Author: footloose

Visitors to Portchester Castle will inevitably bump into Claude.

 

Not your standard same old, same old. This vintage mobile coffee bar is deliberately different.

 

Offering locally roasted coffee, home baked cakes, savouries, waffles and their delicious crab sandwiches.

 

But what is really special is the passion and enthusiasm of everyone involved. Providing a service that is different. A genuine committment to local, to their customers, to the community and if you happen to have forgotten your wallet there is a token board which everyone is welcome to use to redeem a suspended coffee that has been paid forward.

Keaton Randall is Saffa Bru, a South African inspired street food business local to Kent.

Catering for private events, they can also be found at local street food markets and festivals.

With a permanent location at the Black Griffin in the Canterbury High St.

When it comes to burgers Jamie Himlin-Ladd goes for the Cookhouse Burger from the Cornish Cookhouse at the beachfront on Hayling Island.

“What an absolute joy to turn up for a swim in the sea & see this absolute beauty of a truck in the car park. After a quick swim I ventured back & was given a warm welcome by two super friendly ladies. The food was divine, I had the salt beef brisket bagel & my friend loved her vegan option, it is a must try. An absolute gem of a find & looking forward to returning again very soon to work my way through the menu.”

Street food as it is meant to be eaten

For the past fourteen years Yummez Burger Bar has been flipping burgers on the Petersfield Rd

 

In a lay by on the right hand side of the road just before Midhurst. Fast food, done right.

 

Supported by regular customers looking for a quick bite on the move. They offer a standard menu of breakfast baps, burgers, toasties and hot dogs. Along with cool drinks and a selection of snacks

Open until four o’clock and you can phone ahead to arrange to collect your order on the way past.

[Edit] Closed but maybe moved to a shop in North St.

Doner Kebabs don’t do it for me.

But a homemade Greek pita gyros in another story and there is a food van on Brockenhurst Lane behind Sports Direct in the Solent Retail Park, doing just that.

But whats the difference https://thebeachmuse.com/greece-difference-souvlaki-gyros-kebab/ ?

[Edit] Closed Original, imaginative and authentic is a difficult one.

Two was definitely too much.

But I couldn’t decide between The Mexcian and the BBQ Pulled Pork toppings at Mr Jack Potato.

A very small fast food takeaway tucked away on the Oving Rd behind the Four Chestnuts. Serving some of the more imaginative street food options to be found in Chichester.

Find Hunger Busters, Wednesday to Sunday weather permitting, where the road ends at the Marine Beach car park on the beachfront in Selsey.

For full on burgers, hot dogs and very generous baps. The menu offers a good selection of hot trailer food cooked to keep their clients coming back for more.

The village has a long history of fishing, still has its own fleet and a stroll along the narrow promenade, together with some of the best street food to be found in Chichester, is one of those rare and simple pleasures.

They also do a breakfast on the go.

As well as well as a piping hot jacket potato and cheese.

How do you see the world?
Is it perfect? Of course not.
Can we fix all the problems? Of course not.
Can we make a difference? Of course we can.

Doesn’t matter how small the achievement we believe in making a difference to people’s lives, it may be in a very small way, but that’s the core of what we do, we want to make a difference and that is our purpose.

It’s important to appreciate food, it’s such a fundamental aspect of all our lives, we believe that cooking and eating together can be a very beneficial experience and helps form bonds in a community. We also believe that good food should be healthy and above all tasty!

It is difficult to say much more that that.

Whilst looking, I happened to stumble over the Community Oven and it is difficult to say much more that that. I tire very quickly of sleek professionally fitted coffee shops, restaurants and farm shops. Gravitating rather to greasey food trucks specialising in high carb junk foods liberally doused with fried onions, spicy sauces and accompanied by a sticky drink.

Honest, unapologetic and unpretentious.

But not all of the time. Occasionally one does stumble over someone else hell bent on doing different.