I consulted with Simon, one of the owners of Blackfoot Butchers, and we agreed that this alley was big enough for two soup urns and that together we could make soup in Charlotte Place what music is to Tin Pan Alley.Feeling slightly like amateurs trying to sell lemonade, Ulrika waits patiently for the punters to start queuing...
which the English are famed for.
Unfortunately this queue is for the burrito shop opposite us and our queue was a little more modest,
but appreciated.
5 comments:
hi shelagh,
can't even remember how i stumbled across your blog, but i'm glad i did!
i'm another aussie abroad (originally from perth) so i know what you're saying about cafe culture. it's strange: in parts of australia cafe-lounging is a tradition on an almost european scale - we out-euro britain from 12,000 miles away!
i live in east london and am actually pretty spoiled for choice cafe-wise (broadway market, columbia road, the food hall, chapel market...), but your mushrooms on toast sound well-worth the public transport - so i'll see you soon.
good luck!
Hey I came in on Thursday and noticed the rival butchers soup urn, glad you turned it into friendly competition. Charlotte Place is a lovely hidden part of London and the more soup urns the better!
Yes, I think Charlotte place is quite lovely too. All (well nearly all) of the shop owners get on really well and are very supportive of each other. Its the first time I've felt part of a community since I moved to London.
Hi Inkling, I agree- East London has some great cafes. I went to Leila's a couple of Sundays go after reading about it on Tim Styles' blog http://tropicalsaloon.com/blog/ and found it absolutely delightfully original and a rare reflection of the owner, Leila's, personality rather than something trying to pander to the 'everyman' lowest common denominator.
Our mushrooms on toast rock- you should try them.
Great blog by the way.
OMG you guys are soo cute - I'll come buy some soup next time I'm around
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