On Friday 7th and Saturday 8th March from 12pm to 5pm, the two days of food festival was held in Old Spitalfields Market.
This year ‘Taste East’ celebrated countryside by welcoming Spitalfields City Farm into Bishop’s Square, which transformed Spitalfields into a country idyll armed with lots of food stalls, demonstrations, and free family entertainment.
Fabulous Food Fair
Over 50 carefully selected stalls offered the freshest and finest food sample at the free international country food fair.
People could also buy food and take home to taste it leisurely.
Some wonderful food stalls provided delicious food from all over the world.
Also some Great British Food from some of the east end's best restaurants shared a passion for ethnically sourced British produce.
Jollof Pot, founded by Romford based couple, Lloyd Mensah and Adwoa Hagan-Mensah, offered modern Ghanaian food that is characterised by its hearty, tasty stews and soups.
The Rivington Grill, a celebrated restaurant in the east end, where the menu was originally created by one the UK's best chefs Mark Hix, gave cooking demonstrations in a hot food stall.
Rummanco, which produces quality Caribbean food, established for over 25 years, offered their range of spicy condiments, all made with natural ingredients with no colourings or preservatives.
Don't Forget the Drinks
Not only food, but all types of wines, traditional ciders and independently brewed beers were on ‘Taste East.’ Plus a whole lot of juices, organic hot chocolates, coffees and teas were on sale.
Quaffs Beer, founded by beer enthusiast Chris Gill, sold beers from across the world including beers that cannot be found easily in the UK.
Tea Smith, a contemporary tea house in Old Spitalfields Market, founded by tea obsessive John Kennedy and his wife, offered a selection of teas that is grown and processed in their traditional locations, and hosted a stall where people could learn the art of making a perfect cup.
Free Demonstrations
On Friday and Saturday, secrets of some of the country’s top chefs were discovered at free demonstrations on Taste East festival. They give live cooking demonstrations.
Peter Gott of Sillfield Farm strongly believes in the "Slow Food" movement, which encourages and promotes local food and artisan food production. He is also deeply involved with the promotion of quality food production.
Cyrus Todiwala, in 2000 awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in recognition of his skill and commitment to the catering industry, is proprietor and Executive Chef of innovative Indian restaurant Café Spice Namasté in Whitechapel.
Don’t be afraid of missing last weekend’s Taste East food festival, just go to Old Spitalfields Market at Brushfield Street along with your family and friends at any time!
