STARTED ON THE STREETS
Bian Dang started out in 2015 as a street stall in London’s prestigious Kerb markets. The concept was an immediate success, taking 60 orders in its first day (as any street vendor knows, that’s huge) and soon earning places on London’s Top 10 Street Food Spots from both Time Out and Secret London.
THE TASTES OF TAIWAN
The inspiration for Bian Dang came from the home cooking of Tristan’s wife, who is originally Taiwanese. Tristan wanted to create a concept that would do justice to the delicious food his wife’s family knew and loved, so he consulted his mother-in-law about popular Taiwanese street food, especially the classic bian dang (Mandarin for ‘rice boxes’), still sold today at many train stations in Taiwan as a grab-and-go meal for travellers.
CHEF TRISTAN LEE SON
Chef Tristan Lee Son started out running his own restaurant in London’s West Hampstead neighbourhood, before honing his chef skills working under Michelin starred chef Jason Atherton. He’s a specialist in Asian cooking and is especially interested in what the future of food will look like, making him a perfect chef-partner for Taster.
