Brixton chitter chatter and news and updates (Feb-Aug 2011)

[Minnie_the_Minx]

yeh, unfortunate name. altho they spell it a little differently. not sure about BYO, didnt actually ask

If they stick Road on the end, then Orang Utan can skip that part of Thailand, go there when he gets back and say he's been to Khaosan Road

 

[snowy_again]

I thought it was kaosan? Had a takeaway from there the other night, which was good.

 

[teuchter]

Interesting sunset

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Interesting sunset

I noticed that myself. Strange one considering what a shitty day it's been

 

[happyshopper]

Do they allow byo?

They said yes when I asked last week.

 

[ash]

I was disappointed when I looked at the menu that they had no vegeterian main courses

 

[northsouthfood]

does anyone know you could chain a bike to a lamp-post on Brixton Road (near Loughborough Rd) and actually come back to find it still there next morning?

 

[Greebo]

Surely that depends on 4 things -
a) stoutness of the lock & chain
b) sellability vs crapness of the bike
c) whether the bike is owned by a local bike thief
d) whether you're lucky this time

 

[ericjarvis]

Plus what sort of bike you chain it up next to. My tactic of having a really cheap bike and chaining it up next to really expensive ones has quite possibly saved me a fortune in stolen bikes over the years.

 

[Spark]

Of course you can. Bike theft may be a problem in this city but that doesn't mean evey bike left locked up outside is automatically going to get stolen. Just use a decent lock though to reduce the odds.

 

[Winot]

Have cycled everywhere in London since 1993 on various bikes. Locked them up outside at all times of the day and never had one stolen. Would be nervous though about leaving any bike out overnight.

 

[nick h.]

Rosie's is shut all week for a refurb. So I'm having to resort to the alternatives for my flat white habit. It's a good excuse to test them all I suppose. Have tried Federation and Starbucks so far. The latter was surprisingly good. The baristas and the ingredients seem to be well up to scratch. I'll try Goodbench next. Wild Caper and Opus and the Ritzy I already know about. (The Ritzy downstairs has really shit coffee these days, made with total indifference.) Where else should I try pls?

 

[madolesance]

Here's a selection of Brixton coffee shops- http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfox09/5193023712/

 

[editor]

Here are a selection- http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfox09/5193023712/

Nice series!

 

[TruXta]

Indeed!

 

[nick h.]

Here are a selection- http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfox09/5193023712/

Thanks, that'll keep me busy! I had no idea there were so many to choose from. I suppose there must be a decent profit margin in coffee shops. What do you suppose the ingredients in a £2.00 latte cost?

 

[miss minnie]

Here are a selection- http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverfox09/5193023712/

Excellent! Although while I see Starbucks in that lot I can't see the Ritzy or Cafe Nero?

 

[editor]

A photo listing of Brixton cafes is useful and interesting.

Instead, I make compilations of old railway arch doors in Brixton.

http://www.urban75.org/blog/brixton...arches-photographs-of-a-disappearing-brixton/

 

[Biddlybee]

Excellent! Although while I see Starbucks in that lot I can't see the Ritzy or Cafe Nero?

Where is cafe nero?

 

[editor]

Where is cafe nero?

First floor of Morleys.

 

[aussw9]

Thanks, that'll keep me busy! I had no idea there were so many to choose from. I suppose there must be a decent profit margin in coffee shops. What do you suppose the ingredients in a £2.00 latte cost?

Here's a little guide that was in todays sydney morning herald

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...om-coffee-price-increases-20110321-1c3wl.html

 

[Oula]

I agree about the new food places in the market. Cafe Ono is the best Katsu curry my husband has had and he is quite a connoisseur - you can actually see the spices in it. The Thai place is also the best Thai I have had in ages. I had an excellent massoman there. All this just as I am moving further away!

 

[story]

Here's a little guide that was in todays sydney morning herald

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...om-coffee-price-increases-20110321-1c3wl.html

Because.....

 

[Janh]

It doesn't look good outside the Town Hall. Acre Lane closed with a blue tarp covering something/somebody next to a van and truck.

 

[TruXta]

Yeah, I walked past earlier on my way to work and saw two fire trucks, at least 5 cop cars, a few ambulances and a sizeable crowd. Couldn't see what had happened, and didn't feel ghoulish enough to ask around. Hope it wasn't too serious...

 

[miss minnie]

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/threads/345634-Helicopter-ambulance-just-landed...

 

[aussw9]

Because.....

Because the poster wondered what the cost make up of a cup of coffee was... I pointed them to an article I had just been reading.

 

[nick h.]

Because wondered what the cost make up of a cup of coffee was... I pointed them to an article I had just been reading.

Thanks, it was just what I wanted. It led to a lot of wilfing.

 

[Janh]

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/threads/345634-Helicopter-ambulance-just-landed...

Thank you.

 

[story]

Because wondered what the cost make up of a cup of coffee was... I pointed them to an article I had just been reading.

Oh okay. I admit that I didn't read it, just saw it was about Australian coffee shops. Seemed a bit extraneous. I stand corrected.