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Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2015

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Just had a mildly exasperating 25 minute phone call from ComRes.

Turned out to be surveying attitudes to the Garden Bridge, though the lead-in to this was about attitudes to transport and parks in London - and housing - though comments about social housing were not accepted.

Wonder who was paying for this survey? Lambeth/Mayor of London/Joanna Lumley - maybe all three?

Must learn to put the phone down and just watch the news.
 
David Clapson said:
I asked that and was told it was a one-off to promote the new Brixton Pound card thingy. It was good, wasn't it? I got two great books and gave a pile of books and games which were snapped up, plus a Paul Smith shirt which now adorns one of the drinkers.
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It was nice to have something happening that wasn't all about profit and corporate marketing. More please!
 
Yet another chain restaurant moves into Brixton:
Brasilian barbecue themed chain of restaurants Cabana to open Brixton branch at Bon Marché in September

“Brixton has a thriving eating out scene and the Brixton locals seem to have a real appetite and excitement to try something new and different,” comments Cabana co-founder Jamie Barber.

“Our blend of bold flavours, cocktails and the energy of Brasil will hopefully be a welcome addition to the neighbourhood.
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It's run by Jamie Barber, who also owns the Hush Brasseries Group and founded restaurant ventures Sake no Hana, the Villandry, and Kitchen Italia.

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The son of the founder of one of the UK's biggest property asset groups, he certainly talks the city boy language:
The new investment will go towards national expansion of both chains with three further openings expected for Cabana by the end of the year including a flagship site at the O2 Arena, with a fourth Hush restaurant in the pipeline.

Barber discussed the multi-million deal: “We have a significant war chest to be used to expand both brands.

“Brazil is certainly flavour of the month, and our brasseries are performing strongly. Our combined turnover is knocking on the door of £20m, and we feel that the climate is right for us to push forward with both brands.”
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We have a significant war chest
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Nice. OK Jamie Barber, if you want a war, that's what you'll get. I'll find out what you're paying for your new premises in Brixton, and if I think you're pricing out anyone who respects our community, I'll recommend you for the Foxtons treatment.
 
David Clapson said:
Nice. OK Jamie Barber, if you want a war, that's what you'll get. I'll find out what you're paying for your new premises in Brixton, and if I think you're pricing out anyone who respects our community, I'll recommend you for the Foxtons treatment.
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I think this is the premises at the back of the Bon Marche building which Antic were going to take a couple of ears ago - then backed out of.
I think you should simmer down a bit. The place has been on the market for a long time.
 
CH1 said:
I think this is the premises at the back of the Bon Marche building which Antic were going to take a couple of ears ago - then backed out of.
I think you should simmer down a bit. The place has been on the market for a long time.
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About ten years iirc.
 
CH1 said:
I think this is the premises at the back of the Bon Marche building which Antic were going to take a couple of ears ago - then backed out of.
I think you should simmer down a bit. The place has been on the market for a long time.
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Part of that was supposed to be opening as a Drink, Shop & Do cafe/shop in 2013. Perhaps the asking rent just went up and up and up until it only became affordable for multi million chains with a war chest?
 
editor said:
Oh, how the Village has changed. A really talented local girl turned up to busk last night with an acoustic guitar. Gets promptly turfed out. :(

Plays outside the Prince of Wales. They pay her. :)
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There was a good busker in the village courtyard a couple of Saturday's ago - played for a couple of hours and seemed to be getting on well with the security - even had them singing along at one point.
 
That place has been empty for years. There's a hashtag on the side of the building which I kept forgetting to google to find out what it was #wearebrasil. Now I know
 
SpamMisery said:
That place has been empty for years. There's a hashtag on the side of the building which I kept forgetting to google to find out what it was #wearebrasil. Now I know
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"We" not being Barber, of course. But his thoughts are with the poor Brazilians. It's a "people's restaurant" you see.
But do not expect to see pictures of the opening nights in society magazines. Cabana is a people’s restaurant, which is ironic, because the owner, Jamie Barber, has a career defined by celebrities...

First, he was an entertainment lawyer, whose clients included Sir David Frost and Franco Zeffirelli, the film director. Then he founded Hush, the celebrity West End restaurant, where Victoria Beckham mixed cocktails on the opening night in 1999.

The restaurateur is the son of Martin Barber, former chief executive of Capital & Regional, the retail property investor.

Barber, 40, who resembles his father, sits in the 3,500 sq ft Stratford Cabana, a week before opening. The Olympic site is visible from the restaurant, and outside, workers erect a stage for Justin Bieber to switch on the Christmas lights.

But Barber’s thoughts are with the disadvantaged of Sao Paulo. Cabana might have financial backing from celebrities, but its decor owes everything to the poor of the Brazilian city.

“See these posters up along the wall,” he gestures to a collage of old-fashioned hand bills in Portuguese. “They were printed by three octogenarians in Sao Paulo on a 1929 printing press. They were in trouble because there was a ban on bill posters, so these guys were on their last legs. They printed a couple of thousands posters for us.”

Barber goes on to recount how he and his business partner, one of the co-founders of Momo
in Heddon Street, David Ponte, who was born in Sao Paulo, bought material to cover Cabana’s banquettes from a women’s charity that recycles denim jeans into furniture fabric.

In Central St Giles, the ceiling is bedecked with kites that Barber and Ponte commissioned from craftsmen copying slum children’s kites.

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OvalhouseDB said:
Anyone know if the Give And Take market will be a regular event?
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This was probably the most-asked question yesterday! It would be far easier to organise as a regular event, as it would give people more opportunities between markets to donate, and allow a bit more time for sorting etc. There is definitely potential to run it regularly, just need to consider a few logistics (mainly storage) and costings.
 
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