This bank holiday Sunday Sudbury Town Council partnered with Sudbury Arts Centre and hosted it’s first (hopefully of many) Street Food Festival.
A massive achievement for Sudbury, My Thai Chef was proud to have been a part of this amazing day." - My Thai Chef Melford
Market Hill was filled to the brim with street food vendors, including some of our regular market traders, offering Sudbury a variety of foods to try from 11am until 7pm. People could enjoy lunch, afternoon bite and an evening meal all in one place. With seating inside the Arts Centre, they also provided a bar to quench the first in-between the mouth-watering food.
The Mayor of Sudbury, Councillor Alison Owen presented a short speech from the Gainsborough Statue before officially opening the event, however by 11am the hill was already buzzing with no end of people wanting to try their favourite foods.
Every stall had its fair share of queues and happy customers, some even selling out before 3 o’clock.
"Thank you for this opportunity, we sold out and it was amazing!" - Karachi Kitchen
During the afternoon it became apparent that we had underestimated the power of Sudbury, as traders were selling out left right and centre, we made the decision to close the Festival at 5pm instead of 7pm. The few that still had a small amount of stock kept going until they served all the customers they could.
"We loved seeing the local town come together to support the food trading community, everyone was buzzing and there was a real cohesive atmosphere!" - Wagyu Burgers & Street Foods
From Facebook, praise had been coming in all day, including “the food was amazing”, “so much fun”, “it was so good to see the town so busy. More things like this need to happen”, “it was amazing – such lovely food and a fantastic atmosphere!” among many more.
Exceeded all our expectations, fantastic event, can't wait until next year!" - The Little Pizza Oven
Even with St Peters providing seating inside and Sudbury Town Council putting some tables outside, there were so many people they had taken to eating standing up or going on the curb. Some feedback mentioned about additional seating both for the event and in the Summer, especially Sundays, something that will be taken into account for future events.
One of the best food festivals we have attended, Jaclyn and Rachel were fun to work with and checked in with us many times to make sure everything was running well. Definitely looking forward to next time!" - iShakeit Catering
We'd love to hear how you found out about the festival and how you felt about it, to leave feedback on your experience visit Sudbury Town Council's website and find the Street Food Festival page.
Sunday was proof that the good folk of Sudbury will support their town if the opportunity is there. A brilliant day was had by everyone! - Bites and Delights
We would like to thank Sudbury Arts Centre who worked with Nethergate Brewery and The Barista Shed who provided quality local drinks, to all the people of Sudbury and the surrounding areas who made the event such a success and our amazing vendors, we couldn't have done without you!
Our amazing Vendors:
Authentic homemade Pakistani food from newly established Karachi Kitchen,
Mac and cheese varieties from Mac Street Kitchen trading from their distinctive ’77 Bedford ambulance,
Classic whippy ice cream and other creative desserts from Mikey and Jordy’s Ice Cream van,
Shika Shack Ltd best known for its takeaway, served hand rolled fresh pizza and home-made sausage rolls,
Market regular Bites and Delights, wowed the crowd with their signature bubble waffles treats,
Brand new to Sudbury, S&K Tasty Treats treated with their classic German sausages,
Delights Catering and its sister stall provided fully loaded hot dogs and for dessert, fully loaded donuts,
From Long Melford, My Thai Chef Melford, served delicious authentic Thai cuisine created from personal experiences in Thailand,
Another familiar face, Chilli Brothers served their favourite Latin American soul food, burritos, quesadillas and rice dishes,
Needed another pizza option, The Little Pizza Oven brought fresh Neapolitan pizza for all to enjoy,
When you needed a fix of loaded chips, The Bucket List Chips served buckets of loaded chips,
To cool down, Tornado Ices, a one-woman operation, provided small batch locally made ice creams and sorbets,
From Hadleigh, Wagyu Burgers & Street Foods served their classic Wagyu patty’s, pulled smoked brisket and triple cooked chips,
Another favourite from Sudbury Market Jo’s Traditional Sweet Treats brought along their classic sweets for those with a sweet tooth,
iShakeit Catering served locally sourced fresh tortilla wraps shaped in large cones filled with fresh salad and fillings,
And last but not least, The Raclette Truck served mouth watering Swiss/French cheese melted over the top of your choice of foods.
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