Don’t let the name alarm you. Instead of a horrendous ‘who can eat the hottest chilli’
contest, which would have a Nando’s ‘plain for kidz’ girl like me running for
the hills, the UK Chilli Stand Off
refers to a sort of X-Factor type
contest…except instead of talentless singers, we have eight talented
chefs…and
instead of singing, we have steaming pots of chilli con carne. With a
12pm and a 4pm sitting on 17th November, ‘cooking doesn’t get tougher
than
this’ with eight chefs battling it out to win the title. And the best
bit? We get to play the role
of a chilli guzzling Gregg Wallace, as we critique the chef’s efforts
alongside
guest judge, John Torode.
Competitors
include Dishoom, our national street food treasure, The Ribman and Tim Anderson
(the 2011 Japan fanatic Masterchef winner) to name a few. Wash it all down with 2 Texan beers and
a tequila cocktail (included in the £40 ticket) while enjoying live
music. Who said the proof is in
the pudding?
Most conversations with my family and friends generally always return to the same topic - food. It's not that we're all pigs, it's just that...just that...ok, maybe we are. This fodder nattering is the mantra behind Wok+Wine - 40 strangers, 40 pounds of jumbo prawns and 40 bottles of wine. People eat, people drink but people also meet and talk with other like-minded prawn and wine loving individuals. I mean really, what more do you need in common?!
Starting in November 2008, Wok+Wine has taken the world by storm, with over 3000 guests attending their events across the globe, from New York and London to Venezuela and Whangarei! Everyone gets down and dirty by eating prawns with their hands from a huge communal table. The relaxed environment (as well as at least a bottle of wine each) gets the conversation flowing and allows interesting people to meet others for just £35. The locations are announced near the time of the event and luckily for us, the next London Wok+Wine is this Friday, 19th October! Hurrah! But hurry, with just 40 tickets on sale, they disappear in no time! Head to the website for more information and your daily dose of prawnography!
It’s lunchtime again and tummies across the
nation are rumbling. With this in
mind, I thought I’d go one step further and help you with tonight’s dinner
plans. Tonight, Shoreditch’s Sclater
Street Car Park is being transformed into a festival involving ten of London’s
best street food vendors.
From Big Apple Hot Dogs to The Ribman and Homeslice hand-rolled pizzas,
there’s a variety to suit every taste!
The Street Feast London Night Market’s mouth-watering delights can all be washed
down with cocktails, wine and beer galore served from their bar. The Night Markets are on every Friday until 20th July - hurrah! I’m salivating already!
