Street Food Meets Tech in Shoreditch: 3 Day 'EatMeUp' Christmas Festival (6th-8th Dec, 11am-11pm)

Oct. 26, 2012 - PRLog -- From morning till late, street food fanatics will be treated to a culinary first. Punters can enjoy the best of street food from the likes of Street Kitchen, Tongue 'n Cheek and Bhangra Burger, while also unlocking market secrets using the latest in street food technology - the HitMeUp iPhone app.

Using the app, traders will be able to communicate directly with visitors to the market, posing them a host of challenges, competitions, party tricks and give-aways. Examples include “Sing the entire Flower of Scotland for a free venison burger” (from The Wild Game Company) or a “Free burrito for anyone with a handlebar moustache” (from Luardos).

In addition to the food, visitors will be able to find that perfect Christmas present at stalls from local designers and retailers; Alternative London, the pied pipers of the East End, will be on site conducting street art workshops; Mulled wine, local brews and live music (including Big Beat Manifesto (members of Riot Jazz) and the Vagabond Trills) will complete the festive atmosphere.

Where: Red Market, 288-299 Old Street, Shoreditch, London. EC1V 9DP

When: Thursday-Saturday 6th-8th December. Open daily, 11am-11pm

App available for download from late November
Twitter conversation: #EatMeUp

All information about this extravaganza is available at: www.hitmeup.co/eatmeup
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Event Highlights

• The traders will rotate, with a minimum of 15 traders at any one time. The complete list of twenty or so fantastic traders can be seen on the site: www.hitmeup.co/eatmeup

• Saturday Afternoon: Burger Competition (featuring Street Kitchen, Tongue 'n Cheek, Burger Bear, Bleecker St. Burger, Bhangra Burger, Wild Game Company)

• Music timings (TBC) Thursday night: Big Beat Manifesto; Harriet Starling and The Good Honeys. Friday night: Justin from Spit and Roast on the decks. Saturday daytime: The Vagabond Trills.