Brixton news, rumour and general chat - February 2015

[Smick]

I'm in the Grand Union at present. I've never felt so out of place in my life. Most people seem to be about ten years younger than me, and the guys approaching my age are all wearing expensive jeans, jackets with open shirts and leather shoes. It's like a uniform. Plus the fucker behind the bar tried to serve my £5 pint in a plastic glass.

But I'm mostly annoyed about not being young any more.

 

[SpamMisery]

Too many burger joints in Brixton. Jamaican, French, Indian. They're all just burgers.

There's an Indian burger restaurant?

 

[editor]

I'm in the Grand Union at present. I've never felt so out of place in my life. Most people seem to be about ten years younger than me, and the guys approaching my age are all wearing expensive jeans, jackets with open shirts and leather shoes. It's like a uniform. Plus the fucker behind the bar tried to serve my £5 pint in a plastic glass.
But I'm mostly annoyed about not being young any more.

When you were that age do you think would have wanted to drink in there?

 

[MissL]

The cakes are obscenely expensive. £3 for a single egg baked in a single piece of bacon? (admittedly, not a cake). Small slices of any cake for over £3 seem ridiculous to me.

And this is why le delicorner is still the best and friendliest place to go if you live in brixton hill.

 

[Thimble Queen]

I'd really like an Indian burger. Sounds fit. Like a big lamb kofte with a tasty minty yoghurty sauce... mmm

 

[SpamMisery]

There's a curry house in town that does egg and bacon naan rolls in the mornings - laaaarvely

 

[Thimble Queen]

There's a curry house in town that does egg and bacon naan rolls in the mornings - laaaarvely

Is that the one in Covent Garden based on a Mumbai irani cafe? Name escapes me atm. I think they have a few other branches also.

 

[Maharani]

There's an Indian burger restaurant?

Not yet. We might be onto something though.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Is that the one in Covent Garden based on a Mumbai irani cafe? Name escapes me atm. I think they have a few other branches also.

Dishoom?

 

[Maharani]

I

I'd really like an Indian burger. Sounds fit. Like a big lamb kofte with a tasty minty yoghurty sauce... mmm

Indian burgers are the best. I might open a pop up...cos they are bang on trend.

 

[Smick]

When you were that age do you think would have wanted to drink in there?

I probably would have wanted to, but would have lacked the confidence.

When I was younger,I told myself that being old wouldn't be so bad because I'd have a few quid more to compensate, but these fuckers are ordering four cocktails for £30 while I'm grumbling about fiver pints because I've only got £25. There are tarty girls wondering round with Jägerbombs on trays on the off chance that someone will buy them and loads of them are handing over money.

 

[Maharani]

Dishoom?[/

Dishoom?

It's a bit daft if you ask me. And the website sucks.

 

[SpamMisery]

That's the one: Dishoom

 

[Maharani]

I probably would have wanted to, but would have lacked the confidence.

When I was younger,I told myself that being old wouldn't be so bad because I'd have a few quid more to compensate, but these fuckers are ordering four cocktails for £30 while I'm grumbling about fiver pints because I've only got £25. There are tarty girls wondering round with Jägerbombs on trays on the off chance that someone will buy them and loads of them are handing over money.

Tarty???

 

[Maharani]

Tarty???

Please define.

 

[Thimble Queen]

Yes dishoom was what i was thinking. They do really nice food.

 

[Maharani]

That's the one: Dishoom

I bet the owner is white and middle class. Been to India a couple of times but never found himself so he opened up a faux Indian restaurant...

 

[Orang Utan]

I

Indian burgers are the best. I might open a pop up...cos they are bang on trend.

indian burger? with beef?

 

[Smick]

Please define.

I think that part of their ploy to sell drinks is to wear corsets, short shorts and bright red lipstick.

 

[Orang Utan]

I think that part of their ploy to sell drinks is to wear corsets, short shorts and bright red lipstick.

nobhead. what's an open shirt btw?

 

[Thimble Queen]

indian burger? with beef?

Not all Indians are Hindu

 

[SpamMisery]

I bet the owner is white and middle class. Been to India a couple of times but never found himself so he opened up a faux Indian restaurant...

They're Indian, but they may well be middle class

 

[Maharani]

I think that part of their ploy to sell drinks is to wear corsets, short shorts and bright red lipstick.

Nothing wrong with that.

I bet the owner is white and middle class. Been to India a couple of times but never found himself so he opened up a faux Indian restaurant...

No beef. No pork.

 

[Maharani]

They're Indian, but they may well be middle class

That can happen, occasionally.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not all Indians are Hindu

not many eat beef though - they had mcdonalds and other 'burger' outlets when i was out in india, but i think they only sold ersatz veggie 'burgers'. pork is even harder to get, though i did see one pork butcher in bangalore.

 

[Maharani]

Not all Indians are Hindu

Indeed.

 

[Thimble Queen]

I thought we were talking lamb burgers anyway.

 

[Orang Utan]

No beef. No pork.

no burger.

 

[SpamMisery]

Not back in the good old days of Empire when Johnny Foreigner knew his place

 

[Maharani]

not many eat beef though - they had mcdonalds and other 'burger' outlets when i was out in india, but i think they only sold ersatz veggie 'burgers'. pork is even harder to get, though i did see one pork butcher in bangalore.

Meat generally is wrong in India. They don't really know what to do with it. Generally.