by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, February 27, 2013 | Food Van Driving, The Business of Catering
This Friday we will be heading back to Digbeth Dining Club, first of the New Year, finest street food in Birmingham and all round happy place. But. Last week I was hopeful, and panic-buying teapots more to calm the nerves than because I actually believed the Beast...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | Food Van Driving, Projects
Last weekend we had more sunshine than for most of the previous summer, and took the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities. Initially this involved painting the fence, which is determined to turn green, but then we remembered one job that has been lurking in our...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 | Food Van Driving
There are times when gazebos look terribly tempting and versatile. You have probably never looked at a gazebo in envy. I have moments of sincere, heartfelt hatred for gazebos, and while this is not quite one of them yet, I feel like we might be working up to it....
by Flic Luxmoore | Thursday, January 17, 2013 | Food Van Driving
The Beast is causing trouble at the moment. Having managed an entire season with no major disasters he has proven his worth, and is now seeing how far he can push his luck. I will add that much of this is not his fault, but in the interests of fairness it is only...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, January 9, 2013 | Food Van Driving
I’m currently working on a page about starting a street food business, with useful advice on the 10 dos and 143 don’ts of taking up the tongs and trying to make a living out of other people’s change. This last week has been all about the van, and...
by Flic Luxmoore | Friday, December 28, 2012 | Food Van Driving
This Christmas was a Northern Christmas, celebrated in the wilds of Teesside with Barny’s family. We’re now back in the Midlands with enough leftovers to sink an average family car in fair weather; after apparently choosing the same exact time as everyone...