26/05/2026
Oh my days !!!!!!
British Street Food Awards what can i say!??
On a weekend when festival attendance has people talking for all the wrong reasons you guys stepped up and delivered. Massive thank you to the organisers at gunwharf quays Portsmouth for the southern round of British street food awards.
From the people on the entrances handing out the voting slips the security guards and the guys keeping the area clean tidy and the bins emptied ( one of those aspects of an event you never appreciate until it’s not done) the supervisors and managers who every morning went to every stall and asked “ how are you? Are you ok ? Do you need anything?) a simple gesture not unnoticed.
The people who came from near and far to eat drink and enjoy, whether you ate from us or not, whether you voted for us or not, the energy and enthusiasm was incredible.and that carried most of us cooking. Sometimes as a trader you don’t feel and not sure if you’re going to enjoy the event, and find yourself clockwatching until you can bring your vehicle on and pack up. Absolutely no chance!!
To explain, the 17 traders are in a circle with plenty of seating in the centre. Without fail the people are walking around the outside the barriers asking about the food you’re cooking how it’s prepped etc etc. the gates open at 12. For three consecutive days were at 12.01. It was incredible to watch people come straight to our stall yup, this is what we wanted . People wanted to try as many of the traders as possible and really brought into the voting aspect. Usually you watch potential customers do a circuit, check prices mull it over and it an be 30 mins till you makes sale. Not at gunwharf.
To the traders, the comraderie is real…. It is tricky at the best of times you want the sales and you need to turn a profit so there is a cagey element at every event, and whilst that is true especially with a vote and podium finish here, every wants everyone else to do well, I genuinely ate some amazing food, phat boi’s dumplings were outstanding. Oh babu that lamb was insane, stans that was very tasty chicken , burger society enuff said, bey roots awesome.
