denshaw 2,869 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Tom Sandersons TRIPE Remember that? Yuk! "Tom Sanderson" Did he deliver Tripe to Jerusalem? !rotfl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 They had paper from half the Brazillian Rain Forest in there...solid old victorian buildings...in this pic Capoccis is a typical sixties build....it looks like it's ready to fall down......Scruffy looking dump.I can't understand how they got planning for a building that doesn't fit in with it's neighbours....Having said that,let's face it they ruined Nottingham in the sixties...And we let 'em do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Froggy 3 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 If the pic. of Capocci's was taken in Parliament Street opposite the Elite, I would guess that The Don was in one of the two smaller buildings to the right of Cappoci's. It was quite a narrow place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
connoisseur69uk 2 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 I remember being taken to a coffee bar that served expresso coffee in the little glass cups near to the Council House, on the same side as the Flying Horse Looking on Google Street View it was either where Birds are now or Costas I thought that was Capoccis but I was only 7 or 8 so could be wrong! Always went there after shopping in Burtons.....under the Council House, just loved that shop, used to think they made wagon Wheels there!!!!! Always had a coke in a glass bottle with a striped straw and a roll and butter while mum & dad had coffees Everytime I hear an expresso machine the memories of the 60s in Nottingham come flooding back, just wish sometimes I had been a little bit older so i could have experiece those bands and especially the Beatles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 I don't remember a coffee bar in that location.I certainly never went in it,maybe it was in the later years after I started using pubs instead. My earliest coffee bar days were in the '49' Burton Street with the Toreador next door.Occasional visits to the Bamboo on Mansfield Road, and the Don Juan opposite the Elite. Coffee was 10d and a bottle of Coke a shilling. Was it Jules et Jim?(sp) on Stoney Street? I never rated the place it was more a haunt of students.There was another one on the 2nd floor of a building just past there in the Lace Market but the name and location evades me. When the '49' became the Blade Club I gradually drifted down the road to the 'L' Shaped Room on Goldsmith Street,then stopped using them completely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 There was a place in the Lace Market called The Paprika Pancake House, it was on the second floor. It was owned by the same chap who ran the Toreador. It opened in early 1964. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 I have a feeling if someone mentioned the name I would know it...that doesn't ring bells...I wonder if it had another name in earlier years? The only pancake house I ever saw was in Leicester near the station.An American idea that never really caught on...wonder why? Pizza parlours did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 International House of Pancakes (IHOP) does very well in the US, but their meals include Steak etc, with Pancake and syrup sides. Good value too. But IMO would not do well here due to British perception of a 'Pancake house'?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 "Tom Sanderson" Did he deliver Tripe to Jerusalem? !rotfl! No, but I think he now has a contract with the X Factor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Yep the British and American idea of a "pancake" are very different. IHOP is widely regarded as a bit of a joke over here, although they have tried to clean up their image and opened a lot of new restaurants in the past few years. Unfortunately the quality is so-so and the prices are high. If you want good (American) pancakes at a fair price find a local diner or "Coney Island" - always the best places for breakfast! For the uninitiated, American "pancakes" are thick and, ideally, fluffy - typically about 1/4" thick and range in size from about 3" in diameter (Dollar pancakes) to about 10". A "Short stack" is typically two or three and a full stack five or six. Served with butter and Maple syrup and often accompanied by fruit, bacon or sausage. They come in several varieties too - blueberry, wheat, and buttermilk to name a few. The best pancakes in North America are available at Parker's Maple Barn - but get there early, the wait can be up to two hours! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 do they do a home delivery! or is radcliffe too far out of city centre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 LOL - judging from the news from East Midlands Airport, there may be a short delay at customs! Pretty funny to be seeing Castle Donnington on the US news though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 I bet, I know theres at least one Nottingham in USA and one has big population? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Funny coincidence, I've just made a batch of "Pancake mix" for our breakfast tomorrow (Scotish pancakes or drop scones are the thick ones , made with self raising flour as opposed to plain) Incedently what price is petrol over there now ? it's past 5 quid a gallon here now (£1.17p a litre= £5.31 a gallon or $8.51 for a UK gallon) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 It's about $2.65 a gallon in Flagstaff, which is cheaper than our rip-off tourist town of $2.95. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 There used to be a coffee bar somewhere near the top of Hockley called the Bohemian about 1959/60 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 There was a place in the Lace Market called The Paprika Pancake House, it was on the second floor. It was owned by the same chap who ran the Toreador. It opened in early 1964. remember the pancake house well, but now wondering which building it was in down hockley ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 It was $2.77 at our local "cheapo" station this morning - translates to about $3.32 for a "real" gallon, or about two quid/gallon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 There used to be a coffee bar somewhere near the top of Hockley called the Bohemian about 1959/60 I knew I'd know it....Bohemian...that's the one I was trying to remember. I wish to hell I could get fuel at Yankee prices....Rule Brittannia....taxed to hell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 yea fuel's cheap in USA, but out in the sticks it needs to be, 20 miles to nearest shop etc, 1,000 plus miles to the coast, I always remember "24 hours from Tulsa" and the British cover "47 minutes to Bulwell" lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Oh I dunno - yep the fuel is cheap, but in Michigan at least, the roads are cr@p. I would happily pay a few more cents/gallon in tax to get decent roads. Unfortunately, tax over here is considered a mortal sin - they would rather have lousy roads and services than pay the tax, then moan about how bad things are! Bottom line, by the time we have paid for everything your taxes pay for, it is about the same! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Here you go , my first attempt at a "Long Stack" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 And according to the sign next door Tom Anderson's tripe. I'm not sure he'd agree. DJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I remember the coffee bar & taking a girl that was in there to the movies that only showed cartoons she paid i was broke cant remember the name of it though, It was around 1964 I remember a guy named Sutch that seemed to be always in there, It was a Mod place but i was a Rocker 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 See that picture 3 posts above of the Drop Scones ? I'VE JUST SOLD IT !!!!! To some AMERICAN culinary magazine !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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