We drove up to Alexandra Palace and were directed into a parking spot in the carpark facing a huge screen, we then tuned in the radio to the right frequency for the sound, the movie was to start in about 15 minutes so we had plenty of time to go up the PopDogs retro food van for an awesome hotdog. I love the new wave of hotdog companies that are bringing us unique and interesting ways to enjoy the sausage (cheeky!). Like all good things, popdogs started in the amazing Camden as a little food stall and then upped their game by getting a food van to bring great dogs to a wider audience.
They have 3 "dogs" on their menu:
Clinton's
Lovechild
An all-American classic dog with a 100% pork oak smoked
sausage, infused with chorizo & seasoned with nutmeg, paprika &
black pepper. Best served with caramelised onions, sauerkraut, ketchup
& mustard. Would have Monica coming back for seconds.
Dirty
Dog
A fiendish chilli dog with a 100% beef steak mince
sausage seasoned with garlic, paprika & black pepper, followed by a
dollop of the best chilli in town. Add cheese if that's your thing.
Absolute food porn.
The
Hairy Angel
An innocent, yet perverse vegetarian dog, offering an
abundance of flavour. Handmade with Caerphilly cheese & leek,
seasoned with parsley, thyme, garlic & black pepper. SuBo is
deprived of meat once again.I went for clinton's lovechild and added cheese sauce to the mix and loads of pickles! Then topped it off with lashings of ketchup and mustard, food heaven, even if it was literally the hardest thing to eat without getting in a giant mess! There was ketchup all around my face, on my nose, and dribbling down my fingers! We were very glad I packed a whole kitchen roll, anticipating things would get messy!
After stuffing our faces with all that goodness the movie was about to start and the sun was finally setting plunging us into darkness, then if your heart desired sweets or popcorn all you had to do was whack on your hazards and a lovely lady on rollerskates would come up to your window and take your order and skate it on over to you! Awesome!! I was ridiculously excited by this.
I loved that I could really snuggle down in the car, put my feet up on the dash, fidgit to my hearts content and talk without disturbing anyone else and be shushed at furiously. It was an experience I will always remember and would love to do it again. Best of all the price doesn't break the bank, at just under £25 per car, so you could fill your car with friends and split the cost for a bargain night at the movies!
Roof Top Film Club show loads of films all across London until September, a few years ago I went to see "the devils rejects" on the roof top of The Queen of Hoxton which was also amazing. It's so worth doing, not only are you watching a great film but you will forever remember watching it in such an amazing way!
Drive In Film Club
Alexandra Palace
Pavilion Car Park
London
N22 7AY
@rooftopfilmclub
@popdogslondon
