It was a very fun bank holiday weekend over in dalston at Land of Kings festival last Sunday and monday.

Highlights included an impromptu gig by Richie Hawtin, which rocked our street food world for two golden hours; much fun playing with Street Feast organiser Dom’s little guy Remy, who eats more edamame than anyone I have ever met and commanded more respect at the hatch than Ben and I thrown together; Baba Gupta made a sunny addition in his new pink van, and our neighbours spit and roast more than made up for all our tofu and salad goodness with their notoriously moreish fried chicken.

A sunny weekend we won’t soon forget.

The new street feast at merchant yard has been so busy since it launched on April 12 that each Friday night flies by like a food-filled, hunger-fuelled dream. From the moment the gates open at five pm until the last trader has shut up shop at midnight, it is all hands on deck as food flies, coins drop, cans fizz and beats rumble. In fact it is so busy that we have not yet been able to leave the van to eat / drink / go to the bathroom / take any pictures of the fun being had.

Oh the irony of not eating all night.

Here are a few snaps of last Friday’s crew setting up. If you haven’t been already, come down and join us. We promise you will have some proper foodie fun.

we are very honoured to be the first trader to feature our favourite seasonal recipe on the all new street feast london website. as eager disciples of the deeply inspirational and talented riverford team, whose books make some of the best bedtime reading i have encountered, it had to be their quick and yummy spicy chicken with spring greens. perfect for some instant post-trading flavour and colour. you can find it here.

oh, and there’s a pretty ace competition to be won as well, so chop chop chop.

If, like us, you have been quietly battling a giant Friday night shaped hole in your heart since the end of 2012, sit up and listen with all eyes and ears: our one and only friday night home street feast is kicking off again this Friday on Kingsland road in its brand spanking new venue and you will not want to miss it.

Here is our menu and all the deets are above.

See you there people. woop woop!

on Saturday, with rosy cheeks, wooly socks and great excitement, we braved the cold along with the finest selection of fellow street foodies in London, and headed down to brockley market to sell our beloved gyoza.

Following A chilly week of hug-the-griddle-to-stay-warm trading, it was a bonkers freezing day, and were it not for the warmth and kindness of the brockley team and their faithful customers, measly snow and numb toes would have easily weeded out the weaker among us.

We had a most uplifting time and met some wonderful shoppers and traders. And dogs – this cold little sausage tried with all his might to put all four brakes on but his tiny legs were of no use. We showered him in love in compensation for his courage.

A giant luardos breakfast burrito and mother flipper burger kept us full and strong, and once home we gorged on out-of-this-world homemade charcuterie from Moons green – a surprisingly perfect accompaniment to our chilli la-yu miso soup.

A square crumpet never felt so right.