Underground Night Market

Posted By hiromi on May 8, 2011 in Food, Kinomi | 2 Comments

I know I know,  I go for months without a post then, bam!  Two in a row.  Well a lot’s been happening and I’d like to share.

Friday night I did the Underground Night Market.  For those who have read my previous posts, you know this is the only market I do to publicise my cooking classes to the outside world.  For those who read my post from Friday, you know this is where the Kinomi nuts got their start.

With my third outing, I think I can say that I have finally gotten used to doing a market.  My preparations were so much more relaxed.  This time I didn’t do a cooking demo, or  Dragon’s Den panel.  End result, much less stuff to schlep.  It also meant that I could give a little more thought to my presentation and here is the end result.

We were really lucky with the weather.  It was a gorgeous day which turned into a gorgeous evening.  The market started at 6 pm and people started trickling in.  Soon, it was a steady stream of people, most looking like they just got out of work but all looking for a fun and interesting night out.  The live musicians in the garden and the DJ in the bedroom really provided a wonderful soundtrack to the evening.   I chatted with many people both explaining my flavoured nuts and my classes.  It was fun to have people say, ” Weren’t you at the last one?  My wife brought some home.”  I even met a guy who knew the previous owners of my flat and had been there.  What a small world.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by my table, it was lots of fun chatting with you.

There was a really buzzy mellow atmosphere, it felt almost like a private party.  The market was officially over at 10:30 but when I left at 11, there were still people hanging out, enjoying the evening.  Met lovely fellow stall holders, I was finally relaxed enough to have a chat with them.

Another one under my belt, thank you, Ms Marmite Lover for hosting a wonderful evening.  Really looking forward to the next one.