Bookstore Dining Experience: This is London's Hidden Gem 😯

Finding a good recipe isn’t as simple as it should be. Photos can’t always be trusted and estimated cooking times can be a bit too optimistic for the everyday home cook. With endless options online and countless books available to buy, things can get a bit overwhelming.
In 1983 Heidi Lascelles came up with an intriguing concept, a bookstore with a small kitchen that could put cookbooks to the test. A different book would be chosen every day and recipes from that book would be cooked and served for lunch in-store. Regular customer Eric Treuille would frequent the shop hoping to get the attention of a charming staff member named Rosie and before he knew it, they would eventually take over running the store together.
Eric has been in the business long enough to know what makes a book special. Having cooked hundreds of recipes from different cuisines, tell him what you're looking for and he’ll be able to recommend the right book in a heartbeat. If you don’t know what you want, that’s not a problem either! Drop in for lunch and you might get to try something that surprises you, but… only if you stick to Eric’s rules…
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[@ferdinand.bumpliz]

“If im rude or nice, its still an experience” what a french thing to say lol

[@Mghama]

Yeah 😂

[@GreatBigStory]

😭😂

[@Eduard-xd5el]

It’s true though

[@thomaslai1381]

It’s not that French servers go out of their way to be rude, it’s that they don’t have the toxic “service with a smile!” culture of North America which leads many North Americans to label French waiters as rude when they don’t deliver entrées with contrived delight. They’re also not at one’s beck and call, they come when they’re ready, and will in fact ignore customers who put themselves forward in such a capacity, the same way one might put a particularly impertinent child in its place by ignoring it until it has learned propriety. It’s a different culture that’s honestly a lot more sincere, to say nothing of healthier for the waiters, who are not pressured to smile through a bad day if they’re having one.

[@prointernetuser]

​@@thomaslai1381oh great another america bad yap 🥱

[@aniyapeach]

in a way, its kind of like an omakase where the menu for that day is up to the chef and you just sit there, eat, and enjoy

[@bonnie1303]

Omakase meets prix fixe? I love the idea of this, just enjoying the chef’s work, but I have so many allergies they really don’t want me there 😂

[@RebeccaEWebber]

@@bonnie1303 same Bonnie same, but LOVE the idea.

[@a.f.2330]

This is an amazing concept. One of the things I dislike most about going to a restaurant I've never been to is choosing something on the menu. It's nice to have someone who's as knowledgeable as the chef choosing for the customers. I'm sure the food tastes amazing!

[@conorkelly947]

fucking what

[@Fitzroyfallz]

You don’t like having a choice on what to eat?

[@a.f.2330]

@@Fitzroyfallz I like trying out different cuisines and prefer to get recommendations when I go to restaurants that I've never been to

[@louwdl9000]

If you think about it, it could also be like communism but done in a good and professional way. Still working for a profit probably.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Exactly like they’re going to pick something good

[@zebfross]

Reminds me of my grandma's kitchen growing up. If you wanted to eat, you ate what she cooked, there was always magically enough for everyone, and it was some of the best food you've ever had :)

[@GreatBigStory]

This is beautiful 🥹

[@anonfornow359]

I LOVE this. My 2 passions all together. Brilliant!

[@RisqueBisquetz]

It's kind of a thing in Japan, some cheap diners you can find around neighborhoods will either serve you one specific food they can make or whatever is that day's "special". Most of these small diners are as good as it can be with its cheap price, but sometimes you can find a hidden gem.

[@bahnzeit]

I have bought my first own cook book there seemingly decades ago ( not really sure when), I used it so much.n

[@shannonbusse6702]

Loved this store in the early 2000's when i lived around the corner. So happy to see that its still there!!

[@jhatt1139]

A beautiful story.

[@GreatBigStory]

Glad you love it ☺️

[@mbenidze]

What a great idea!

[@mattbuck]

Nice, non-negotiables. :)

[@Proj3ta]

YOU GUYS ARE BACK?? OMGG WELCOME BACK MY FAVORITE CHANNEL

[@Electrex8]

You’ll be welcomed here in Ireland! Really hope you enjoy your trip 🇮🇪

[@overseastom]

I love this idea. I've wanted to do a cookbook club for a while, but this seems way easier tbh :P

[@conksl.4548]

WHAT IS THAT SONG CALLED PLEASE? it should be linked anyways haha, love it

[@keroro407]

Even if I had diet restrictions, I would still come there, not to eat, but for the books.

[@jmcallion2071]

Looks cool 😊

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Ah man this is beautiful. Man… what a thing to do.

[@DivineFeminineOracle777]

Omg books and good food! My dream store!! Just add some candles and flowers for sale then it’s perfect 🥰

[@Albos_M]

I love it.

[@carlosdesouza3813]

Their signature dish: Luxury pie! The food of kings!

[@tiffytattoo2450]

"Es wird gegessen was auf den Tisch kommt".

[@seccat]

Someone said that the cafe closed. And some loud rude person runs things.

[@samsungnvA51]

Do you have to be a member of something or first come first serve or one has to be on an invitation list?

[@vonbar8537]

First come first serve and lunch is at 12 :)

[@samsungnvA51]

@@vonbar8537 THANK YOU, 😊

[@goneutt]

Ehh, if you can write it for a regular cook, it’s probably free of my hidden problem ingredients found in industrial foods.

[@vr_x7364]

❤❤❤❤

[@TKae421]

Does he cook recipes from other continents or just Europe?

[@bogdanbucur2309]

"so don't ask for special diet, soft drink" God forbids you ask for a freaking bottle of water 😂😂😂😂😂😂 .... Jesus I can't ...

[@budgieinahoodie5661]

Right? How egotistical- it’s all fun and games until that guy’s “restaurant” gets hit with a class action manslaughter lawsuit after someone dies from an allergic reaction because he couldn’t get the stick out of his ass.

[@OutgoingCanasian]

Can we have this in every city

[@19683]

Damn carnists

[@mfinchina__117]

I can imagine this being a Daniel Day-Lewis movie.

[@glacousxx]

I would love to go here ❤

[@GreatBigStory]

You should, we highly recommend it ☺️

[@horsermchead2504]

The video makes it look awful, why?

[@waedidmyhandlechange]

No substitutions, the way the food is intended. Bravo!

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

DREAM JOB

[@GreatBigStory]

Right 🤩

[@kacperjankowski9042]

more like books for crooks

[@YukiYoshitaka]

only one day vegetarian - thats the problem with society + public health right there

[@snifey7694]

Has he consider The vegetarian Hindu, Sikh and buddhist? The Kosher jews? The halal dietary muslims? Or maybe the ultra orthodox with their Pescatarian diet.

[@AA-yb5np]

Brahh just pass some fking water ehh

[@MohammadHamza1]

Palestinian cookbook ❤

[@themadplotter]

You could only get away with this gimmicky shit in London 😂

[@liuzh1han]

Won't find better value elsewhere? Bullshit

[@adamyasingh3713]

Pretty Narcissistic

[@charbadarc4167]

This is what restaurant should be like! No picking, choosing or replacing ingredients. If you're fussy, stay home!😂

[@Nilessterner]

This is peak pretentious.

[@thewinner7382]

Of course they have to show a Palestine cookbook. Can't forget to shove politics in there.

[@tvdsje]

Would you have said the same if it showed an Israeli, Russian or American one? Cookbooks famously teach recipes from around the world. The only one shoving politics into it are the bigots like you.

[@Fitzroyfallz]

They have food in every country believe it or not. A recipe book isn’t a political act. If they showed a Russian cookbook would you say it was Russian propaganda?

[@starman2089]

Change your name to TheWhiner7382

[@l00ser20]

Its always good to remind people of the people of g@z@

[@thewinner7382]

@@Fitzroyfallz It's obviously political. They showed like three cookbooks and one was Palestinian. Why be so insincere? And yes if they had showed a Russian cookbook when the war broke out it probably would have been a political message too.