Streatham Food Festival 2010

the world's kitchen on your doorstep

The Streatham Food Festival is back for a second great year with delicious delights and fantastic events to really get taste buds tingling! With so much going on, this year’s entertainment is here for a whole week!

A huge thanks to everyone who came along to support a very successful second Streatham Food Festival! Where else can you taste food from around the world, learn mama’s secret to fresh pasta making and shake hands with a giant pineapple? It all happened over the weekend and there is lots more fun till Sat 22nd. Click What’s On for all the exciting details!

Streatham is flavour of the week with this line up…

  • ITV presenter Ronke Phillips opens the Free Food Fair
  • Pizza, Pasta and Samosa Workshops.
  • Street-dance group, the Stylinquent perform outside The Odean from 12pm-2pm.
  • Icky Sticky Art Club, Fairtrade, face painting, healthy eating and how to make your garden grow!
  • Meet Chef’s Compliment, Valentina Harris and The Pampered Chef.
  • Competitions, beekeepers, quizzes, exclusive film screenings.
  • Open mic sessions, wine tasting with Hix and Buck, guilt free ice-cream workshop.
  • Have your say by completing The Streatham Survey.

If you are wondering, “Where is Streatham and how do I get there?”.
All will be revealed……

Where is Streatham?

South London, England, UK.

Streatham is situated in the South London borough of Lambeth spanning SW16 and SW2.

Streatham’s claims to fame:

• Streatham has been home to a number of celebrities including Naomi Campbell and John Galliano.

• Streatham allegedly has the longest high street in Europe!

Transport links

Overland stations:

Streatham Common (it is actually situated about a mile away from the Common)

Streatham (situated near the middle of the High Rd, nearest to the Common)

Streatham Hill (located nearer to the top of the High Rd, in the direction of Brixton)

Buses
50, 57, 109, 118, 159, 249, 133, 250,333 all go along the High Road until late.

The History of Streatham

The following sites offer interesting insights:

Streatham Society

Wikipedia