Maharani
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Ah, that explains it then! Thanks for clearing that up.
Great to get the chicken bones for stock...I might pop in.
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Great to get the chicken bones for stock...I might pop in.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
You need to go on a Weds when they cut up the whole birds.
Maharani
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Good to know ta.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
I met the lass that owns The Fringe on Half Moon Lane last night. They are extremely reasonable imo esp for HH, £32 for wash, cut and blowdry for long hair.
I've never really inderstood why they charge more for cutting long hair. Is it cos they have to pump the chair up?! I honestly don't know. Short hair cuts require more effort and styling surely.
I've never really inderstood why they charge more for cutting long hair. Is it cos they have to pump the chair up?! I honestly don't know. Short hair cuts require more effort and styling surely.
prunus
Tick tock.
Dugards meat is far from standard - it is pricey but some of the best chicken, pork and beef I've tasted. Their lamb's not bad either, but it's the other three that stand out. It's all free-range and a lot of it is organic, but most importantly it's naturally grown - eg the chickens are not force-fed to grow as quickly as possible, but do it at a normal rate. This makes for (imo) far better taste as well, but obviously means that more work time per chicken is needed, hence higher prices. I'd rather have a delicious high-welfare chicken once a month than battery-cheap supermarket fare each weekend.
Yeah, I think £2.35 for an ice and fruit lolly is crazy, but the price is clearly displayed so let those with too much money pay it. I'd never buy my kids one with Tesco opposite
I'm sure if I looked round their other produce I'd be shocked at other prices too, but if they can sell them to people willing to pay it then why not. The sausages I bought today might have been as pricey, but I'm not really up on the price of sausages.
Maharani
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Totally, I didn't realise it was so ethical.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
I don't mind paying for decent, happy meat.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I remember coming out of HH station around 1999ish when someone flew out through the Commercial window....a result of a rather rough bar brawl (which was fairly regular back then).....The Brockwell Tavern could be rough too but I always liked it in there.
How times change in Herne Hill. Posh ice pops and ethical meat.....and books! BOOKS!......for those who can afford them.
How times change in Herne Hill. Posh ice pops and ethical meat.....and books! BOOKS!......for those who can afford them.
It's definitely gone too far. How many coffee shops do we need?
Ms T
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It takes much longer to blow dry though. When my hair was long that was what took the time. I am prepared to pay £££ for a really good cut. I go to a swanky West End salon ATM and it's pricey (even though I have the most junior stylist) but exactly what I wanted and so easy to style.
Ms T
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There's only a couple afaik?
Along halfmoon lane alone there are 3.
Yeah, if it has given its life for me to have my dinner, I'd hope it was treated with respect while it was alive.
I try to buy free range / organic etc, but I'm sure if I stumble into a kebab shop, it's not likely to be freedom food.
snowy_again
Slush
3? Cafe Prov, Mimosa and? Is there something new over the road? That side has been affected by the flood and the half moon closure.
As nanker says - it's a funny hinterland area - although the old version of the commercial had it's own unique charm
Cafe prov, a new place that is in what used to be kindred bakery, la gastronomia and finally the coffee shop opposite the German school.
gaijingirl
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The formerly bog-standard bakery on the otherside by Tales on Half Moon reopened after the flood with seating etc, I think.
I think that you've blinked and missed them opening up everywhere. Honestly, take a stroll tomorrow.
snowy_again
Slush
ah that makes sense - had forgotten about kindred closing - strange place but with a better baker than the one on Railton Rd. In a bit of self awareness - I go to that side less since the floods - having lost the half moon / mimosa habits (the memory of their mushrooms on toast has me salivating). Not walked up to the parade by kens for ages and realised that when you cycle past you have to watch the road cos of the shit surface the broadband installation caused so can't stare at the shops. In cross thread posting: Adele lived in those new builds after the press chased her out of Norwood trying to find out who the local live interest in her first album was.
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snowy_again
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This involves slaloming through dogs & double buggies on Market Sunday's though. I used to wonder who the fuck they were until one of my Wimbledon living colleagues says he takes the train to go to it. Never as good / cheap or up for a deal as the declining Brixton Sunday Market even with the same traders. They all seem a bit naive, with the exception of the locals (Elaine, Paul with the clothes stall etc.).
Maharani
Just like Heaven
A lot of the old locals were in there last night. It made me miss the vibe of the old White Hart in TH.
snowy_again
Slush
It's their regular Friday night local. Has been again for a few years. OTC seemed to be doing some sort of cheeky unlicensed / private party and there were minor tv celebs in the kebab shop. The loos in the station have also become the location for several of the local street workers.
snowy_again
Slush
That post does not necessarily sum up my Friday night.
That involved trying to count the number of bald men at a killing joke gig. Gave up at 400. Jaz suspiciously still hirsute.
That involved trying to count the number of bald men at a killing joke gig. Gave up at 400. Jaz suspiciously still hirsute.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Anyone been to this and willing to review? The Amazing World of M.C. Escher | Dulwich Picture Gallery
£13/14 seems a bit pricey to me when you can go to stuff in town for nothing. But I like the artist.
Sorry its not HH - but it's on the way (on a P4 anyway).
£13/14 seems a bit pricey to me when you can go to stuff in town for nothing. But I like the artist.
Sorry its not HH - but it's on the way (on a P4 anyway).
Ms T
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Fish stall is excellent and pretty good value for the quality after 2 when the prices go down by about a third. £10 for a dozen diver-caught scallops is pretty good and cheaper than Mash in Brixton. Otherwise I prefer the Brixton one but fear for its future.
Ms T
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Most of those aren't primarily coffee shops though. It's a sign though that it's really hard to make money as a deli or bakery. See A&C in Brixton.
Maharani
Just like Heaven
Loos in the station????
snowy_again
Slush
me too, at least with Brixton I knew 4 or the stallholders and would do a deal late in the day to stock my freezer with the stuff they hadn't sold & would bin. Had heard the hh fish stall was good, but fresh fish on a Sunday? Unless I'm cooking it that day I'm unnecessarily paranoid.
And Maharani - on platform 1/2.
Ms T
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Yes, that is the problem for me too. I don't really want to freeze it, although I bought tuna the other week to eat raw, froze it straight away, and had it the following Sat as tuna tartare. It still tasted amazing.
Eta, if you're worried about freshness, it's easily the freshest fish I've found in London.
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