I have been living in London for about 8 months (from the US). I am a barbell junkie, but also have an obsession with good food. I was depressed when i first came here because everyone went on and on about the crap food. I’m also a documentary filmmaker and when i came i decided to look into it with my camera. Found that the street food scene here is INSANE. Just killer grub.
I’ve made a few films about it The Sidewalk Feast: London - YouTube
What i want to know is are there many T-Nation fellas/ladies in London and if so have they come across the street food scene here?? Been the perfect places to hit after a day of heavy deads!
[quote]sjhutc wrote:
I have been living in London for about 8 months (from the US). I am a barbell junkie, but also have an obsession with good food. I was depressed when i first came here because everyone went on and on about the crap food. I’m also a documentary filmmaker and when i came i decided to look into it with my camera. Found that the street food scene here is INSANE. Just killer grub.
I’ve made a few films about it The Sidewalk Feast: London - YouTube
What i want to know is are there many T-Nation fellas/ladies in London and if so have they come across the street food scene here?? Been the perfect places to hit after a day of heavy deads![/quote]
[quote]BiP wrote:
Good video, although some introductions would be nice to have a better idea of who some of the people you’re interviewing are.
London has a lot of good food, it’s just that none of it is British
Covent Garden has some food stalls a couple of times a week. Will have to check them out on my way back from the gym at some point.[/quote]
Understood. I was definitely shooting for the discussion and images to kind of allow the audience to determine, alright these guys run a food truck and this guy puts on a market.
Covent Garden does has some good stuff going on. Kings Cross has a daily lunch market that is insanely killer. And the dude in the film, Dom, puts on Street Feast in Hackney on Friday nights. Amazing party at those. Food trucks and stalls as far as the eye can see, good music and even better people!
[quote]BiP wrote:
Good video, although some introductions would be nice to have a better idea of who some of the people you’re interviewing are.
London has a lot of good food, it’s just that none of it is British
Covent Garden has some food stalls a couple of times a week. Will have to check them out on my way back from the gym at some point.[/quote]
Understood. I was definitely shooting for the discussion and images to kind of allow the audience to determine, alright these guys run a food truck and this guy puts on a market.
Covent Garden does has some good stuff going on. Kings Cross has a daily lunch market that is insanely killer. And the dude in the film, Dom, puts on Street Feast in Hackney on Friday nights. Amazing party at those. Food trucks and stalls as far as the eye can see, good music and even better people![/quote]
I was just thinking about it and I think I get what you were aiming at. I don’t watch a lot of documentaries these days, so I’m not sure how it’s usually handled stylistically. The conversational style definitely worked better for me than having a stereotypical BBC voiceover explaining who these people are, so I think the overall direction is great, just maybe a little bit more introductory stuff, but still done in your style.
For example a snippet of conversation that explains to the audience who these people are and why they’re here. Again, avoiding a typical “My name is bla and I do bla bla bla” style, and using your more organic approach. I think it feels fresher and avoids that plastic, obnoxious feel of most documentaries I remember seeing.
I checked the map after watching and found the Street Feast. Will have to check it out at some point, if I can be bothered to go all the way to Hackney. Living so centrally spoiled me
Its all about Brixton village market. I’ve been eating here weekly for the last year and I still haven’t tried all the different restaurants. All for less than £10 per head too. Would strongly recommend Wishbone. Best fried chicken I’ve eaten (free range for those who are into that kind of thing).
Failing that you can’t go wrong with a salt beef bagel from brick lane or a burger with a side of onion rings from Byron.
I love it when people from countries such as the US go ape shit over how shit our food is, have you looked at yourselves by any chance?
British cuisine has developed, the originals still apply but we’re not a nation of fancy twats like france, spain or Italy but hey, we like their food.
We actually have these things called angus burgers to rival even your best gourmet stuff. I dont think you’d even play down Angus meat if you had it.
Not to mention the chocolate made here in the UK beats out the competition everywhere else.
A nation of fat asses complaining about British cuisine, best joke this week!
[quote]harrypotter wrote:
I love it when people from countries such as the US go ape shit over how shit our food is, have you looked at yourselves by any chance?
British cuisine has developed, the originals still apply but we’re not a nation of fancy twats like france, spain or Italy but hey, we like their food.
We actually have these things called angus burgers to rival even your best gourmet stuff. I dont think you’d even play down Angus meat if you had it.
Not to mention the chocolate made here in the UK beats out the competition everywhere else.
A nation of fat asses complaining about British cuisine, best joke this week![/quote]
Fish N Chips, Shepherds Pie, how about some Blood Pudding. All very yummy IMO.
[quote]harrypotter wrote:
I love it when people from countries such as the US go ape shit over how shit our food is, have you looked at yourselves by any chance?
British cuisine has developed, the originals still apply but we’re not a nation of fancy twats like france, spain or Italy but hey, we like their food.
We actually have these things called angus burgers to rival even your best gourmet stuff. I dont think you’d even play down Angus meat if you had it.
Not to mention the chocolate made here in the UK beats out the competition everywhere else.
A nation of fat asses complaining about British cuisine, best joke this week![/quote]
I totally get being unhappy about cultures unfairly holding onto different stereotypes regarding another culture when it is clearly not true. The problem is, whether done intentionally or not, it happens…in each and every culture.
That was my aim behind what the films are about. It is an outsider who was brought up around those crazy stereotypes, going into that scene and proving it wrong. I completely agree. Food in England is AMAZING.
You have to cut people a bit of slack with the stereotypes. I mean the drinking tea stereotype is dead right, I myself go through about 5 cups a day! And I think as a general rule Brits do enjoy a good moan, sometimes having a ruddy good complain about something can make you feel a lot better!
Sadly everyone doesn’t know the royal family. Although the local pub from home was where Prince Harry was caught smoking weed quite a few years back, so that’s a nice claim to fame!
British cuisine has developed, the originals still apply but we’re not a nation of fancy twats like france, spain or Italy… [/quote]
Bwahahahaha!! Fuck you, motherfucker! LOLOLOL!!!
OP, Brick Lane, baby. Brick Lane! Oh, and the Borough Market (near London Bridge) has a great deal of exquisite food from all over the world. You must check it out too, especially on Sundays.
I can honestly say I have yet to try any British chocolate so I can’t really say one way or the other.
@Darkninjaa Brick Lane is great but has gotten a little touristy, but i would still say it is a must to get there on a Sunday. The Rib Man is there that day every week. If anyone hasn’t ever had a ‘religious experience’ i suggest you get one of his rib rolls with his “Holy Fuck” sauce! That is what i am eating in the end credits of the film.
I would definitely say the best bet is always to find where the kerb markets are going on at kerbfood.com always the best around.
I am massively into food and, having eaten in more than 40 countries, I have some personal opinions on this:
Belgian chocolates are overrated and survive on a reputation they no longer deserve. Beating the Belgian’s and Swiss are the Italians for general chocolate quality. I encourage you to visit the annual chocolate festival in Perugia.
Italian food eaten in Italy is the best food in Europe BUT this requires not eating in tourist areas (that will be pretty crap if you do). Likewise, Italian food eaten outside Italy is generally a disappointment. This rule also applies to Greek food.
The best pizza in the world is found in Naples, Italy.
Best Indian food outside India, is found in the UK.
The best place to eat international food is London (based on options and quality). The worst for eating non-Italian food is probably Italy (they exist, but you struggle and the food is generally compromised far too much for the Italian palate).
America is good for large portions but poor for quality of ingredients. It is all to easy to eat a lot of junk food. I guess this is down to farming methods, where in Europe the food may even be wild. I have eaten well in America, but it cost!!!
I would state that Turkish food eaten in Turkey is the 2nd best in Europe (it is half-Europe half-Asia geographically, but not Europe politically). I would then move to Greek and French for a joint 3rd place.
Your taste buds need to be trained to fully taste what you are eating. It took me 6 months in Italy before I really started to differentiate correctly the tastes within the tomato sauce on pizza. I thought I knew, but time corrected this opinion. Alcohol also dulls the taste buds so moderate your drinking to appreciate your food first (or drink like mad if it’s disgusting).
British food deteriorated due to wars (being cut off from ingredients is part of this) and so what the UK has is a recovery with the twist of immigration. I also think the American coffee chains deserve some credit.
Largest menu I have ever seen? Malaysian food market that offered over 700 dishes.
