BLUE COLLAR STREET FOOD: A FOOD REVOLUTION IN READING

UK street food has really taken over our towns and cities in the last couple of years. Although we often credit London with pushing most trends first, other UK cities have embraced the street food scene and made it their own.  So it should come as no surprise that London's much quieter neighbour, Reading, has a street food scene to shout about. 

Blue Collar Street Food has set out to revolutionise the Reading food scene. The festival was inspired by founder Glen Dinning's trips to Borough Market, where he had stumbled upon a mouthwatering burger. It was from the first bite of that burger that he made it his mission to learn everything he could about replicating such perfection. Through tireless trial and error, and connecting with local food lovers, he founded Blue Collar Street Food; a revolution was born. 

The festival featured vendors from Georgia, Czech Republic, Jamaica, Peru and many other countries. "The aim has always been to try and add to Reading’s upcoming and exciting food scene," says Glen, "Hopefully, by introducing new traders and types of food, we managed to do that for three days." 

"Over the next couple of years, we hope to build on the success of last week and introduce more people and places to food that is worth indulging in and getting excited about. We’ll keep shouting about just brilliant street food traders can be and give them the platform in as many places as possible to prove it."

The eclectic selection that was on offer is a testament to Glen's attention to detail, and desire to deliver the best quality and experience to customers; just like the burger he had at Borough Market. 

Blue Collar Street Food Reading runs every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm in Forbury Gardens.

For more information visit: bluecollarreading.co.uk