Chef Wise

Inspired by the culinary delights he encountered on extensive travels throughout the Far East, Jason Freedman, chef patron of The Minnis Bar & Restaurant in Birchington-on-Sea in Kent, is to host a special Asian Street Food night on 27th June. An exotic buffet-style dinner costing £13.95 a head including complimentary drink will be served on from 7.00pm on Friday 27th June. The extensive array of dishes will feature: Fresh Chicken Sate with Peanuts, Indonesian Nasi Goreng with Fried Eggs, Home Made Spiced Spring Rolls, Grilled Pork Skewers, Papaya & Lime Salad, Salted Beef with Chilli & Tamarind, Crispy Soft Shell Crab, Aromatic Prawn Curry, Roast Duck & Egg Noodle Soup, Local Asparagus with Stir Fried Prawns, Stir Fried Crispy Pork with Broccoli, Steamed Mussels with Chilli & Basil Deep Fried Cured Pork Ribs, Japanese Chicken Ramen, Karaage Chicken with Teriyaki Sauce, Salmon, Prawn & Crab Fishcakes, Green Pea Rice and Vegetable Fried Noodles. ...

21 Bateman Street, offering a menu of quality Greek streetfoods, with an emphasis on souvlaki, has just opened in the heart of Soho. This delicious, healthy way to enjoy food on the go is prepared over a robata-style grill, and can be enjoyed eating in or taken away. More information, and a full menu, can be found at www.21batemanstreet.co.uk Souvlaki - which simply means 'skewer' or 'stick' - are freshly made daily on the premises, and cooked over charcoal. Pork, lamb, chicken or vegetarian (tomato, mastelo cheese, pepper, onion and mushroom) souvlaki can be served simply on their own, or wrapped in authentic Greek flatbread with tzatziki, mint yoghurt or mustard sauce. Other starters and sharing dishes range from pitta bread and Kalamata olives to baked feta or wild boar sausage, with more substantial options including a three meat burger (also available stuffed with feta) and a daily special. To finish, as in Greece, there's yoghurt with a selecti...

The British Street Food Awards - that have become an end-of-season institution since they were founded back in 2009 -- went all European this year. The festival of vans, trucks and trailers showcased the very best of street food from across the entire continent. Traders travelled from Stockholm, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin to compete, but the winners were Katie and Kim from Bristol, who baked out of a converted horse box to be voted Best of the Best. Katie and Kim won the title for their amazing cheese scones, still warm from the oven, and bowls of stovies with oatcakes spread with thick curls of Scottish butter. As Best of the Best, they have now secured a premier pitch at Trinity Kitchen, the new retail development in Leeds opening later this month. British Street Food are curating the new TK food court, which will involve an ever-changing roster of the new wave of Britain's street food stars. 2013 has been the year of street food, with markets popping u...