Kevin Jackson has written this splendid book - Fast: Feasting On The Streets Of London. (the image above is from the book, off of Amazon). Portobello books were kind enough to send me a copy.
It's splendidly enthusiastic about all the brilliant varieties of Fast Food you can get in London from kebabs to eels. (Though it's predictably sniffy about the corporate varieties.) It's dense with all the little facts you want to know about the histories of London's coffee houses, Milk Bars and chip shops. It has a nice line in mixing the trivial anecdote with the heavyweight academic reference and I really like the photography. You really get a sense of an author who likes what he's writing about, which meant I powered through it in an evening, using little sticky notes to mark all the places I'm very keen to visit. Top stuff.
Hi,
I love your site, I get hungry for a good breakfast whenever I visit, whatever time of day. There is a great cafe near me in Potterspury on the A5 between Towcester and Stoney Stratford. It is called the Super Sausage and the last time I ate there the portions were huge and delicious. It seems popular with lorry drivers as the car park is often full when I pass by at any tme during the day.
I would recommend you give it a go . Another great site that gets my juices flowing is Louis Lunch in New Haven Connecticut USA. one day ..oneday.........
Keep up the quest for real food!
Posted by: Steve Dibble | April 26, 2006 at 12:08 AM
Say it ain't so...first it was the phone boxes and now the caffs??? WHAAAA!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-04-23-british-caffs_x.htm?csp=34
I loved the caffs when I visited England...The toast soliders, egg in cup and milky tea! YUMMMY! I saw the online article about your campaign to save the caffs. Good luck sir! I love this site!!!
Posted by: Cara | April 26, 2006 at 06:50 AM