Sian Griffiths

It’s British Sandwich Week, didn’t you know, and what better way to celebrate than with a little something from one of these five fine venues? Let’s just say they’re sandwich mavericks, and boy do they know how to fill bread. The Gourmet Sandwich Club  Having started life as a pop-up on Stoke’s Croft, The Gourmet Sandwich Club (for ‘educated palates’ only) can now be found tucked away in the Brass Pig on The Triangle. Their concise (but practically perfect) array of sarnies includes ‘The Posh One’, a soft, white sub roll with pork, crispy chorizo, slow-roasted vine tomatoes, paprika and red pepper mayonnaise. They even deliver if you order four or more – lunchtime in the office doesn’t get much better than this. Oh, and the delicious dirty fries are not to be missed. Sandwich Sandwich  Boasting two locations – one on Queen’s Road and another on Baldwin Street – Sandwich Sandwich is so good they named it twice. The highlight of the menu has to be rare roast beef with horseradish (available on white, granary or caraway), although the salami, mustard, blue cheese and rocket would also hit the spot. They also do a mean fudgy chocolate brownie if you’ve got a hankering for something sweet after all those carbs... Magic Roll I, for one, was sorely disappointed when I learned that The Triangle’s beloved Magic Roll was closing down back in 2012, but sandwich lovers breathed a huge sigh of relief when it made a return inside Taka Taka. Make lunchtime interesting with the vegetarian-fr

Setting up a restaurant is a daunting task, but what if you’ve already gained a loyal following before opening night? In the US, the combination of high rents and an abundance of out-of-work chefs led to the emergence of something beautiful: modern street food. The phenomenon spread to the UK, expanding from London outwards, and Bristol has since earned itself a reputation as a hotbed for street-food talent. The scene here is more vibrant and diverse than ever. Just look at the Bristol Eats (BEATS) collective and their thriving Temple Quay market. Every other Thursday, you'll find some of the city’s best street-food traders serving up their wares to hungry office workers, including the puntastic Feastie Boys and Gopal’s Curry Shack. The weekly Friday food market on Wine Street is also thriving, featuring the likes of American Kitchen, who do a mean sloppy joe. Serving food from the back of a van can be a way of making the dream of running a food business a reality, but it can equally be a means of testing the water before you take the plunge into a permanent site. Here are a few of Bristol’s most successful kerbside vendors who've moved out of the cold… ChompWhen Chomp opened up in St Nicholas’ Market at the end of 2014, it certainly wasn’t an unfamiliar face. Today, diners might be inclined to dive into their dry-aged patties and steaks with a knife and fork, but this former mobile business had already made a name for itself with tremendous takeaway burgers served from a Cit