Saturday, 21 August 2010

Glorious food

It was back into the city today for the 2nd annual (i.e. they had it last year) SF Street Food Fair. Various food vendors lined several streets in the Mission district offering tasty treats, all organised by La Cocina, a very interesting, very West Coast "incubator" for food entrepreneurs. Basically if you have a foodie idea you can rent their kitchen space and they'll help you start your business. Maybe they'll help me introduce British cuisine around here (tripe, boiled brussel sprouts, spotted dick, etc.)

Last year they expected 5,000 visitors and got 13,000. This year they expected 13,000 and got 20,000. This made it all a little crowded, but Hannah and I hungrily pushed our way through to sample some crunchy organic granola, make-your-own fruit pies, and a Virgin Mary made from jelly.



San Franciscans like their food.



Not sure what they were cooking.



They weren't casting the nanny, only the troublesome families. Disappointed.



Immaculate Consumption.



And after all that, you need...