• Latest
  • Trending
Foodie Festival - Clapham Common - Review 1

Foodie Festival – Clapham Common – Review

18/08/2015
LOCKDOWN-BORN ‘SOUL FOOD FUSION’ SPOT BANDO BELLY IN PECKHAM OPENS 3

LOCKDOWN-BORN ‘SOUL FOOD FUSION’ SPOT BANDO BELLY IN PECKHAM OPENS

19/01/2021
Tilda launches recipe book to celebrate 50 years, with all proceeds going to The Felix Project 5

Tilda launches recipe book to celebrate 50 years, with all proceeds going to The Felix Project

15/12/2020
Celebrate Christmas at Leadenhall as Iconic Market Reopens 7

Celebrate Christmas at Leadenhall as Iconic Market Reopens

08/12/2020
Experience a Nordic Winter here in London

Experience a Nordic Winter here in London

07/12/2020
Paternoster Chophouse Relocates To Ludgate Hill 10

Paternoster Chophouse Relocates To Ludgate Hill

25/11/2020
The perfect Christmas gift for wine lovers, that lasts the whole year. 12

The perfect Christmas gift for wine lovers, that lasts the whole year.

17/11/2020
Join Borough Market's Second Instalment Of ‘Borough Cooks Live’ With Skye McAlpine 14

Join Borough Market’s Second Instalment Of ‘Borough Cooks Live’ With Skye McAlpine

25/11/2020
Harassment just needs to stop. Help Safe & the City do that! 16

Harassment just needs to stop. Help Safe & the City do that!

22/10/2020
Borough Market Hosts ‘Bake for Beirut’ Fundraiser 18

Borough Market Hosts ‘Bake for Beirut’ Fundraiser

25/11/2020
Are you brave enough to enter the Forbidden Forest Cinema? 20

Are you brave enough to enter the Forbidden Forest Cinema?

13/10/2020
Vegan fish n chips delivery launched 22

Vegan fish n chips delivery launched

10/10/2020
London Cocktail Month at Romulo! 24

London Cocktail Month at Romulo!

09/10/2020
  • Home
  • Our Bloggers
  • Food+Drink
    • Pop-up
    • Nights Out
    • Restaurants
    • Vegan
    • Rooftop Bars
  • Our Bloggers
    • Adam
    • Nicole
    • Jamina
    • Martin
    • Daniel W
    • James K
    • Juliet
    • Justine
    • Kiran
    • Laura Summers
    • Mylen N
    • Cordelia
  • What’s On
    • Festivals
    • Film
    • Music
  • Contact us
LDN life
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
LDN life
No Result
View All Result

Foodie Festival – Clapham Common – Review

Kiran Kukar by Kiran Kukar
18/08/2015
in Festivals, Food+Drink, Kiran
Reading Time: 7min read
30
SHARES
272
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

What a buzz! The sun was shining, the aromas wafting, the taste buds salivating. Thousands of people in cheery summer attire had descended upon Clapham Common for the Foodies Festival browsing from stall to stall, sampling free tasters of all kinds, from savouries, to cakes to drinks.

The atmosphere really did feel like a festival: pleasure and enjoyment flowing around, helped by the many different varieties of food and drinks available. The stalls presented an excellent selection of cuisines from around the world as well as fusions and variations. There was the pie stall (Artisan Pie Company) selling traditional English pies as well as vegetarian ones with a curry filling; the brightly coloured bubble tea stall, the ever so pretty vegan cake stall (Wholesome Bakes), providing guilty pleasures for people with allergies (by the way, in case you were wondering), the cakes were delicious.

Boursin, the cheese people had erected a sensorium, which was an amazing 3D trip through a refrigerator: gliding over tomatoes, flying through the green stalks of spring onions and ending with the sight of chilling champagne bottles.

Immersed in the boursin sensorium, what an experience! @ldnlife

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 12:23pm PDT

In addition, while waiting in the sensorium queue, Boursin staff were constantly circulating with trays of French bread liberally spread with Boursin. There was a real danger of having a Boursin overdose.

The Festival was really well organised, with seating areas, a first aid post, a cash point and clean conveniences. My only criticism would be that a third row of stalls were rather hidden away and we didn’t discover them till we were leaving, which was a real pity as they had the pancake stall I’d been searching for; unfortunately I was too full to partake by then. So, Foodies Festival next year, please give all the stalls space to shine and sparkle.  

By Ravinder Randhawa

We were lucky to be visiting the Foodies Festival on Saturday which turned out to be the only day of the festival unvisited by rain, despite being overcast for part of the day. In anticipation of getting to try lots of tasty food and drink we forfeited breakfast, arriving hungry, we weren’t disappointed immediately being offered ravioli tasters (Ravioli of Verona) followed by many, many more including artisan spirits, flavoured ciders, breads, dips, sauces and sweets.

I enjoyed the mixture of up-market catering and home-style creations. My favourite items from the festival were the violet and cherry infused liqueur (The Tipsy Tart) and the pork and honey-mustard sausage roll (Pig in the Middle). 

The Tipsy Tart infused liqueur @ldnlife @foodiesfestival

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:32am PDT

I was surprised by small the festival was when we first arrived, judging by the number of areas listed on the website I was expecting it to be much larger. That being said once inside I could see that every square inch was being used, with stalls and food trucks squeezed side-by-side into fairly tight rows and the theatres for cooking, baking and drinks tasting tucked neatly to the edges. In fact we spent a good five hours there without running out of things to look at and taste.  

The down side of the this packed site is that an entire row of stalls, to very the left when you entered, was very easy to miss, we only found it as we were on our way out. A pie stall, a patisserie, a cider hut, a honey beer stall, a liquid nitrogen ice cream stall (where you pick the ingredients and they make the ice cream in minutes in front of you using the liquid nitrogen) and more.

Speaking to some of the stall holders in this area they told us that they’d had a much smaller footfall than the rest of the festival, which is a shame since there where some really nice products on those stalls, including the pies (Artisan Pie Company) and pastries (Comptior Gourmand) we took home ourselves. I hope next year they have a fairer layout.  

It was great to get the chance to speak to the stall holders about their products; both how they make them and how they got into the making of them. The lemon chutney (Dips) whose lemons are preserved for up to 3 months in herbs and spices. The cookies and cakes (Wholesome Bakes; gluten, dairy and nut free) whose creator started the company after making cakes for family and friends with allergies, as they say on their website “everybody deserves delicious cakes”.

By Kiran Kukar    

Without milk, without gluten, without nuts but FULL of taste! @ldnlife @foodiesfestival

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:45am PDT

Kiran and Ravinder’s ratings for some of the food they tried on the day:  

Chilli Sausage Roll from Little Jack Horner’s – 3/5 tasty but would have preferred more flavour

Very tasty spiced sausage roll! From Little Jack Horners @ldnlife

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 6:51am PDT

Violet and Cherry Infused Liqueur from The Tipsy Tart – 5/5 so good we took some home, also enjoyed their Lavender, and Blackcurrant flavours

Sparkling Elderflower Presse from Heartease Farm – 3/5 does what it says on the tin

Cakes and Cookies from Wholesome Bakes (gluten, dairy, nut free) – 4/5 didn’t taste like they were missing anything!

Polenta Ball with Vegetable Ragu from Friuiliamo – 1/5 disappointing

Toffee Vodka from 55 Above – 5/5 basically liquid alcoholc toffee!

The @55above toffee vodka tastes amazing. @ldnlife @foodiesfestival

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 7:54am PDT

Mojito Sorbet, GLT Sorbet, and Strawberry Daiquiri Ice Cream from Drunken Dairy – 5/5 tasted like the cocktails they were meant to be and generous portions as well 🙂

Finally got my @drunkendairy boozy ice cream, they all tasted so good we could barely decide! @ldnlife

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 7:58am PDT

Pork and Honey-Mustard Sausage Roll from Pig in the Middle – 5/5 so good, my favourite thing from the whole festival

Crispy Duck Wrap from The Duck Truck – 4/5 great plum sauce and plenty of shredded duck but not enough salad

Cloudy Apple Cider from Strongbow – 2/5 not great

Lemon Chutney from Dips – 4/5

We picked up some lemon chutney and bread from @ukdips and Yosi’s Bagels @ldnlife

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 12:34pm PDT

Challah Bread from Yosi’s Bagels – 4/5

Curros from Churros Garcia – 4/5 I would have like more cinnamon

Venison and Chilli Chocolate Pie from Artisan Pie Company – 3/5 a great hit of chilli and packed full but too dry for me

Gorgeous looking pies from the Artisan Pie Co bear left when you go in @foodiesfestival can’t wait to eat mine @ldnlife

A photo posted by Kiran (@rayofkiran) on Jul 25, 2015 at 12:40pm PDT

Steak and Stout Pie from Artisan Pie Company – 5/5 great flavour and also packed full

Pastries from Comptior Gourmand – 4/5

  • Overall

Summary

Foodies Festival delivered on what it promised and we were very lucky with the weather. The only let down being the stalls that were seemingly hidden away and we didn't see until the end, at which point we were completely full.

4

Like this:

Like Loading...
Share12Tweet8Send
Previous Post

The Wedding Reception – Dining Experience – Review

Next Post

The Night Tube – For Late Shifts and Great Nights

Related Posts

LOCKDOWN-BORN ‘SOUL FOOD FUSION’ SPOT BANDO BELLY IN PECKHAM OPENS 26
Food+Drink

LOCKDOWN-BORN ‘SOUL FOOD FUSION’ SPOT BANDO BELLY IN PECKHAM OPENS

by Guest Post
19/01/2021
Paternoster Chophouse Relocates To Ludgate Hill 28
Food+Drink

Paternoster Chophouse Relocates To Ludgate Hill

by Guest Post
25/11/2020
The perfect Christmas gift for wine lovers, that lasts the whole year. 30
Food+Drink

The perfect Christmas gift for wine lovers, that lasts the whole year.

by Guest Post
17/11/2020
Join Borough Market's Second Instalment Of ‘Borough Cooks Live’ With Skye McAlpine 32
Food+Drink

Join Borough Market’s Second Instalment Of ‘Borough Cooks Live’ With Skye McAlpine

by Guest Post
25/11/2020
Borough Market Hosts ‘Bake for Beirut’ Fundraiser 34
Food+Drink

Borough Market Hosts ‘Bake for Beirut’ Fundraiser

by Guest Post
25/11/2020
Next Post
The Night Tube - For Late Shifts and Great Nights 36

The Night Tube - For Late Shifts and Great Nights

Popular Posts

  • Paternoster Chophouse Relocates To Ludgate Hill posted on November 25, 2020
  • Experience a Nordic Winter here in London posted on December 4, 2020
  • The perfect Christmas gift for wine lovers, that lasts the whole year. posted on November 12, 2020
  • Celebrate Christmas at Leadenhall as Iconic Market Reopens posted on December 8, 2020
  • Tilda launches recipe book to celebrate 50 years, with all proceeds going to The Felix Project posted on December 12, 2020
  • Join Borough Market’s Second Instalment Of ‘Borough Cooks Live’ With Skye McAlpine posted on November 5, 2020
  • LOCKDOWN-BORN ‘SOUL FOOD FUSION’ SPOT BANDO BELLY IN PECKHAM OPENS posted on January 14, 2021

Follow LDN LIFE

  • Home
  • Tech
  • Life
  • Travel
  • News
  • Our Portfolio

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • #11079 (no title)
  • #LDNLife
  • 404 Page Not Found
  • About LDN Life
  • All posts
  • Authors list
  • Categories
  • Contact us
  • Home 13
  • Home 14
  • Home 15
  • Jamina (Ginglesnuff) Blogger profile
  • London Burger Map
  • New Homepage Jan 2021
  • Our Bloggers
  • Sample Page
  • Submit a story
  • Tags
  • Write for us

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: