Not omelettes, but rather hilariously some of the best scrambled eggs I've ever eaten away from my own kitchen were made in the galley of a British Airways A320
A friend told me that she went into a Wetherspoons for breakfast and asked for scrambled eggs. She was told they only had fried eggs. Asking why they couldn't scramble them instead of frying she was told they all come frozen and are defrosted/reheated in a microwave.
Yes, I prefer the originality. Although if all else fails Spoons is a consistent product. So is McDs but not for me.
Yes I have had a few of those, I did not know you could pay as a non guest so will I remember that. One of my friends does not like them as we spend too long in there.....(my fault
).Ah scrambled eggs, that is my favourite way to cook eggs. I learnt many years ago that the trick is to cook the egg with a little milk. Then add a little more milk at the very last just to stop it drying out. Mind you there is an awful lot you can do with an omelette - all those potential fillings.
Yes. A lot of large chains do not employ chefs or cooks just "operators". The pre prepared food is just heated up on site. I was told that as a fact by a manager of a competing chain to Wetherspoons (the name escapes me).
It was made I am sure, although I was flying business and I don’t know if they do it that way for entire planes. There might be too many customers.
The pancake place in the trinity is rather pleasant. I’m not a fan of sweet things but enjoyed a couple of bacon and maple syrup ones during eat-out-to-help-out which were nice. Good place to sit and charge my phone before catching the train too.
What happened to that little greasy spoon under the arches at the East end of Leeds station - more or less opposite the Scarbrough Taps?
That's a shame. Back in the day, it used to be very popular with early turn train crews on their breakfast break....so much so, that there were sometimes queues out of the door.
Having worked with a couple of former Spoons Kitchen Hands, this comes as a profound relief...Yes, I prefer the originality. Although if all else fails Spoons is a consistent product. So is McDs but not for me.
Yes I have had a few of those, I did not know you could pay as a non guest so will I remember that. One of my friends does not like them as we spend too long in there.....(my fault
Ah scrambled eggs, that is my favourite way to cook eggs. I learnt many years ago that the trick is to cook the egg with a little milk. Then add a little more milk at the very last just to stop it drying out. Mind you there is an awful lot you can do with an omelette - all those potential fillings.
Yes. A lot of large chains do not employ chefs or cooks just "operators". The pre prepared food is just heated up on site. I was told that as a fact by a manager of a competing chain to Wetherspoons (the name escapes me).
It wasn't a nice experience
Usually I almost always go for savoury (if I eat breakfast at all) I don’t have a sweet tooth and therefore I tend to dislike sugary stuff.
A little bit further out than the Regency there’s Kennington Lane Cafe. Just behind Vauxhall Station through the arches and across the road. I’ve used it when staying at Vauxhall Travelodge. Really friendly place with great breakfast and lots of obviously regular customers. It also has exceptionally good reviews. A very full all day menu too not just breakfast.
Yes....they're called "Motorway Services" nowadays!
Take it from me having supplied a huge range of food establishments and food production companies including chains, independents, fast food, coffee shops, bakers, hotels, hospitals, prisons and fine dining over the years, you would be amazed at what is available as a quick reheat option (I call all these operation “boil it in the bag operators”) and I avoid a lot of them or am selective at what I will order.
It's actually proven to be very bad for a hangover, with medical experts instead prescribing leafy fruit and vegetables such as bananas, spinach and kale, eggs and foods containing ginger.
While we are on the ineptitude of chain eateries, I once stayed at a travelodge near Berkeley railhead. I was with a Muslim colleague, and when it came to breakfast I think we ate at the adjacent Little Chef (if I remember it correctly)... He was effectively vegetarian (in the absence of any Halal meat) so wanted scrambled or fried eggs before our potential long day outdoors in the weather. I couldn't believe my ears when they said they had run out of eggs!
I went in to an independent cafe for breakfast last week. They'd run out of bacon as their delivery was late. I was offered and accepted an extra egg and black pudding. While I was eating the delivery arrived.
Two pints of squash before I sleep is usually what I do
Hence why Little Chef went out of business. Was always a treat when going on holiday in the 80s, and they were always busy. By the time I was an adult they were a sad shadow of what had been. Run down, hardly any customers, filthy toilets. Dreadful. I last used one for a meeting with some farmers (their suggestion). The bench seats were all ripped, you could smell the toilets from the dining area and there was one other customer. Food was rubbish. The staff were lovely, I felt sorry for them having to work in such a depressing environment.
Yeah, it's the grease that makes it all better. Oil on troubled waters and all that.Lining your stomach with fatty food very much does help, as a fair chunk of a hangover is nausea from stomach upset.
"Make sure you mix your kale with a little vegetable oil, this makes it easier to scrape it into the bin"
A few years ago I was staying in a Travelodge in London and they ran out of bacon. It was on the Sunday morning of a bank holiday weekend so of course also no bacon Monday and Tuesday until they had a delivery. I couldn’t believe it and also how unconcerned the staff were and how they couldn’t appreciate what an important item bacon is in a cooked breakfast, especially considering the poor standard of Travelodge sausages in those days. The hotel had a Little Waitrose next door, a Sainsburys Local round the corner and a Tesco Express across the road. The staff looked at me in absolute amazement when I suggested that they could get some bacon form one of those nearby shops. I think I was seen as an awkward customer because I complained. I don’t very often use Travelodges but have never booked a breakfast at one again.
I almost never have breakfast at the hotel as it's usually awful and very overpriced. Even if the company's paying, I'll go to an independent cafe.
