Number 22

Hi all - Chris here - ex-owner of Number 22 (I can't seem to change my user name!) I've teamed up with local caterers Ginger Jar to produce a fantastic new pop up restaurant night in Borough on 1st April. We've found a fantastic period cafe and designed a menu that reflects London cuisine. We've partnered with Jensen's Bermondsey Gin and Fourpure beers for the evening - so expect excellent London drinking too. Tickets are ?45 for four courses and a welcome cocktail. We are down to the last handful of tickets which are available here - www.chrisadnittevents.com/tickets/caff Facebook event page here - https://www.facebook.com/events/489317991275934/ Hope to see you there. Cheers

See the events section of our website for details of FREE live music every Sunday night:- http://number-22.com/events/#list Starts at 7pm - booking highly recommended!

This Sunday's sharing special is roast Iberico suckling pig.... book early - you've been warned! http://www.number-22.com/bookings.html

Hi everyone, Number 22 Restaurant has finally re-opened following the flood of August 2013! We're open from Wednesday to Sunday for breakfast, lunch and dinner - serving up our fantastic tapas, Spanish bocadillos (lunch), Revueltos (scrambled eggs), tortillas, pastries, cakes and coffees... Every Sunday evening we present live musicians from 7pm - from jazz guitar so singer-songwriters, bossanova to folk - a gorgeous chilled soundtrack to your Sunday evening... This weekend it's the turn of the exceptionally talented Pippo de Palma on solo acoustic guitar. Entry is free - table reservations for diners only please! https://www.facebook.com/events/1507121759538187/ See you soon at Number 22

Building and decor week is being carried out as I write - looking like we're on for re-opening in early September. Can't wait to welcome back our customers! Watch this space!

Join the Herne Hill Flood Group for updates and news from the businesses affected.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/214873788669319/

Mr Ben you're right.... the biggest help you'll all be to the businesses of Herne Hill will be to pay a visit when we get back on our feet. The danger is that we drop off the map / out of people's minds. Thank you everyone for taking an interest. Chris

Thanks all - you can follow progress here http://www.hernehillforum.org.uk/news/aftermath-day-after-flood-pictures-trader-traffic-news And thanks for the offer of help Applesider. I'm waiting on instructions from loss adjustors before attempting a clean up... we have a catering company too which I'm keeping running - have a few jobs on this weekend so really juggling at the mo!!

Follow our progress / show your support on Twitter #hernehillflood Thanks

The businesses of Herne Hill (particularly Half Moon Lane) will need your support more than ever over the coming months. We have been devastated by this flood but are determined to come back stronger and better than ever. Follow us on Twitter by using hash-tag #hernehillflood Thank you for everything so far xx

http://brixtonia.com/2013/01/28/lets-not-go-to-tesco-the-supermarket-invasion-of-brixton/ Brixton-centric - but highlights the problem.

Chillaxed: Sainsburys Effra Road (planned), Tesco Express Herne Hill (coming soon), Tesco Express Brixton Hill (planned), Sainsburys Local Lordship Lane (recentish)... And yes, I do agree with Penguin 68 - except on the idea that chains and their staff are being "punished" by this campaign. The campaign seems to aim to get people to think a bit more about where their cash is going and encourage diversity... Giving independents a try rather than presuming that they'll be more expensive / worse quality.

I'm not sure that encouraging people to try out independents for a month is going to lead to mass redundancies at Sainsbury's & Nero Huguenot.... but this is an interesting idea for our general area (and I'm spreading this to Herne Hill, Brixton & Peckham) given the current rash of planned new supermarket openings. And yes, independent grocery suppliers did ought to open at more convenient times for their customers - the Fruit Garden in Herne Hill is open until 7pm every evening for instance - more should do the same. Tweat up's response to the Canary Wharf question was to take a packed lunch & a flask... did make me smile.

A great idea from Tweatup (over on Twitter) - #indiefeb - Support small independent food businesses this month by not buying any food or drink from chains or branded groups (5 sites or more) - so no Eat, Pret, Pizza Express, Nero, Strada, Youngs, Geronimo, M&B etc for a month. Gets particularly interesting if you want to extend it to groceries - no Tesco, Sainsburys, Waitrose, M&S etc for a month. If you live in Dulwich, Herne Hill, or Brixton this will be easier than it sounds! Follow us on Twitter - @No22Restaurant

Looking forwards to the Fair on Goose Green on Sunday as well as the Dulwich Park Fair next Sunday.... two lovely events. We'll be there with our Casa Paella Stall - swing by and say hi! x

Look forwards to seeing you here!

Here you go everyone, a little something to cheer you up in this freezing weather... 2 for 1 paella every Sunday in January and February in 2010 (excludes Feb 14th) http://www.number-22.com/front_paella_flyer.pdf A few little rules for using this voucher... We are a small independent business operating in difficult times ? please, one voucher per house hold. Please fill in your details on the form legibly. Please observe the regulations on the voucher Available for advance bookings only, please mention the voucher and please make bookings for this offer by telephone only ? 02070959922 ? we need to keep very organized to avoid food delays! As we go forwards, we intend to run as many of these offers by Facebook or Twitter as possible - join the Facebook Group below or follow us on Twittier - www.twitter.com/No22Restaurant Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think may make use of it ? but please forward the whole post! Happy eating ? see you all at Number 22 soon.

We're doing our "Giant Paella" at both the Goose Green Fair (May 10th) and the Dulwich Fete in Dulwich Park on the 17th... come and check us out!