner,
The London
Heat, in London, on July 19 http://www.kerbfood.com/events/kerb-presents-british-street-food-awards-2014-the-london-heat/
The North
Heat, in Manchester, on June 14 http://www.guerrillaeats.co.uk/bsfa
The East
Heat, in Norwich, on July 31
http://www.feastonthestreet.co.uk/british-street-food/
We're hoping
to organise a Scottish heat, in Edinburgh, but it's proving a bit tricky. For
the latest information on all the preparation for the Awards, plus updates on
the judges, the sponsors and the weather, check
www.britishstreetfood.co.uk
regularly.
Full
information is available at:
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