Buy a British Tradition....
It is a sad day when one reads that the great British institution of the "Little Chef" restaurant group is up for sale again...leaving open the possibility (again) that the menu will be revamped and the historic road side 'greasy spoon' will start serving healthy food...salads (without black pudding and bacon - if you don't believe me...look here under salads!!)....ciabatta sandwiches....and worst of all consign their great fry up to the history books...
But it's all true...well it is if you believe everything you read in the papers...including the IHT.
In an age of vegetarian ciabattas and a zillion kinds of coffee, Little Chef is a processed-ham sandwich of a restaurant, a place where baked beans count as vegetables and a single slice of white bread qualifies as a side dish ($1.60 extra, butter included).
Like it or not...Little Chefs are a British dining institution...whether as a regular road side eatery (God help you!!) or as quick pit stop whilst struggling through the British road network..or as a well known hangover cure! My brother cut his 'catering teeth' at a Little Chef just down the road from my parent's house...it was his first summer job and he learnt to flip burgers and fry fish with the best of them....the establishment has since closed down...actually remarkably soon after he finished working there - he assures me it was nothing to do with him....
The ubiquitous Little Chef logo makes it one of the five most recognized brands in Britain
This review from the Guardian, probably goes someway to explaining their drop in business (not the review itself, more the experience!). However, it is not typical of all Little Chef experiences....a few years back I took my then boyfriend ( a first rate chef - also a fairly little one, come to think of it!) to the Little Chef in Lewes.....we had the traditional fry up and it was excellent...everything that should have been crispy was, everything that should have been soft and runny was and the toast was hot, crispy and multigrain...so it's not all bad...
For those of you who have never experienced a Little Chef...next time you are in the UK and drive past one...just drop in and have a salad!
But it's all true...well it is if you believe everything you read in the papers...including the IHT.
In an age of vegetarian ciabattas and a zillion kinds of coffee, Little Chef is a processed-ham sandwich of a restaurant, a place where baked beans count as vegetables and a single slice of white bread qualifies as a side dish ($1.60 extra, butter included).
Like it or not...Little Chefs are a British dining institution...whether as a regular road side eatery (God help you!!) or as quick pit stop whilst struggling through the British road network..or as a well known hangover cure! My brother cut his 'catering teeth' at a Little Chef just down the road from my parent's house...it was his first summer job and he learnt to flip burgers and fry fish with the best of them....the establishment has since closed down...actually remarkably soon after he finished working there - he assures me it was nothing to do with him....
The ubiquitous Little Chef logo makes it one of the five most recognized brands in Britain
This review from the Guardian, probably goes someway to explaining their drop in business (not the review itself, more the experience!). However, it is not typical of all Little Chef experiences....a few years back I took my then boyfriend ( a first rate chef - also a fairly little one, come to think of it!) to the Little Chef in Lewes.....we had the traditional fry up and it was excellent...everything that should have been crispy was, everything that should have been soft and runny was and the toast was hot, crispy and multigrain...so it's not all bad...
For those of you who have never experienced a Little Chef...next time you are in the UK and drive past one...just drop in and have a salad!
posted by Madame Chiang at 6:24 am
4 Comments:
When you say he was a "fairly little one", what exactly do you mean?
......mainly referring to his height!!
"Mainly". I see.
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