Brixton news, rumours and general chat - November 2012

[Brixton Hatter]

Brixton named greatest neighbourhood in the UK: http://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/urbanism-awards-2012-tickets/

Well, duh.....we knew that anyway

Something Steve Reed will no doubt wank over as he prepares for office.....

The 'Academy of Urbanism' though....Ed's secret sideline?!

 

[leanderman]

Any idea whether the cafe bit (left hand side) of the Lisboa Grill stays open all the way through the day/early evening in the week?

i think not. but you can call

 

[leanderman]

From Twitter h/t Brixton Blog:

@talyat: So this just in: #brixtonmarket will be open at night 6 days a week starting next Tuesday. Can't decide if good or bad? #Brixton

very good. because my weekday night off is a Wednesday

 

[fortyplus]

Er, don't they mean Granville Arcade?

Has no one learnt that accuracy is extremely important for Brixtonites. Especially postcode areas. People have been killed over less.

They mean Granville Arcade and Market Row, actually.

 

[leanderman]

Looks like the same bread. Wild Caper do fantastic bread but I can only afford the day old stuff.

What about the 500-year-old stuff they purport to sell? That must be dead cheap.

 

[editor]

What about the 500-year-old stuff they purport to sell? That must be dead cheap.

You've lost me here, I'm afraid.

 

[Manter]

You've lost me here, I'm afraid.

its icelandic or something

 

[leanderman]

You've lost me here, I'm afraid.

Well, there is a sourdough in Wild Caper that claims to derive from a 500-year-old Neapolitan 'starter'.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Well, there is a sourdough in Wild Caper that claims to derive from a 500-year-old Neapolitan 'starter'.

Yeah, and it's fucking rock hard, like it's been sitting on the shelf for 500 years. Last time I had some my mouth felt like it had been assaulted by a bag of rocks.

 

[twistedAM]

Brixton named greatest neighbourhood in the UK: http://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/urbanism-awards-2012-tickets/

Well, duh.....we knew that anyway

Something Steve Reed will no doubt wank over as he prepares for office.....

The 'Academy of Urbanism' though....Ed's secret sideline?!

Oh christ, don't publicise shit like this or else some fucker will find a 600-year old yeast and start up another bakery.

 

[Chilavert]

Any idea whether the cafe bit (left hand side) of the Lisboa Grill stays open all the way through the day/early evening in the week?

Open all day I think.

 

[Badgers]

The Prince was packed last night.
I usually walk past there thinking 'what a waste of space'

 

[editor]

The Prince was packed last night.
I usually walk past there thinking 'what a waste of space'

Maybe it's finally doing something right because for years it's been Meh! personified.

 

[Badgers]

Maybe it's finally doing something right because for years it's been Meh! personified.

Quite a good (looking at least) menu in there

I passed by about 8pm and I don't think there was an empty table.

 

[TruXta]

Looking at the clientele I'm not dying to go in exactly.

 

[editor]

Quite a good (looking at least) menu in there

Aye. That doesn't look bad at all for a pub.

 

[Manter]

Quite a good (looking at least) menu in there
.

I ate in there once (needed wifi!) and it was fine. But just fine.

And their wifi kept dropping out

 

[Badgers]

Looking at the clientele I'm not dying to go in exactly.

I have never found that the Prince has 'a clientele' as such. That is sort of what put me off.

 

[TruXta]

I have never found that the Prince has 'a clientele' as such. That is sort of what put me off.

It does. And I don't like the look of them.

 

[Badgers]

It does. And I don't like the look of them.

the cut of their jib so to speak?

 

[TruXta]

the cut of their jib so to speak?

Claphamites and reprobates.

 

[Manter]

Claphamites and reprobates.

Claphamites would be much more interesting if they were reprobates...

 

[Winot]

Quite a good (looking at least) menu in there

Looks suspiciously wide-ranging.

 

[OpalFruit]

Looks suspiciously wide-ranging.

And what the fuck is 'carpaccio of fig'?

Isn't 'carpaccio' thin slices of raw mat?

Oh, hush my mouth, it seems (accordong to Wikkipaedia) that nowadays carpaccio means thin slices of anything seasoned with lemon and stuff. Soon words will be so meaningless as to represent a completely new language.

Off to enjoy my confit of potato. (aka chips).

 

[Winot]

Oh, hush my mouth, it seems (accordong to Wikkipaedia) that nowadays carpaccio means thin slices of anything

Yep. Even mat.

 

[twistedAM]

£12.50 for Shepherds Pie
Served with sugar snaps and parmesan

I guess that's what evening prices are nowadays. I got a friend staying for a week who is a Harlem gentrifier and is very excited about Nu Brixton. This is going to cost me a fortune.

 

[TruXta]

£12.50 for Shepherds Pie
Served with sugar snaps and parmesan

I guess that's what evening prices are nowadays. I got a friend staying for a week who is a Harlem gentrifier and is very excited about Nu Brixton. This is going to cost me a fortune.

Take him to Streatham and just pretend it's Brixton?

 

[twistedAM]

Take him to Streatham and just pretend it's Brixton?

Sadly, she's not that stupid and probably has some toodledo thing set up in her iPad already. I've just realised I;ve volnteered myself to be a Villaagee touristx10

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sadly, she's not that stupid and probably has some toodledo thing set up in her iPad already. I've just realised I;ve volnteered myself to be a Villaagee touristx10

Where are you going first then, Honest Burgers?

 

[editor]

Sadly, she's not that stupid and probably has some toodledo thing set up in her iPad already. I've just realised I;ve volnteered myself to be a Villaagee touristx10

Be sure to ask her to bring along her iPad. Perhaps you could capture the delight on her face as she sees all the foodie stores with a vintage SLR?