Feasts and flavours of the Southbank Food Festival, London

Feasts and flavours of the Southbank Food Festival, London

February 24, 2016November 11, 2016 by Bruce McMichael

With more than 40 small, independent producers the Southbank food festival offers a wide variety of street food and produce bringing fresh food into an exciting part of London, itself dominated by the concrete of the Southbank Centre, the Royal Festival Hall and other arts buildings that sit between the River Thames and Waterloo railway station.

From charcuterie, cheeses to fresh pasta, paella, curry and of course craft beers there is plenty to buy and take home or eat as you stroll by the river. The market is open each Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Click here to find out more.

In the meantime, here is a short film giving you a flavour of what’s on offer at the market, a great place to visit for an hour or two even if the sky is little overcast.

(Cover image: Courtesy of John Coupe)

Bruce McMichael

Food writing, discovering food stories, meeting producers, chefs and food enthusiasts are all part of desire to inspire, inform my readers and fellow food lovers. I am a freelance writer, journalist and published author focusing on the international world of food and drink, culture and travel. In 2019 I graduated from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy with a Masters in Food Culture, Communication and Marketing. I am now a visiting Professor at the university teaching Food & Drink Writing. Based in London I travel widely, particularly across western Europe. I have chaired many conferences and meetings, spoken at conferences and events and often appear on radio and TV talking most about food, the business of food and being an entrepreneur. In 2017 I won an episode of the ITV (the UK-based national television channel) cooking competition show, 'Gordon Ramsay's Culinary Genius'. I took my children on holiday to Sicily with the prize money. As an experienced farmers' market manager and operator of a small marmalade/ preserves company, I am very familiar with the issues surrounding local food, farming, enterprise and the environment.