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editor, haven't read all your stuuf on this Anti/Portobello affair - but maybe this chap has something to do with it.

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Mark Crowther named as chairman of Portobello Brewery - Beer Today

Mark Crowther, who was chief executive of the Liberation Group for 11 years, has been appointed chairman of London's Portobello Brewery. Mark, 52, brings nearly 30 years of food, drink, and hospitality experience to the business. Having led the original buy-out of the Channel Islands-based...
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Clue: he is/was a non -executive director of Dpwning = supporting its Antic investments - it says.

More: Portobello Brewery adds to managed pubs portfolio • Beer Today
 
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People - and venues - are going to take the piss with this because it's so uselessly vague

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Substantial meal or a snack with your pint? Brixton heads into confusing Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions.

As expected, London has been classified under the Tier 2 ‘High Alert’ Covid-19 restrictions from Dec 2nd, 2020. Pubs and bars must stay closed unless operating as restaurants, meaning t…
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Reminds me of the complimentary sausage and chips meal at The Swan in Stockwell.
 
Rushy said:
Reminds me of the complimentary sausage and chips meal at The Swan in Stockwell.
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There used to be a late night restaurant in Caroline St, Cardiff where they could only serve booze with food. So it was always a case of: "one portion of chips and four pints please."
 
Its very vague and will be a nightmare for pubs to try and work out how they can operate legally.

If they are allowed to be open until 11pm, are they expected to keep kitchens open right up until 10pm, and serve a 'substantial meal' with every drinks order?
 
According to Buzz pubs can stay open if they are operating as a restaurant. If they stick to the spirit of it, it probably won't be that difficult. Problems will only arise where venues try to push it as far as they can. Anyone offering a bowl of chips with 5 pints can realistically expect to get some shit, I'd have thought.

It'll be interesting to see how many pubs give people the full hour drinking up time. Too many venues were ushering people out the door the moments last orders expired, even if they'd just bought a pint.
 
Pot Noodle/cup a soup and a slice of bread. (Infrastructure investment Electric kettle/toaster). and one fruit, apple banana or satsuma for example.
 
So how does one book a table at the Effra Social now? Or is it not open. Would go to the Hootananny Friday but partner has no ID.
 
Hootananny havent been asking for I.D pre second lockdown, i think they only used to get strict (no doubt following police/council orders) later on in the night, but with the place closing at 10pm they were much more 'normal' at the gate in my experience.
 
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Hootananny havent been asking for I.D pre second lockdown, i think they only used to get strict (no doubt following police/council orders) later on in the night, but with the place closing at 10pm they were much more 'normal' at the gate in my experience.
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It's actually been far more pleasant visiting the place recently. The bouncers have actually been friendly!
 
I was at the Hoot last night and it was moderately busy. Fucking freezing outside though, even with the heater on.

I've popped into the Albert now and it's very quiet.

Pubs are going to really struggle to keep going if this is what they're getting on a Friday night over Christmas.
 
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I was at the Hoot last night and it was moderately busy. Fucking freezing outside though, even with the heater on.

I've popped into the Albert now and it's very quiet.

Pubs are going to really struggle to keep going if this is what they're getting on a Friday night over Christmas.
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I finished work in the City last night. Saw one pub very full. Did not look like people were eating either.

What I see happening is Xmas drinking starting up. With spike in cases after Xmas. So a lockdown after Xmas in middle of January.

I can appreciate that people are fed up with not socialising.

Seems to me that the clap for NHS solidaitory has finished.

Plus people need to earn a living. Given this government not a lot of trust in supporting the less well off.
 
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ton of brix is a well corny name surprised no one come up with it before...taken at face value it looks like a good thing but what was the point of giving the previous owners the heave ho in the first place 🤔
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Probably because they wanted to extract more rent, or - as I suspect - McWilliams though he'd be able to open up an exclusive Chelsea type club for his wanknut double-barrelled team of DJs, until Brixton activists destroyed his DJ cred.

The name comes from the mural in the tube station which shows a pyramid of brick - a visual pun of a ton of bricks (or a ‘bricks ton’).

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Probably because they wanted to extract more rent, or - as I suspect - McWilliams though he'd be able to open up an exclusive Chelsea type club for his wanknut double-barrelled team of DJs, until Brixton activists destroyed his DJ cred.

The name comes from the mural in the tube station which shows a pyramid of brick - a visual pun of a ton of bricks (or a ‘bricks ton’).

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robbie Williams got his Brix ton pun in on his crowley inspired hit (I forgot the title) years back.
i remember queuing to get in the Loughborough Hotel Saturday world music night sometime in the early 90s and some twat was moaning behind me that he should be on the fast track to the front cos he worked at the foreign office, things have not improved.
 
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Wahaca site in Atlantic Road is being worked on today as I walked past. Lambeth Planning search shows that the new tenant is DF Tacos which has a couple of branches in Shoreditch and Tottenham Court Road.
 
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