His Andy Bates Street Feasts series has seen him travelling the US, as well as Brazil. They took the footage to America, and Food Network commissioned me for some new shows.” I started doing Brick Lane, and then Whitecross Street and then Broadway Market, and then started doing events, and then the Food Network and then travelling the world!”Īlso see Meghan Boledovich: This is the Life (of an Urban Forager)Ĭurious, and a little jealous, we asked how exactly Andy ended up on the Food Network, and he explained that back when he was pie slinging at Eat My Pies, he had a friend doing voice overs for the network, who was then approached to make short two-to-three minute fillers for the breaks between shows, “They came to my kitchen in Hackney, we made it look nice, and dressed it for the camera. I noticed there was a gap in the market, and I found a little niche in it.
It really stood out to me that I couldn’t buy a pie, but I could buy noodles, paella, all food from around the world. I have a big love for world food, I think being British we have a very good palate - we aren’t regional are we? I grew up with Indian, with Chinese, with Thai food, but I noticed no one was doing British food. We asked Andy what initially drew him to the street food scene, and he told us, “I was working in the Brick Lane area. We sat down with Andy to discuss how he got into this business, and where he feels the street food trend is heading.Īndy is known for being a champion of British cuisine as founder of the company Eat My Pies, and can regularly be seen discovering the world’s best street food on the Food Network. Over the past few years there has been a boom on the streets of London, with markets, carts, stalls, and hand- held goodies leading the foodie charge. We’ve come down here to not only indulge in a Monmouth latte, and to sneak in a heavenly grilled cheese sandwich at Kappacasein, but also to meet up with Andy Bates, the chef who has been gaining international fame as an authority on street food. One of the most vibrant and popular food markets in the world.
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