In Brussels, deals get done over dinner. But why not breakfast? The European Quarter in Brussels badly needs a greasy spoon. Here’s a concept menu for my imaginary new café on Rue Franklin which will be called The Full English.
Update: loved these contributions from Twitter…
Courtesy of @anthonyzach, Sunday Brunch special: add a Bloody May, made the Cafe Brexit way with extra bitters.
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
@Blerkotron @SuperRetroid With only the finest remoaner tears
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
@Blerkotron @SuperRetroid Dammit. I missed the innovative jam. Genuinely annoyed now.
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
@ottocrat Why isn’t the Farage a “smoked Kipper, price dependant on (Single) Market”?
— Stephen Kinsella (@Kinsellas) May 17, 2017
@ottocrat @adrechsel @Blerkotron I’m guessing there will be no cherries to pick
— Katie Owens (@ktowens) May 17, 2017
That’s our business model, we haven’t costed it but we’re convinced it will be a success, 52% of our focus group want it this way. https://t.co/92xdq4iD3e
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
More polarising than marmite https://t.co/PL6aXP3I5K
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
We were going to do couques suisses but the wholesalers wouldn’t accept our generous offer of sale or return. https://t.co/cN3cVYqO0y
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
Yes but only English sparkling whine is used. https://t.co/LSDe9oV8qn
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
Clients can try but they will have trouble when they approach us a week or two later asking us to do the catering for their birthday party. https://t.co/vS9EpxWre6
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
I’d love to but I’m just not sure there’s the demand for it among my Brussels customers. https://t.co/GRS9cttmON
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) May 17, 2017
@Kinsellas @ottocrat @anthonyzach “A hard border”: Irish coffee, double shot. “The EFTA option”: scrambled eggs and gravlax on rye bread.
— ross (@biochem_ninja) May 17, 2017
@Berlaymonster @ottocrat Don’t forget the Eton Mess
— Martini Seltzermayr (@mseltzermayr) May 17, 2017