affordable afternoon tea in London
Apr 11th 2003, 9:41 am
#16
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Re: affordable afternoon tea in London
Magda wrote:
>
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> ... apocryphal.
>
> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
>
> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
>
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> ... apocryphal.
>
> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
>
> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
Apr 11th 2003, 9:54 am
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Re: affordable afternoon tea in London
Marie Lewis wrote:
>
> In article , Wee laddie
> writes
> >When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> >look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> >their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> >not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> >coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> >a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> >taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> >apocryphal.
>
> Yes, apocryphal. It is very good British coffee.
>
> I find American coffee too weak for my taste.
Depends upon the time frame, I think. When I was growing up in
Midwestern America (during WW2), coffee tasted like coffee - not as dark
a roast as European coffee, but strong enough "to float a spoon". I
don't know when the weaker, dishwater versions became popular (although
as time went on, I did notice that whenever I served coffee to guests,
some of them asked for hot water to dilute it). God knows I deplore the
ubiquity of Starbucks, but at least it and its many forebears/immitators
have made genuine coffee a bit more accessible in restaurants than it
had been for many years. (Other than Italian espresso, of course - that
was always available, but only in Italian restaurants.)
>
> In article , Wee laddie
> writes
> >When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> >look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> >their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> >not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> >coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> >a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> >taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> >apocryphal.
>
> Yes, apocryphal. It is very good British coffee.
>
> I find American coffee too weak for my taste.
Depends upon the time frame, I think. When I was growing up in
Midwestern America (during WW2), coffee tasted like coffee - not as dark
a roast as European coffee, but strong enough "to float a spoon". I
don't know when the weaker, dishwater versions became popular (although
as time went on, I did notice that whenever I served coffee to guests,
some of them asked for hot water to dilute it). God knows I deplore the
ubiquity of Starbucks, but at least it and its many forebears/immitators
have made genuine coffee a bit more accessible in restaurants than it
had been for many years. (Other than Italian espresso, of course - that
was always available, but only in Italian restaurants.)
Apr 11th 2003, 10:41 am
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Re: affordable afternoon tea in London
On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:41:27 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:
>Magda wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
>> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>
>> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
>> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
>> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
>> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
>> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
>> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
>> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
>> ... apocryphal.
>>
>> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
>>
>> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
>Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
>alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
>(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
>double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
>coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
In which case you should make your way to Austria as soon as possible
- now there's a country that knows how to make coffee - and they serve
the stuff with real cream....try an "Einspänner"............
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destina.../austcoff.html
Keith
Bristol
UK
wrote:
>Magda wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
>> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>
>> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
>> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
>> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
>> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
>> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
>> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
>> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
>> ... apocryphal.
>>
>> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
>>
>> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
>Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
>alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
>(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
>double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
>coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
In which case you should make your way to Austria as soon as possible
- now there's a country that knows how to make coffee - and they serve
the stuff with real cream....try an "Einspänner"............
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destina.../austcoff.html
Keith
Bristol
UK
Apr 11th 2003, 3:55 pm
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Re: affordable afternoon tea in London
Keith Anderson wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:41:27 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Magda wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
> >> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> >>
> >> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> >> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> >> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> >> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> >> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> >> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> >> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> >> ... apocryphal.
> >>
> >> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
> >>
> >> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
> >
> >Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
> >alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
> >(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
> >double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
> >coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
>
> In which case you should make your way to Austria as soon as possible
> - now there's a country that knows how to make coffee - and they serve
> the stuff with real cream....try an "Einspänner"............
Oh, I hope to! Maybe Vienna at Christmastime, again? Those street
fairs with all the wonderful food (even if the fresh, homemade soup did
freeze before I could finish it).
>
> http://www.globalgourmet.com/destina.../austcoff.html
>
> Keith
> Bristol
> UK
>
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:41:27 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Magda wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:34:06 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, "Wee laddie"
> >> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> >>
> >> ... When you step in a Betty's, you are stepping back in time as the waitresses
> >> ... look like what we picture as the classic English waitress of the 30s in
> >> ... their black dresses. Betty's is certainly cheaper than London hotels but is
> >> ... not by any means cheap. I have heard many times that Betty's make the best
> >> ... coffee in England and that is because, during WWII, the US 8th Air Force had
> >> ... a huge contingent at airfields all over Yorkshire. Supposedly, the Yanks
> >> ... taught Betty herself how to make coffee the American way. Probably
> >> ... apocryphal.
> >>
> >> Coffee "American way" = jus de chaussette. Beurk.
> >>
> >> Give me a good italian espresso any time !
> >
> >Better still, what I once found in a Paris restaurant (and never again,
> >alas - even when I returned to the same restaurant). "Cafe creme"
> >(sorry about the diacriticals, my computer isn't reliable with them) - a
> >double espresso with cream (not milk, not cafe au lait, but real, strong
> >coffee with real cream). Mmmmmm!
>
> In which case you should make your way to Austria as soon as possible
> - now there's a country that knows how to make coffee - and they serve
> the stuff with real cream....try an "Einspänner"............
Oh, I hope to! Maybe Vienna at Christmastime, again? Those street
fairs with all the wonderful food (even if the fresh, homemade soup did
freeze before I could finish it).
>
> http://www.globalgourmet.com/destina.../austcoff.html
>
> Keith
> Bristol
> UK
Apr 12th 2003, 5:22 am
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Re: affordable afternoon tea in London
On 9 Apr 2003 10:54:16 -0700, [email protected] (LivinInAustin)
wrote:
I beleive that Tea in the Savoy is not too expensive. I've never been
there personzly but my fzther sometimes goes, with visitors to London,
and he's as tight as they come.
Colin
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www.cpmac.com
wrote:
I beleive that Tea in the Savoy is not too expensive. I've never been
there personzly but my fzther sometimes goes, with visitors to London,
and he's as tight as they come.
Colin
cmcgarry(NO@SPAM)cpmac.com
www.cpmac.com
Apr 12th 2003, 7:59 am
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Re: York [was: affordable afternoon tea in London]
Owain wrote:
> Had a look in an estate agent's window, nothing bigger than a 1-bed Barrat
> microhouse for under a hundred thou.
Well, York's been getting expensive. Still, when I lived in London,
pokey little 1-bed flats in Balham were going for £200k.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk
davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> Had a look in an estate agent's window, nothing bigger than a 1-bed Barrat
> microhouse for under a hundred thou.
Well, York's been getting expensive. Still, when I lived in London,
pokey little 1-bed flats in Balham were going for £200k.
David
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.co.uk
davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
