Seabag

What about Spring? It's a grey area, soup AND salad Have you experience in the industry in general ?

I've often wondered how that business plan looked Just can't see how it would make money

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're all a bunch of wrong'uns. Oysters, along > with anything else that spent it's life in the > sea, yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck!!! Stinky nasty > grimness. Someone's clearly poisson'd your mind Otta Sea what I did there 🐳

Anyway, I think the place opens tomorrow or Thursday It's forever to be known (in my head) as the Offensive Oyster of Dulwich Village

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Edcam it really is lamentable hearing yet another > regular play the 'trolling' card, simply because > you refuse to appreciate someone's honest > reflection on the underlying reasons for others > liking certain things. I'm disappointed in you. > You imply I am a fool for these beliefs, and yet > others who have similar opinions in role reversal > are congratulated on their opinions. If I and foxy > were not consistently goaded perhaps we could have > these adult debates without them being taken back > to the bare bones, every single time. It really is > just plain consecending, and boring. > > Louisa. Oh hum, it's no too hard to explain You (and him) goad people with your troll like 'class' posts, regularly making people out to be 'you stupid/we clever' Are you not suprised that people will rip into you and expose the stupidity of the argument ? Trouble is you do it again and again, so you're going to get it harsher and harder And it's not that your opinion aren't valid, as it goes I agree that people across the board do things 'for show' and that includes eating (oysters et al) and and other crimes against the fragility of being a human being But really, what is your thing, what's your chip about people? Is it an inferiority thing, is that what get's you going. Maybe people looking up/down gets you going, though in observation, it is a trait you exhibit too. And you're aware of that I'm sure. Maybe a little self loathing projected onto others, I don't wholly know (or care) what the root cause is. However, don't be wondering why people launch at you, as it's what you do to 'them' and maybe any attention is some attention in this way of yours In general and when it's kept in polite (and clever) measure, much like swearing, your posts are funny and I often laugh. But when the lid comes off it's the opposite, and you loose any creditability built up Still, you seem to like it. So good luck

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What are "pinks"? A man made protein, shaped like a large prawn tail and dyed a lurid 'pink' and come to think of it, most likely chosen from the same garish colour chart as the haddock "yellow" They have a very long shelf life and often sold as "sea/fish food" tho the EU rightly stepped in as most didn't actually contain any fish at all Hence names like "Ocean Stix" and the likes Other gems are wrongly described as "Lobster tails" and such likes If you take a trip to many popular seaside towns you'll see the salts of the earth fobbing off the other 'salts of the earth' with this stuff

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah because kippers and smoked haddock are > disgusting in comparison to a tonne of snot inside > a wannabe ashtray shell. > > Maybe being working class, I should start > embracing this old tradition. Or is it only the > preserve of the pretentious foodies nowadays? > > Louisa. Ohhh, did that touch a nerve. That's my point really, I'm not for digging anyone out, though I'm happy to whack the mole when it rears its blinded head Live and let live I say, but that seems to upset those who want to spit out a load of old clap trap prejudice about oysters/class and the likes Again you and that mange ridden sidekick take great pleasure in your guff, riding around the thread on the same old "we clever, you stupid" scooter What you fail to acquire is the knowledge of that particular 'food staple' which covers the globe and thousands of years. Yet you and him act as if you've uncovered the greatest conspiracy on earth. All the while and right under your noses you've been sold short by you and yours. Those lovely fish food traders that sell pinks, crab sticks, and the rest are the real con Yellow haddock is dyed and not actually smoked (the real stuff is near white btw). And good kippers don't come in a bag, with a knob of butter, that's just the crap you've been fobbed off with for years Really, it's quite tragic that in this day and age of the Internet at your fingertips, you and yours can't get to grips with these things But for comedy value, you both are up there with UFO abductees and Chem trailers And you walk among us Heaven help

Ok ok, I just figured out the oyster place. Bentley's it isn't, but I did speak to the new guy at the Deli near Biff. As it turns out, he had a fish shop in Chelsea opposite Bibendum He's sold that and has the deli, he's called Manuel and will add a fish section at the back Oysters will feature, but not pinks or seafood sticks or yellow haddock, or boil in the bag kippers

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jez exactly! It's an imagined branding exercise in > which people want to believe that certain food > types are more exclusive than others (whether they > are in fact or not!). I've seen people buy branded > products in supermarkets for much the same reason, > despite their dubious claim to being any different > to equally non-branded similar products. > > Louisa. I blame the Roman bl0w in's back in Colchester in 50BC Pretentious people with names like Titus and Augustus, going around up to their knees in sea water, planting flavourless bivalves Damn them

And what colour is smoked haddock for the record?

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Oysters used to be food for the poor.... They > were > > Cheap.. You could hardly give them away.. > > > > The 'Better Off' would not touch them with a > > barge pole.. > > > > Now Coffin Bay King Oysters (Australia) cost > > $100 each.. They are now the food of the rich.. > > > > > > > Some people will eat anything as long as it > is > > expensive enough to make them feel exclusive. > > > > DulwichFox. > > West Mersea, the Company Shed. Nine quid for a > dozen native oysters. And they're fresher than > anything you'll find in London. With the advantage > that you don't need to be rich to buy them ;-) And why let the facts get in the way French oysters (little brown natives from Brittany) about 40 p each from Wing Yip when I was there a while back

Moron Monday alert !

That first glass feels like a betrayal The following 3 soften you up The hangover reminds you of why you stopped in the first place Regret is buried layer by layer with the old habits Next January seems so far away

Where is this heavenly bivalve Mecca?

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Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So.. > > Traditional boozer (aka old mans pub) a place > that's not been updated in years that might sell > pickled eggs and smiths scampi fries with its > limited selection of ale. > > Chain pub (everyone uses these at some point) > aimed at everyone sells unfussy usually microwaved > food alongside a wider selection of drinks both > alocoholic and non- > > Gentrified pub (for posher types) a menu which is > decent but still nothing spectacular and the > alcohol selection is varied and wide. > > Gastropub (for foodie types) is a pub where the > food is everything. Still has the appearance of a > pub, but it's really second fiddle to the > specialised selection and quality of food (aka a > restaurant that's been stuck in the frame of a > pub). > > Louisa. That's about the sum of its parts Lou

snowy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That didn't matter. He was making money off the > bar / food, and then experimenting as to whether > there was a market for the back room - it was a > time when HH was a little quieter than it is now. Zzzzz you work at a desk for 'someone' yes ?

East Dulwich Or its Forum

I hate the term "Gastro Pub" But what Jez says is about right

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Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seabag Wrote: > > > > > > > I do find the pubs with serious food, which is > > priced accordingly, are more likely to have a > lack > > of 'small people' running around > > > > what's an example of that type of pub? The Camberwell Arms They have a fairly relaxed attitude mostly, but you know it's a serious (mainly adult) food place, it's going to cost you a bit. Know that others have come here to eat this food on purpose, not as something to do and exercise the little ones at the same time Lou, this isn't one of the 'small plate' places either. I'll take you for lunch here as my treat, they might even have a suet pudding on hopefully. It's definitely an 'eat and go home to sleep it off' kind of lunch place (we've parted company before this bit happens) And when I say serious, I mean there isn't any 'novelty' burgers, or 'dirty' or fashion based food. It's for grown ups with some nostalgia too. Pies to share with suet crust. Whole chickens, chunks of meat and more. The kitchen makes hams, cured meats, pickles and the likes. Food that I dream of often, in strong portions

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Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The White Horse has just been refurbed, and still > has pool table and darts. > > Unfortunately for some of you, they do serve food > (and soft drinks) as well as beer, and children > have been spotted on the premises during some sort > of yuppie ritual they call "Sunday lunch". But you > can't please everyone. I do find the pubs with serious food, which is priced accordingly, are more likely to have a lack of 'small people' running around I like small people, just not squeaking whilst I'm eating lunch in a very nice food place I'm happy gastro pubs are catering for families, they can grow up there and come to the other places when thier training is over

It's probably Feb-mix, I was a hod carrier and a builders labourer once (they were the days-Ha!) It's a plasticiser that helps the mortar handle better It's not the cheapest quote, but then what is ?

The very best pub I've ever been to was in Tarring Village, it was a bike ride away from where me and my mate lived. We were in our twenties and life was absolutely sweet. No serious jobs, no serious girlfriends, no children, no mortgages, no thoughts of other than 'where we going this weekend, and who are we meeting' The Vine was probably the epitome of 'a village pub' for a good few years. Real ale, a range of people from old to young, roast potatoes on the bar, flirting, and just a beautiful piss take when required. But we weren't locals even though we lived nearby, it was that it was so brilliantly 'Tarring Village' that we went there, a kinda unreal pub if you like, but really unreal and good in the way you knew 'this moment is great while it lasts'. And some places are like that for a while In the same area there were other pubs, tho only one other stood out. It shared some of The Vine's attributes in beer, but everything else was polar opposite. It was so shite that it was great fun to go to in its own right Sunday back in 'those days' was brilliant, but then so were many things. We were young and didn't have a care in the world, not even about what was playing on the juke box And that's why no pub, now or in the future will cut it, and I love that Our time now is fleeting and we're enjoying many other things now, I mean "who the hell goes to the pub these days?"