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Review: Foozie Garage Day Party, Motion
Foozie have been hosting a number of day parties and club nights with foodie elements. So I heard about a daytime party on one of the hottest weekend so far this year, hosted at Motion on the riverside, old skool garage themed as a millennial, and food stalls as a foodie – ticking every box, my friend. For anyone that hasn’t been to Motion before, it’s really one of a kind. It’s a converted old warehouse with two outdoor areas, a few different rooms, one of which is massive with a full-size stage for acts. It does stand alone as one of Bristol’s top venues.
On arrival, it was pretty quiet when we walked through the gates and we had to walk around a little bit to figure out where the people were hiding. The party started around midday (finishing at six on the dot) and was hosted in the smaller outdoor area around the back where there was some view of the river. It really felt like a festival boat party with party-boats sailing by blasting their own music while we all waved at eachother shouting ‘waaaaay’. It felt nostalgic because all of the songs were what I would listen to on repeat back in ’06 summer with DJ EZ mixes burned to CD. The sun was on my skin, I had my fruity drink in hand and the music was feeding the feel-good vibes.
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Whether motion was the perfect location is questionable as there was a lot of empty space to walk around, plus the contract of the pitch blackness indoors meant that whenever I came in from the sun, I’d be totally blind while my eyes adjusted and walk into someone or something. There was also a large gazebo in the garden and I totally get the temperamental nature of British sunshine, but feel like it sort of defeated the point of an outdoor party on such a beautiful day considering that most of the space was covered and all of the guests were clustered around fighting for seats in the few sunny areas. Run for a seat when you see one and don’t you dare get up unless you have a friend to fend people off of your rock, otherwise prepare to sit on the gravel. The crowd was all around ages 25-30 and what I would call ‘the proper raver massive’ with bindis, bootyshorts and strategically placed glitter face-decals along with lots of awkward intoxicated skanking (just so you know what to expect!). It was chilled out and I had a lovely relaxing day in the sun watching boats pass by and though there were things to improve, I can’t think of anything better I could have been doing. What it really needed was a grassy area to lounge in the sun and enjoy the atmosphere, music, food, etc.
The main memorable part of the day, for me, was the food. There were food two stalls squeezed into the (only) sunny area, Eatchu and Burger Theory. As we had two food tokens, we got something from each and both meals were super tasty. Tasty like…I would seek out those places again! Burger Theory had a few different fancy burgers which is a tough market to break but I was presently surprised. Based in Kongs on King Street in the city centre and call themselves ‘the creative burger people’. We shared a chicken burger that I can’t find on their menu, so I don’t know what to recommend but it did have jalapenos, a brioche bun and some really crispy coating on the fillet. Yum. Will definitely be down to Kongs for another. Eatchu makes handmade Japanese gyoza with a bunch of fancy toppings and sauces. Based in St Nicks Market, they’ve only been open around a year and have already been finalists in Bristol Life Awards 2017. I had a Chicken & Nori Butter gyoza with seaweed furikake, shibori onion, kenko mayo with some dipping sauce. My friend and I looked at each other unanimously with wide eyes after the first bite. The staff were chatty and friendly and they take real care in preparing the food with loving detail. I am definitely converted.
Foozie, I will be back – but preferably somewhere I can soak up the rays!
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