Street Food Menu Inspired By Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Lunch Lady’ Vietnamese restaurant, Cô Thành in Covent Garden aims to channel the food and energy of ‘The Lunch Lady’, Nguyen Thi Thanh, as featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations show in 2009, and who inspired foodie travellers to seek out her Asian street food for themselves. The […]
Hanbaagaasuuteeki Burgers – Truly Wonderful
‘Wonderful hamburger’ is the English translation of the name of Victoria’s hippest new burger joint Hanbaagaasuuteeki, on Buckingham Palace Road a few steps away from some of the London’s most famous burger chains. ‘Suteeki’ in Japanese can also be translated as steak, showing how this new Asian-inspired burger restaurant is seeking to tap into the ‘steak hamburger’ trend popular in Japan.
Suvlaki, Soho – Street Food from Greece
It’s All Greek at Suvlaki, Soho: I was trying to remember why I hadn’t invited my part Greek friend, The-Hedonist, to join me at Suvlaki. He cheerily pointed out that since most of the dishes are meat based, it perhaps wouldn’t have been the best place in the world for him to try. Though there […]
Keu London – Vietnamese Kitchen
Vietnamese Street Food in Soho – Keu London: I know very little about Vietnamese food. So, being invited to try the famous Banh Mi (vietnamese sandwiches) was an interesting challenge. I have to admit to hesitating. I wasn’t sure whether Keu, Vietnamese Kitchen would be a good place to start my food journey. It turns […]