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???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > aerie Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > ???? which Greek place would you be referring > > to? > > > > > > No longer exists. Had a couple of poor reviews > on > > here and instead of responding banned all > future > > mention of it on here, positive or negative. > > > > As I thought had Le Chandelier ? > > > Worse than that Sue. They did a blatant "crushed > and devalued", got caught out, generally got > slagged off and then threatened legal action. Ah. I don't remember the crushed and devalued bit. Always a mistake :)) Someone always spots it :))

Franco Manca give tips to staff if they are added to the bill.

aerie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ???? which Greek place would you be referring to? No longer exists. Had a couple of poor reviews on here and instead of responding banned all future mention of it on here, positive or negative. As I thought had Le Chandelier ?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You cannot possibly know all the details and > specific origin of an ingredient used in a cafe. > Simply because a cafe looks posh and friendly and > most importantly clean, cannot lead you to believe > that the food served is of a different quality or > standard than something you could get elsewhere. > Or can it? This is ED so it wouldn't surprise if > it did. > > Fried breakfasts are bad for you in excess, as is > anything. I'm sure if you had organic eggs on > sourdough toast every day for a year and nothing > else beside you'd be considered to be unhealthy > and consuming a poor diet. Unless you cook the > food yourself, from scratch and know the origin > and facts about the food you can't possibly use > the argument that food served in establishment A > (which charges more) is better than food served in > establishment B (which is a greasy spoon and > therefore must be terrible and processed). You are > kidding yourself if you believe this to be true. > > Louisa. Well if you can't tell the difference between decent food and rubbish food, by all means continue eating the crap. The places selling decent food were meant for people who appreciate it and are willing to pay a bit more for it. If you don't and you aren't, fine. All the easier for the rest of us to get a table without having to wait :)

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I honestly believe the micro affluence of ED has > gone bonkers. Totally on a different planet to the > rest of us! > > Sue and Jeremy. Free range eggs (even the very > best) served on two slices of (presumably > sourdough toast & buttered), cannot possibly > stretch to the ridiculous sum of 5.50/7 or > whatever other ridiculous prices have been quoted, > chill jam included or not! (whatever the Michael > mouse that is). Even if you want to drag overheads > into it. > > I can go to a greasy spoon and get filled up > nicely with these basic ingredients, cooked in a > indepedent caf which no doubt has similar > overheads to these posho cafes aimed at the more > money than sense brigade. You know, greasy spoons > which have been functioning for 20/30/40 years in > London and not overcharging for basic foods. I > would honestly, genuinely rather eat at home than > be ripped off for basic breakfast items on the > menu in gentrified cafes. People need to stop > comparing well established restaurants with > greater overheads to establishments that have > jumped on the gentrifying bandwagon. > > Louisa. Oh FFS. Why don't you go and live somewhere else? Somewhere where there are just crap cheap horrible caffs which nobody would want to eat in unless they were desperate or very hung over? You are in a time warp. Streatham in the sixties with the Golden Egg :))

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How much is a bottle of Cassis > > Can we not have a whip round and put Sue (and us) > out of her misery > > I'll put ?4:95 in > > Anyone? If you're in misery you can just not read it :)) And buying it would not be the same! I've grown the blackcurrants!!

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Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Who in their right mind would spend ?7 > on eggs on toast when you can make it at home, or > go to a greasy spoon charging ?2 for the same > thing? Well I would, so are you saying I'm not in my right mind? I go out quite often for brunch on a Saturday, and I would willingly pay ?7 (except I don't believe it is ?7, see above) for properly cooked free range scrambled eggs on nice toast - with chilli jam - in a pleasant place which isn't my kitchen and where I don't have to cook the toast and get the eggs exactly right. And I honestly can't believe what you'd get in a greasy spoon would come anywhere near what you're likely to get in Rosie's, although I have only had their delicious cake (yes I know, I should have made that at home as well) and coffee.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Todays Special:- Scrambled Egg on Toast.. ?7.00 > What a bagain eehh. ? > I just came across a menu which I picked up from Rosie's on Saturday, and it's actually free range scrambled eggs on toast with chilli jam :) And the menu I have says it's ?5.50 Possibly you get additional things included if it's a "special". Their salads looked delicious.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So far.. reduction to corporation tax, cuts to > disability budget, two new tax allowances for > landlords. Growth forecasts slashed. > Apparently the 1% paying 28% of income tax and > this is a sign that we're all in it together > (rather than a sign that inequality is running > away unchecked). This government really has it in for disabled people, doesn't it. Disgraceful.

Thanks all!

JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Should be much easier to find than muslin, which I > usually slog over to Lewisham for; there's a cloth > shop there which sells good stuff When you say cloth shop, do you mean fabrics? Only I've been searching without success for 100% cotton (not polyester mix) red gingham - can't remember the check size but it's midway between the very small and the quite large :) Nobody seems to have it by the metre/yard any more :( What is the name of the shop, do you remember, or alternatively where abouts is it?!

MissDumpling Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brand new j-cloth lining your sieve will work fine > with blackcurrants. That's a good idea, as long as the blue dye doesn't come out :))

I was idly glancing through someone else's flyer and at the bottom of the page was this: *This layout is terrible - it uses all the wrong fonts - can we get the correct ones for the next leaflet? Ed. :)) :)) :)) Hope they didn't pay too much to get it printed :))

Thanks maxxi! Coffee filters might be, but I don't have any so I may as well get the muslin!

Why don't you give Don a ring, tell him the symptoms and see what he says? ETA: I can assure you he won't try to pull any wool over your eyes or patronise you.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >If I don't > get any joy, I'll get her towed back up here and > contact those guys to see if they can help. Rather than pay for a tow, Don would probably be able to come to the car and sort it there, depending on what is wrong, obviously.

Hanging baskets are a great idea, but they're very high maintenance. They'd need watering at least once a day in the summer probably.

andrewc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I heard that the adventure playground is being > threatened with closure. Where did you hear this?

Thanks

Anyone know where I can get muslin in ED?!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I would Feel a lot sillier if I had just spent > ?7.00 for scrambled egg on toast .. However good > it was.. > > After all, it's not something I cannot do myself.. > and know it will be good.. > Why do you bother ever going out?! You could just sit at home all day, cook every meal for yourself, and drink a pint or two in the evening much cheaper than going out for it. If you used paper plates and cups, you wouldn't even have to wash up :))

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Price of everything, value of nothing" Yep.

JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's worth doing. If any bacteria gets into your > cassis - and remember you can't see it, it could > get in there without you realising - it will > multiply over time and could reach very dangerous > quantities. > > Despite the huge amount of sugar and alcohol, > there is no guarantee that you wouldn't poison > yourself and others. Yes it's a faff, but it is > important; better safe than sorry. > > And if you need someone to, you know, check > it...hey, just offering :-)! Yeh, I guess you're right, better safe than sorry. So do I need to sterilise the sieve etc as well? Also, one recipe suggests straining it through an old tee shirt, trouble is I gave all mine away during a clutter clear :)) but surely that wouldn't be very sterile??

DirtyBox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just made blackcurrant gin and didn't bother > sterilizing the bottles but then again it tasted > so good I drank the whole lot in under 2 weeks :-) Oh dear. I've done that in the past with sloe gin, but I've got about three litres of vodka in it (it was very embarrassing getting it in the Co-Op, I got some very funny looks when I asked for three litres of the cheapest vodka :)) ) Anyway, it's supposed to be for presents, hollow laugh :))