Popular Northampton street food event will be back this weekend with favourite trader

A popular street food event will be back in Northampton this weekend as lockdown restrictions have eased.

Bite Street Northampton, which is held in Duston Mill, in Upton Way, will welcome hungry guests once again this Friday (July 10) and Saturday (July 11).

After months of no street food at all, the event will be back with seven traders, including a firm favourite.

Canoodle, a street food trader from Birmingham, has been confirmed in the line up, which means the infamous Korean Sloppy Joe is back in all its glory.

With ground prime Angus steak, topped with Gochujang sauce, mozzarella and homemade lemongrass chilli mayo, it is just one of the many delicious items that will be available.

As with many businesses and events, Bite Street has had to make some changes to make sure it is safe for customers and adheres to social distancing.

Crispin Slee, the event organiser, said: “We have a great line up of traders and we are reopening in accordance with Government guidelines.

“We’re sticking to the two metre social distancing rule and because we have loads of space, all the tables are four metres apart.

“We will have one-way queuing rules, as well as a one-way entrance and exit.

“There will be hand sanitisers and extra hand washing facilities.

“We’re also created a grass picnic area so families can sit down and there is a little bit of room for kids to run around. Dogs are also still welcome.

“We are ready for business and we are delighted to be giving the people the opportunity to come out safely and enjoy a pint and delicious street food.”

On Friday, Bite Street will be open from 5pm until 10pm and then on Saturday 1pm until 9pm.

Organisers ask that there is a maximum of six people per group and that the two metre social distancing rule is followed.

There is free parking, but to help cover the cost of extra safety measures a small entrance fee of £1 will be in place.

The fee must be paid as a pre-booked ticket, which can be done on Eventbrite, where the full list of traders can also be found.

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