Re: [london.food] Things I have learnt whilst cooking roast dinner in America

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From: David Cantrell
Subject: Re: [london.food] Things I have learnt whilst cooking roast dinner in America
Date: 22:48 on 21 Dec 2006

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 06:08:59PM +0000, Simon Batistoni wrote:

> ...what the hell happened to Borough Market? I tried going there on 
> Saturday and it was just *impossible* to do anything much at all. Just 
> lots and lots of doe-eyed idiots milling around taking photos and not 
> really buying much of anything.
> 
> Others have suggested that it started turning up in tourist guides, and 
> has therefore become an "attraction" rather than a useful place to get food.

It's normally crowded, but not *that* sort of crowd.  I blame
Commercialmas.

OTOH, it was open yesterday (well, about half of it was), and no crowds
at all

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There's stuff above here

Simon Batistoni 18:08 on 19 Dec 2006
- Kake L Pugh 18:15 on 19 Dec 2006
- Juliet Kemp 18:26 on 19 Dec 2006
  - Simon Wistow 18:45 on 19 Dec 2006
- John Costello 22:20 on 19 Dec 2006
- James O'Brien 09:48 on 20 Dec 2006
  - Billy Abbott 16:52 on 21 Dec 2006
- David Cantrell 22:48 on 21 Dec 2006

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