British StreetFood Awards
Entry Fee
No
Booking Required
Yes
Venue
The Fire Station - Parade Ground
The biggest street food competition in the world will be parking up at The Fire Station's Parade Ground.
Launched in 2009, the British Street Food Awards is all about recognising the best of the 10,000 new food heroes who are selling food on our streets – and the Northern Heat is coming to Sunderland for the first time in May.
Up to 10 of the best traders from all across the North of England will be trying to win the public vote and impress celebrity judges to make it through to the 2025 British Street Food Awards final.
The British Street Food Awards have been brought to Sunderland as part of a region-wide partnership between The Fire Station, Food and Drink North East, Sunderland BID, Destination North East, Local Heroes, Sunderland Music City, Sunderland City Council and Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS).
With live music and DJs across the bank holiday courtesy of Sunderland Music City plus a resident food market and traders trying to win votes with taster portions and seasonal specials, the northern heats on May 23-25 at The Fire Station will be something special for the region.
A British Street Food Award is a prize that genuinely changes lives. Wingmans, big winners at the BSFA and the ESFA in 2017, recently opened up their second ‘proper’ restaurant in Hoxton. MEATliquor, who won at the Awards back in 2009 now have nine sites. Bao have five. BSFA winners go places. Literally. This year the British Street Food Awards champion will be going to Germany to compete in the grand final of the 2025 European Street Food Awards in Munich.
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