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Post by housesparrow on Jun 8, 2009 19:05:47 GMT
What the programme did bring home was the impact of presentation.
Yasmina's chocolates were dreadful; Kate's were good.
Yet Sir Alan seemed to accept that in the real world, the quality of the product is much easier to sort than the brand image.
What mugs we must all be.
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Post by Patrick on Jun 9, 2009 12:08:41 GMT
They ought to have "Listing Status" for places like that. I wouldn't go that far but I hope the credit-crunch palaver will result in more caffs. I've just remembered. We have one. A listed Caff. It's decor is that shiny wood veneer stuff from the 1950's. The likes of the Grauniad and Independent rave about the place - Italian family blah blah goes back generations blah blah. Apart from the Ice Cream which I presume must be OK it serves the most rancid and disgusting food you can imagine! Soggy Bacon Rolls. Soggy Salad, uninspiring sandwiches. The only thing that's safe to have is their good old fashioned knickerbocker glories or their milkshakes which are nice in a retro sort of way. As for their toilet. Hmmmm the less said about that the better. There's only one, it's in pink tiles with mouldy grouting and very damp being part of the shop that sticks out the back in a single skin. No. Had the Fashionistas from the London press actually ever visited the place they may change their minds and suggest never "listing" a café ever again! The thing is - it could be a little gold mine - introduce a decent quality of food in the daytime, but sticking with the "caff" traditional stuff - only a bit nicer - Thick Fresh cut bread sandwiches for instance - serve up extra smoothie recipes to go with the milkshakes, and then chuck Gingham Cloths over the tables in the evening and serve light pasta dishes with half carafe's of wine - Really go for the fifties thing to compliment the decor - get a retro look juke box in - Stick a nice chromed up and polished Vespa in the front window - a few extra period neon signs and the place could really, really boom! Won't happen though until the thickly Northern accented Italian couple running it snuff it though.
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Post by everso on Jun 9, 2009 13:49:00 GMT
I wouldn't go that far but I hope the credit-crunch palaver will result in more caffs. I've just remembered. We have one. A listed Caff. It's decor is that shiny wood veneer stuff from the 1950's. The likes of the Grauniad and Independent rave about the place - Italian family blah blah goes back generations blah blah. Apart from the Ice Cream which I presume must be OK it serves the most rancid and disgusting food you can imagine! Soggy Bacon Rolls. Soggy Salad, uninspiring sandwiches. The only thing that's safe to have is their good old fashioned knickerbocker glories or their milkshakes which are nice in a retro sort of way. As for their toilet. Hmmmm the less said about that the better. There's only one, it's in pink tiles with mouldy grouting and very damp being part of the shop that sticks out the back in a single skin. No. Had the Fashionistas from the London press actually ever visited the place they may change their minds and suggest never "listing" a café ever again! The thing is - it could be a little gold mine - introduce a decent quality of food in the daytime, but sticking with the "caff" traditional stuff - only a bit nicer - Thick Fresh cut bread sandwiches for instance - serve up extra smoothie recipes to go with the milkshakes, and then chuck Gingham Cloths over the tables in the evening and serve light pasta dishes with half carafe's of wine - Really go for the fifties thing to compliment the decor - get a retro look juke box in - Stick a nice chromed up and polished Vespa in the front window - a few extra period neon signs and the place could really, really boom! Won't happen though until the thickly Northern accented Italian couple running it snuff it though. Never trust a caff or restaurant with dodgy loos. If they don't care enough about their loos (which they know will be up for inspection by their customers), you can bet they don't care about the cleanliness of their kitchens.
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Post by Patrick on Jun 10, 2009 9:48:02 GMT
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