by Flic Luxmoore | Friday, June 19, 2015 | Hopeful, Restaurant
It is probably something that unites all street food traders, due to the fickle nature of our profession and the British weather: We’re not really motivated by money. As far as I’m concerned, quality of life far outweighs any cash rewards. Don’t get...
by Flic Luxmoore | Thursday, December 11, 2014 | Hopeful, The Business of Catering
Yesterday was the day we had set aside for a brief break before the final push through until Christmas. It meant we could go out for lunch and, more importantly, buy a Christmas tree. We found a farm on the Fosse Way and picked through trees, selected a small-looking...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | Hopeful
We are not exactly winding down for the season just yet. The last day off is a distant memory, but 2014 is nearly done, and we will be hibernating for a few months while we try and kit out the still unnamed Bedford, our new van. It’s been a weird year, with the...
by Flic Luxmoore | Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | Food Van Driving, Hopeful, Street Food
Last weekend was Leamington Food Festival, which marks the forth year of the Jabberwocky’s existence and also concludes our summer of rumbling around festivals with cheese, bread and assorted fillings. The festival season will continue until mid to late...
by Felicity Luxmoore | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | Food Van Driving, Hopeful
We’ve been away from the Beast for so long now I’ve forgotten what it’s like to get up before 9 and go earn a living. Despite constantly telling ourselves that at some stage we will get up really early and crack on with the poster sized to-do list on...
by Flic Luxmoore | Thursday, January 16, 2014 | Hopeful
The computer is fixed, the holidays are over and we’re returning from the Lake District today where phone signal has been wonderfully poor. Not that we have had phones switched off. The original intention was to let the Jabberwocky’s out of office response deal with...