Street Kitchen

I’ve been hearing about the latest craze of food trucks in the US and pleased to find this street food truck about a 10 minute walk from my office. There was a small line at lunchtime and I chose the roast pulled pork, grain mustard mayo, coleslaw, pickled red cabbage and smoky crushed potatoes. The pork was delicious and went well with the mustard mayo and the tartness of the ‘slaw and pickled cabbage. Crushed potatoes (aka mash) provided the carbs to fill my stomach and last me through to dinner without teatime. There were quite a few other choices but I would recommend the pulled pork. The only problem was I thought food trucks were supposed to be cheap and at £7.50 it was a slightly more than most lunch places in the area but still cheaper than a good restaurant I guess.

After months of reading and hearing about the Street Kitchen, I finally got a chance to try it today.
It met, if not surpassed all my rather high expectations. Street food that is gourmet!
I ordered a crispy chicken with lettuce and crushed potatoes. It was excellent, Tasty, well-​cooked filleted chicken with crispy skin and a creamy, tangy dressing.
It is definitely worth the extra money and I look forward to trying them again!

Psst… please don’t tell my boss, but I took an extended lunch break today to check out this new street food vendor, which I’d seen featured on BBC’s «The Hairy Bikers». In fact, when I saw the show, I was already pulling out my diary to see when I could pencil in a trip to The City.
Today was the day! Fearing that they might have sold out for the day, I jumped on my Barclays Bike in Marylebone and criss-​crossed eastwards towards Liverpool Station… believe it or not, but I was beaming in anticipation of trying out Street Kitchen and probably violated tons of street rules.
Finally I arrived and let me tell you straight out: I’d track this distance again even on a rainy London day! The folks inside the food truck were really nice and as it was still before the rush lunch hour, I was able to have a nice chat with them. They recommended I should try the slow-​cooked mutton on potatoes and ratatouille-​like vegetables… topped of with mint sauce. That was indeed an excellent recommendation and as I sat down on one of the benches on the square, I was actually picturing myself in the countryside with sheep all around me ;-)
A little bit about the concept of Street Kitchen: they’re all about local ingredients and everything they cook/​prepare has been sourced locally. In the show on TV they showed how they even sourced Parmesan-​like cheese from the UK to make a pesto-​sauce. Love it… and it tastes great! Having said that, this is not the cheapest lunch option around (£7.50 for my dish), but it’s definitely one of the most satisfying!
On a side-​note: the chap behind the counter told me that they will soon open up a second location in Covent Garden… they can count on me as a patron! (Dear owners: Do think about opening yet another branch in Marylebone though — this area is dreadfully deserted when it comes to independent/​local lunch places.)