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No Mo’ Mo Pho

Coulgate Street Vietnamese café Mo Pho has fallen phoul of Big Pho. The Pho café chain seems to think they own the word Pho and have served Mo Pho notice that they think they are infringing their trademark. The Mo Pho team write:It is with sadness that we would like to inform our customers that ...

Souper September in Honor Oak

Imelda from Hills and Parks (49 Honor Oak Park) writes:We are donating the proceeds of our sales of homemade soup this Wednesday (18th) and next Wednesday (25th) to our Souper September appeal. Tomorrow’s soup is sweetcorn chowder with cheesy scones. Souper September is Broadway’s first ever month-long fundraising appeal and it is asking people to ...

No 178 New Cross Road

No 178 New Cross Road is a new cafe for New Cross Gate, which opened earlier this month. The cafe is operated as a social enterprise and serves an eclectic mix of food, from kedgeree and salads to granola, bacon sandwiches and pancakes. Unexceptional from the outside, it's been fitted-out beautifully inside. Please let us know ...

The Deptford Project relocates to Douglas Square

The Deptford Project will stay in Deptford. Forced to relocate now that the development of the land it sits on is due to begin, there was a risk that the train carriage cafe would be lost to the area entirely. Now Alison writes:Just thought you'd like to know that I walked past the Deptford Project ...

Deptford Project cafe derailed

The Deptford Project train carriage cafe is to be relocated - possibly out of Deptford altogether, if an appropriate location can't be found.Crosswhatfields reports:When building work finally commences in a couple of months' time on the delayed Cathedral/United House development next to Deptford station, one of Deptford's most recent and best loved landmarks, the café ...

Statement on Ladywell Fields Cafe Plans

Last week, we reported that the owner of the cafe in Ladywell Fields has asked his customers to show their support for the business he runs, which is potentially threatened by plans to create a new cafe with bigger and better facilities, similar to those in Hilly Fields and Manor House Gardens.It's his livelihood and ...

Ladywell Fields cafe plan threatens red velvet cake revolution

Sara says plans to develop a cafe in Ladywell Fields similar to the Hilly Fields model may threaten the incumbent cafe. She writes:The lovely Glen, from the cafe in Ladywell Fields says that it looks like he could be ousted. He has a petition to protect his business, which folks can sign at the cafe. ...

Jobs at new New Cross cafe

BCer Fabhat let's us know of a job opportunity at a new social enterprise cafe in New Cross. Here are the details:Anybody know people who would be interested in being a Chef (£15k a year for 32.5 hours) or a Cafe Assistant (£6.50 per hour for 20-25 hours per week, but will probably be more ...

Pat-a-cakes garden

Brockley's high street businesses are a little short of nice places to sit in the sunshine, but Crofton Park's Pat-a-cakes has just opened this lovely new garden. Photo courtesy of Molewife.