Comments on: Eating our way around the world

By: sg

sg — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:10:05 +0000

@Gabe I’ve got the G1.

Battery life isn’t great, probably lasts around 3 hours if you use the phone for web browsing

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:35:04 +0000

@Robp — can you take your own booze to Ambrosia?

(Ignore that that there’s nowhere local to pick up a bottle of wine)

Glace cherries in rice sounds wrong.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:31:09 +0000

@Julian — nice link. Thanks. Whoever wrote that obviously has some kind of a clue, which is refreshing.

@Regeneguru — is there any chance these town centre improvements could actually happen?

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:28:12 +0000

@Mark, @sg — do you have the new Android “Magic” or the G1?

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:49:59 +0000

And also the report link is wrong.
The report is in fact at
http://southwarklivingstreets.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/se5-plan-08jul09.ppt

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:42:30 +0000

yes — sorry –27th

By: Peter

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:45:17 +0000

Monday 27th?

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:09:41 +0000

There is a very interesting meeting of the Camberwell Community Council this coming Monday, 22 July at 7pm at the Town Hall in the Peckham Road. Earlier this month, a report was produced which suggests a long list of major improvements to Camberwell town centre. Amongst other things, it calls for pavement widening, tree-lined boulevards, pocket parks and “green links” cycle and pedestrian routes. It is an inspiring piece of work.
You can read it at http://moderngov.southwarksites.com/Published/C00000175/M00002866/AI00003696/Transportbrief.pdf
The author of the report — Jeremy Leach — is going to present it. He is a brilliant man and it will be good presentation.
Details of the Council meeting are at http://moderngov.southwarksites.com/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=175&MId=2866&Ver=4

By: RobP

RobP — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:34:29 +0000

All
Didn’t update re: Ambrosia — apologies.
Food was excellent and they went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

Couple of weird things though.

Had amouse-bouche before our starter — little poppadoms and chutneys.
The poppadoms were (i’m sure) those ones they sell in packets (still nice, but ..)
The mint chutney tasted like mint sauce from a Lamb roast (out of a jar).

Main course — there was this weird fusion thing of tamarind paste with salad cream. Yes, salad cream. Bizarre.

And the fruity special rice had glace cherries in it. very weird (and also strangely tasty).

Not sure if they’ve got some fusion-y thing going on (no idea exactly what of), but was a little surprised to say the least.

Still really enjoyed it though — and not expensive at all.

Worst thing — no alcohol license (yet).

By: Peter

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:44:20 +0000

I prefer the Google phone (Android) interface to the iPhone, but think the iPhone’s multi-touch is a better way of interacting. Looking forward to seeing future versions of Android.