Champagne & Fromage opening in Brixton soon
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leanderman
Street Party: July 2
I'm going to protest if they don't sell Epoisses - the king of all cheeses.
It stinks so much it is banned on French public transport, I read once.
It stinks so much it is banned on French public transport, I read once.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I was down there about 30mins ago and not a lot happening at that point - maybe 40 people in the front car park. Lots of army surplus gear. Some banners. Low key market security outside the shop and at the main entrances - calm and polite. Staff looking nervous in the shop. A couple of photographers.
No chanting at that point. Quite quiet apart from a very angry young fella with Yuppies Raus taped on his back banging a a tin as his stomped down Popes Road glaring at people but didn't see him when I went back down to CHL entrance.
That was about 30mins ago so...
No chanting at that point. Quite quiet apart from a very angry young fella with Yuppies Raus taped on his back banging a a tin as his stomped down Popes Road glaring at people but didn't see him when I went back down to CHL entrance.
That was about 30mins ago so...
red wedge?That's not dairylea! It's a big chunk of Red Leicester
Manter
Lunch Mob
Magazine editor? PR? Dunno. Some fashiony types certainly seem to be head to toe in posh clobber... It can't all be free? (Can it?)Not sure if there is that many potentially high earning careers in fashion. I did my fashion degree nearly ten years ago, part time whilst working full time for the first two years. Did my fair share of free work. If my life hadn't crashed around me afterwards then who know where I would have got to! Had to work for next to nothing and get over being poor. That is why I am Queen of the charity shops!
And at least your fashion training means you look good dressed from a charity shop
ska invita
back on the other side
sliced cheese wrapped in celophaneThat's not dairylea! It's a big chunk of Red Leicester
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
I am sure C+F's owners have learnt a Salut-ary lesson
Manter
Lunch Mob
^^this
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Ingruyeredible really.
editor
hiraethified
Despite some of the daft hyperbole posted here, I saw no worried/terrified/concerned staff at all. The whole thing was laid back and friendly.
In fact, the bloke from Fish Wings came over for a long chat and then he went off to take a photo of the banner for his Facebook page.
Funny thing is that some of the traders in the Village I've spoken to are concerned about the Fromage bunch turning up too because they know that if it is a success it will end up pricing them out of the market as the bigger/richer (ahem) 'independents' and chains move in.
In fact, the bloke from Fish Wings came over for a long chat and then he went off to take a photo of the banner for his Facebook page.
Funny thing is that some of the traders in the Village I've spoken to are concerned about the Fromage bunch turning up too because they know that if it is a success it will end up pricing them out of the market as the bigger/richer (ahem) 'independents' and chains move in.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Let's put it this way, they won't be talking about the Brixton Cheese riot in years to come.
Culinary report - cheese selection is impressive. Maybe about 50 types, including lots of different goat, époisses, aged gouda, comté, maroilles, vacherin, camembert au calvados, mimolette (must tell Mrs M about that one as it's her favourite). As far as I could see, the prices were similar to French cheese shops, ie not cheap. An sumptuous selection of saucisson as well and some posh paté. It was not busy at all - looked like they'd gone for a "soft launch". I suspect the launch party is on a different night.
Culinary report - cheese selection is impressive. Maybe about 50 types, including lots of different goat, époisses, aged gouda, comté, maroilles, vacherin, camembert au calvados, mimolette (must tell Mrs M about that one as it's her favourite). As far as I could see, the prices were similar to French cheese shops, ie not cheap. An sumptuous selection of saucisson as well and some posh paté. It was not busy at all - looked like they'd gone for a "soft launch". I suspect the launch party is on a different night.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Let's put it this way, they won't be talking about the Brixton Cheese riot in years to come.
Culinary report - cheese selection is impressive. Maybe about 50 types, including lots of different goat, époisses, aged gouda, comté, maroilles, vacherin, camembert au calvados, mimolette (must tell Mrs M about that one as it's her favourite). As far as I could see, the prices were similar to French cheese shops, ie not cheap. An sumptuous selection of saucisson as well and some posh paté. It was not busy at all - looked like they'd gone for a "soft launch". I suspect the launch party is on a different night.
50 types ... Epoisses ... heaven
editor
hiraethified
I don't even know what most of those are, and if they're as pricy as you say they are, I guess I never will.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Smells like a dead rat, tastes divine. I remember being served some in a restaurant in New Orleans once. I was really excited because American cheese is generally shit. When it arrived it was cold - ie straight from the fridge - not stinky and runny like it should be. When I queried it, I was told "it's too stinky to leave out of the fridge". Yes, that's the fucking point! #fullyfledgedyuppie
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
You could get a decent piece of cheese - a camembert, say, or half a truffled brie (yum) for a fiver or less.
fredfelt
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Let's put it this way, they won't be talking about the Brixton Cheese riot in years to come.
Culinary report - cheese selection is impressive. Maybe about 50 types, including lots of different goat, époisses, aged gouda, comté, maroilles, vacherin, camembert au calvados, mimolette (must tell Mrs M about that one as it's her favourite). As far as I could see, the prices were similar to French cheese shops, ie not cheap. An sumptuous selection of saucisson as well and some posh paté. It was not busy at all - looked like they'd gone for a "soft launch". I suspect the launch party is on a different night.
Is their range of champagne equally as diverse?
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Epoisses is in Tesco Acre Lane.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
You have to keep an eye on it on a hot day: it kind of melts and tries to escape off the cheese board.
Manter
Lunch Mob
I was asked by a waiter in DC once whether I was European. When I said yes, he advised me to avoid cheese while in America as I would be 'invariably disappointed'
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
I didn't spend much time perusing the champagne, I'm afraid. They seemed to have about nine different types though.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Price?
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I was going to say, expensive for cheese isn't expensive in absolute terms. For the price of a night in the pub you could try a number if those.
People are free to spend their disposable income entirely as they prefer, but cheese is an affordable thing if you do have disposable income at a fairly modest level. Lots exclusive about C&F. But cheese isn't the preserve of the monied.
