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21st September 2009

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10,000 visitors swamp Green Lanes food festival

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Rebecca Lowe

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MORE than 10,000 people flooded Green Lanes yesterday to take part in the area's first ever food festival.

Live music entertained the crowds between 11am and 4pm, while 100 stalls provided food, drink, books, jewellery and gifts. Many sold out in under three hours due to overwhelming demand.

Designed to represent the diversity of the area, food on offer ranged from Caribbean salt fish fritters and Eritrean fava beans to Vietnamese steamed dumplings and Turkish cous cous.

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Roast plantain, chicken chow mein and jerk wraps were just a few of the dishes on offer at the Banton's Family Kitchen stall. Stallholder Natalie Sheppard, 32, from Wembley, was hoping to use the festival to help her establish a customer base from which she could launch a business.

"We just sell at festivals at the moment, but we're hoping to get a restaurant by the end of the year," she said.

"The day has been really good. It's been a great way to meet people and spread the word. We've got no complaints at all, and really hope it runs again next year."

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