What better reason to brave the gloomy rain of a summer's day than a food festival? If you're a bit of a foodie like me, I'm sure you'll quite agree that this year's Taste of London restaurant festival and its delicious offerings are worth even the heaviest of downpours.

I'm terrible for compiling endless lists of restaurants to visit and then making it to approximately none of them - my Wunderlist stretches to about 30 different places - so this was a perfect opportunity to sample some of their wares without making a single booking. We booked the evening session, made a list of stalls to visit and prepared ourselves for a feast!



My favourite dishes were the wagyu beef puff and popcorn shrimp from Chai Wu, closely followed by the eponymous Duck & Waffle - so delicious! We also popped into the following:

Kurobuta for a BBQ pork bun (amazing)
Sartoria for fettucine and truffle
72-hour smoked beef at Club Gascon
Shotgun BBQ's Southern fried chicken
Bubbledogs' Tater Tots
Meatliquor Buffalo wings and blue cheese dip (although I didn't sample this)









Finally, after grateful acceptance of all free samples offered to us (those strawberries!) we finished off with warm Apfelstrudel from German Gymnasium. By this stage we had been at the festival for a good couple of hours and it was beginning to get a bit crowded, so we made our way home by way of the beautiful Regents Park - I work round the corner and really hope the weather perks up soon so I can spend more lunch breaks by the water!




Despite the rain it was a really good evening - although portions are quite small we all felt rather full after sharing dishes and it was a lovely way of sampling restaurants we had yet to visit. Prices vary from £5 to £12 for the "icon" dishes at each stand, so it wasn't the cheapest of events but our overall spend came to about £25-£30 per person, so not far off a sit down meal. There were also plenty of places to sit down and enjoy your food, but the rain meant we chose to walk around or eat under cover of the stands instead. If you're visiting I would definitely recommend getting there for the earlier part of your slot as it can get quite busy!

Taste of London runs until Sunday 19th June and tickets are still available here.

Love Dani
xoxo