TWO Glasgow food lovers trying to bring global cuisine to the city's streets say they are being pushed out because of licensing laws.

After cooking for former Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, Andy MacSween and Jonathan MacDonald, of Scoop Events, are on a mission to sell modern, healthy food from their van.

But they are finding it difficult to get their street food licence – and are considering taking their mobile kitchen – a converted American Airstream caravan – to another city.

Andy, 30, said: "We've been trying for around a year to take our food to the streets in Glasgow.

"There's a culture of street food in so many places over the world like Vietnam and London.

"We think it would really take off in Glasgow.

"It is giving people something different. Something that's not like anything else."

Scoop's first application to sell food from their van in Kelvin Way was rejected, they claim, because the council said there was doubt over whether it is a publicly adopted road.

Their bid for other locations was lodged on April 8 and the 28 day consultation is underway.

At the moment, the council does not allow anyone to trade in Sauchiehall Street, in the city centre, or any street north of the River Clyde between Charing Cross, High Street and Cathedral Street.

Andy, who met chef Jonathan, 28 – who previously cooked for Lewis Hamilton and the McLaren Formula 1 team – at Strathclyde University, said: "It is frustrating for us.

"We do understand that you can't set up in the city centre, because we might take business away from restaurants, but it's so difficult trying to get something.

"We set up in Edinburgh, for the festival, and we sometimes think it would be easier to move the business there.

"But we're desperate to bring it here."

The pair, who use their mobile kitchen for catering weddings and other events, have joined other independent caterers to launch a pop up restaurant.

Their first 'Street Food Cartel' event sold out in a day, while places at the next one, which takes place next week at the SWG3 arts venue in Glasgow's Eastvale Place, are selling fast.

A Glasgow City council spokesman said: "An application was lodged on April 8 with notification of the applications sent to the relevant consultees.

"The 28-day consultation period runs until May 5."

rachel.loxton@ eveningtimes.co.uk