The champions of this year’s Scottish Street Food Awards are now preparing for the next stage of the competition after a victorious weekend in Edinburgh. Hosted by the Edinburgh Food Festival as part of its 10-year anniversary, the Scottish heats saw finalists from across the country invited to serve their best street food menus for an all-star judging panel including Michelin-starred ex-Condita head chef Conor Toomey. Beating stiff competition to be selected as joint winners were Knight’s Kitchen and Planet G.
Pictured: The winners and judges at this year's Scottish Street Food Awards (Image: Supplied) Knight’s Kitchen is a family-run business serving home-cooked soul food, inspired by Mama’s Kenyan jikoni, or kitchen. Hailing from East Africa, the team draws upon influences from across the continent to deliver the flavours and culture of Kenya to festivals and events around Scotland . Planet G Food proudly cook plant-based versions of the nation’s favourite junk food from scratch.
Disheartened by the unsustainable practices in commercial kitchen, Chef Gemma and wife Marta are on a journey to make an impact with positive change through their food. In the weeks running up to the competition , the duo spoke with the Herald about their hopes of winning with the help of a fully vegan haggis burger. (Image: Supplied) Negro said: “We sometimes feel that being a plant-based business, we need to push harder with our food.
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