London Skyride 2011

A midnight move to St James Park in London to set up our mini food village brought a few surprises, one being the sleeping tramps’ round up by venue security, the usual dramas with electric hook ups and a couple of unpleasant ‘human surprises’ under a nearby tree – just another day in the life of outside caterers it would seem!
It was a really great day with lots of ‘food theatre’ – Hampshire hog roast, paella, Lamb roast, handmade burgers and a nice ‘Ruby Murrey’ stand. The crowds as usual came in droves fascinated by the hog and lamb on their spits and not surprisingly these sold out.
Perhaps most rewarding was the good cheer of the participants; even with the torrential rain thundering down they never wavered in their desire to sample our culinary delights and the queue remained, albeit very soggy, hungry following the physical exertion. Not so much in good cheer but dedicated to the job was the poor burger chef on the barbecue in the rain who ploughed on, keeping these eager punters delightfully satisfied – once again it seems Donkey had somehow drawn the short straw!