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neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
A McDonalds and ibuprofen 
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
I went to Manze's on Chapel Street market as they close down for good in March and I've never been. Double pie, mash and liquor.
Pretty good, but I can see why the modern foody crowd don't go. It's proper old school, no frills. Not an artisan curated dish in sight. I love the way they scrape the mash onto the side of the plate.
Pretty good, but I can see why the modern foody crowd don't go. It's proper old school, no frills. Not an artisan curated dish in sight. I love the way they scrape the mash onto the side of the plate.
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polly
Well-Known Member
Sounds about right
Yeah - they recently closed one in Bush that had been there for something like 200 years. So they could build luxury flats
Eta i exaggerated a bit - 1899. And they are not developing the market now so it was for nothing
End of era as pie shop closes its doors for the final time
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
I just don't think they appeal to young people. It's an old fashioned version of it and looks cheap and perhaps even working class rather than aspirational. The pastry isn't light and airy, it's dense and heavy. The ingredients are cheap, not locally sourced, seasonal and foraged. The mash is heavy, lumpy and slapped onto the plate like old school dinners.
Shame, because that misses the point that it's fast and cheap and filling. They lasted so long because they're satisfying. There's very little choice and no waited tables but that means it's ready to go, you walk in and you've got your plate in your hand inside a minute. It's almost a street food in that respect.
I think we'll miss them when they've gone and they'll get revived and reinvented in 20 years when nostalgia kicks in and someone remembers they can be made up in advance and kept warm for quick service.
Glad I went before they disappeared.
Shame, because that misses the point that it's fast and cheap and filling. They lasted so long because they're satisfying. There's very little choice and no waited tables but that means it's ready to go, you walk in and you've got your plate in your hand inside a minute. It's almost a street food in that respect.
I think we'll miss them when they've gone and they'll get revived and reinvented in 20 years when nostalgia kicks in and someone remembers they can be made up in advance and kept warm for quick service.
Glad I went before they disappeared.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
A “Double Oink” (wild boar and chorizo) burger 
Fries, onion rings and a pint with it
Fries, onion rings and a pint with it
salad (coz shoving huge handfuls of leaves into my mouth is quicker than cutting things up to eat with a fork)
iona I do this Anyhoo, I had a lovely warming borlotti bean and veg stew - last of the massive batch I made on Friday night. Nom.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Veg chilli with couscous, and a KitKat.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Veggie chciken nuggets floating in a bowl of pea soup.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Tuna nicoise salad, pineapple and melon fruit pot, mango smoothie
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
Sardines on toast 
Really craving something sweet now though
Really craving something sweet now though
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
A ham and pease pudding sandwich from the corner shop eaten about two hours later than usual while sat at my desk with people hassling me
