Champagne & Fromage opening in Brixton soon

[Gramsci]

I have my doubts that they will sell many bottles, based unscientifically on the apparent lack of footfall/sales at the (very good) Market Row Wines.

I thought they had been there for a while and must be doing ok?

 

[Gramsci]

Exactly. Their best hope is glasses of cremant to drink in and cheese to take away.

As boohoo said its not cheap.

Satay Gallery does cocktails but it also does a range of cheaper food options throughout the day.

C&F is a very upmarket price range. Which is why its such a wind up.

 

[treelover]

All seems a bit King Canute this, such gentrification is awful , but in London its been going on for many years.

 

[editor]

As boohoo said its not cheap.

Satay Gallery does cocktails but it also does a range of cheaper food options throughout the day.

It's also a completely different kind of place too - and I imagine one with far higher overheads - so I'm not sure why it's being held up as any kind of valid comparison.

That said, they do lots of reasonably priced deals, like lunch from £4.95 and a three hour long 'happy hour.'

http://www.sataybar.co.uk/offers.html

 

[Winot]

I thought they had been there for a while and must be doing ok?

I hope it is - Dave is a lovely guy and his stock is excellent.

 

[T & P]

Will they take Brixton Pounds, I wonder...

 

[Rushy]

I hope it is - Dave is a lovely guy and his stock is excellent.

Is he the chap with the longish brown hair? He's a good guy, quite chilled and happy to chat about what he is selling. There is sometimes another guy - short hair - who is quite abrupt and always seems to have something he'd rather be doing other than serve you.

 

[editor]

Will they take Brixton Pounds, I wonder...

I can answer that. The answer is currently no and they haven't approached Brixton Pound either.

 

[Winot]

Is he the chap with the longish brown hair? He's a good guy, quite chilled and happy to chat about what he is selling. There is sometimes another guy - short hair - who is quite abrupt and always seems to have something he'd rather be doing other than serve you.

He's the long-haired guy (and owner). I suppose the fact he can employ a No. 2 is a good sign (even if he could with some customer training).

 

[Winot]

I can answer that. The answer is currently no and they haven't approached Brixton Pound either.

I can't use pay-by-text to buy champagne? Right that's it - I'm out.

 

[Onket]

I can answer that. The answer is currently no and they haven't approached Brixton Pound either.

Is that how it works, then? Each shop, restaurant and cafe must individually approach the Brixton Pound to ask to be included in the scheme?

Or do you think that, once they have opened, the Brixton Pound people might contact the shop?

 

[treelover]

Edward Davie

I am a Lambeth Labour councillor and am very proud that our council is borrowing and investing £500 million in social housing despite the government cutting 45% of our money and halving social housing grants; Brixton Market, voted the best in the country, has been reinvogorated with affordable places to eat that have attracted tens of thousands to the traditional stalls; we have invested millions in Windrush Square with a new Black Cultural Archive opening next year; Ofsted recently found that we have the BEST children's services in the country and the eighth best schools. All this has been achieved by prioritising the most vulnerable and ensuring that resources are redirected from those who occupy property or take services illegally to those who need them most. The properties in Brixton that have been reclaimed for the wider community will directly provide 25 local, less well-off families with social housing and much needed investment for our most vulnerable people. This is not 'yuppification' it is redistributing reources from those who have taken property illegally to the most vulnerable in our community.

Posted in the NS awhile ago about the evictions, seems like a nice man...

 

[treelover]

Btw, I am aware it was people with left libertarian sensibilities like Dougald Hine with his Spacemakers agency which largely began the yuppification process in the market, someone who incidentally had only been in that part of London for a year or so...

 

[Onket]

Brixton Market voted the best what in the country?! It's probably the best Brixton Market in the country but I can't believe it's the best market.

 

[Rushy]

He's the long-haired guy (and owner). I suppose the fact he can employ a No. 2 is a good sign (even if he could with some customer training).

Might just be a mate taking care of things when he's out. Only seen him a couple of times- but then I'm not in there all that often.

 

[rutabowa]

left libertarian

is that a thing?

 

[cuppa tee]

Just wondering if there will be any offline publicity for the street party
for the benefit of those without Internet/Facebook ?

 

[editor]

Just wondering if there will be any offline publicity for the street party
for the benefit of those without Internet/Facebook ?

Pretty sure most people who are likely to be in the cheesy protestin' demographic will have heard about it through word of mouth by now. I've certainly heard more than a few people talking about it in the pub/cafe.

 

[cuppa tee]

Pretty sure most people who are likely to be in the cheesy protestin' demographic will have heard about it through word of mouth by now. I've certainly heard more than a few people talking about it in the pub/cafe.

I have been spreading the news by word of mouth to a few acquaintances on the street but I was a little concerned because even though I had 'liked' the Facebook page Yuppies Out I didn't get an invite, maybe you don't need one for public events.

 

[editor]

I have been spreading the news by word of mouth to a few acquaintances on the street but I was a little concerned because even though I had 'liked' the Facebook page Yuppies Out I didn't get an invite, maybe you don't need one for public events.

I wasn't invited as such but I'm going

 

[rutabowa]

yes the way facebook works it is pretty much impossible to mass-invite people to events, if they are public then that means everyone is invited.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

An invite only protest would be bizarre.

 

[Chilavert]

An invite only protest would be bizarre.

And very exclusive, which is surely the last thing the organisers need.

 

[Ms T]

I have my doubts that they will sell many bottles, based unscientifically on the apparent lack of footfall/sales at the (very good) Market Row Wines.

One of the clothes shops in BV has closed down (Saloon) due to lack of business. The owner told me at the Country Show that people come to BV for (relatively) cheap food, coffee, to hang out etc. They don't necessarily have lots of disposible income.

 

[cuppa tee]

One of the clothes shops in BV has closed down (Saloon) due to lack of business. The owner told me at the Country Show that people come to BV for (relatively) cheap food, coffee, to hang out etc. They don't necessarily have lots of disposible income.

According to their Facebook page they are relaunching as Woowoo Boutique and by coincidence the opening party is tonight.

 

[cuppa tee]

And very exclusive, which is surely the last thing the organisers need.

Yes but on the other hand you wouldn't want it to turn into something like that Canalival thing during the summer either.

 

[TruXta]

Is it time to start taking bets on how long C&F are gonna last then?

 

[Rushy]

Comment in today's ES.

 

[sleaterkinney]

I hope it is - Dave is a lovely guy and his stock is excellent.

I disagree, I had one of the worst bottles of red I've ever had from there.

 

[TruXta]

Comment in today's ES.

Bah, bollock. This in particular was bollocks

The middle-classes, especially “yummy mummies”, are portrayed as the ultimate villains. But they’ve only turned up because the housing crisis has pushed them out of other areas. Why not criticise the oligarchs or hedge fund managers who treat London properties as assets, or the Government for not tackling the shortage in supply?

Why not criticise all of those AS WELL AS YM's and the likes of C&F?