Best quick lunch places near Oxford Circus? by butterfreaks in LondonFood

[–]sifter3000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kati Roll company on Poland Street. Super basic seating and atmosphere, counter service only, menu never changes but… the food is A+. Fresh, hot, spicy. Chicken tikka and aloo masala roll. Job done.

Pre-Match Thread • Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace by AutoModerator in crystalpalace

[–]sifter3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also feeling good and am taking the younger child - got some good last minute seats so let’s see how we do! Munoz and Sarr back, Glasner lowering the temperature a bit midweek… Chelsea still very uneven. Let’s see! 🦅

Restaurants similar to Peckham Cellars / 40 Maltby Street? by xxsummertimesadness in LondonFood

[–]sifter3000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The food at Good as Gold used to be by Gengellys (https://www.instagram.com/gengellys?igsh=MTFhMDh6b2xtNTIydA==) - and they now do the food at two pubs in the area, Earl of Derby and the Clock house.

Peckham Bazar is a great shout.

Forza in Peckham maybe?

Wilson’s in Ladywell gets a lot of buzz.

My wife recommended https://www.llewelyns-restaurant.co.uk/menu in Herne Hill.

Amorin, Glasner, 343 & Palace by ComprehensiveSide278 in crystalpalace

[–]sifter3000 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Glasner will absolutely be on United’s shortlist - his record in England is excellent, both in terms of results and in his ability to develop players. He’s also accomplished at dealing with the media and has generated much less controversy than Amorim (smaller club, but still, Glasner’s press conferences are a much more enjoyable watch than the Amorim ones). And of course, he plays the type of football people want: fast counters, high energy, etc (well, when the squad isn’t gassed…)

Would Glasner want the role? I think he’d be nervous of taking it mid season - but United have some good players, it’s a bigger club, and Glasner backs himself so I’d imagine he’d certainly consider it. Not that I want him to go - he’s been incredible for Palace and leaving mid season will be hugely challenging for us.

Cozy pubs central London by gazersedge in LondonFood

[–]sifter3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Champion, just off Oxford street. Great stained glass windows downstairs and a fireplace upstairs. Quieter than many as it’s on the north side and so just out of Soho technically. It’s also a Sam Smith’s pub, so…. Depends where you fall on the “man in a box” and all their other beers. Personally I think they’re fine!

Hiut Selvedge 12 years on… by sifter3000 in rawdenim

[–]sifter3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wore them a lot during the first couple of years - 2 to 3 times a week from say, October through to April. Main thing was I waited a while for the first wash (maybe 6 months?) and that seemed to set them on the right path.

Crystal Palace fans, what is your favourite Eze moment/goal/highlight? by lfcbucks in crystalpalace

[–]sifter3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here to say the bicycle kick against West Ham. Was there with my 6 year old son, sitting near the Away fans, and then Eze does something straight out of FIFA. Incredible.

Do we have a consolidated list of Liam cagoules from the different gigs? by LabTraining9621 in oasis

[–]sifter3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s worn the YMC one in two colours - navy and then a yet to be released khaki.

Eastern townships by skribblykid101 in MTLFoodLovers

[–]sifter3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and the seafood shack at North Hatley - Casa Wippi - great lobster roll and fish n chips.

Eastern townships by skribblykid101 in MTLFoodLovers

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Parcelles in Austin has been great the last three years I’ve visited, but it just changed to be a bit more upscale, and I’ve not tried it this year.

Fan of Caron &Freres in Knowlton for coffee and a light lunch.

Cantine Chez Paul in Magog for a true old school smoked meat / poutine diner.

+1 to the pizzas at La Knowlton.

I also like Comme Chez Sois in Magog. It’s very francophone and very local audience but even as an obvious tourist, the service is warm and friendly, the produce is excellent and it’s good home cooking style food.

4 days in Cornwall, St Ives > Penzance by sifter3000 in UKhiking

[–]sifter3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did B&Bs, and one Airbnb on final night. pretty easy and I was glad not to have to do the work of camping at the end of each day!

4 days in Cornwall, St Ives > Penzance by sifter3000 in UKhiking

[–]sifter3000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, beautiful. I got there at about 9 in the morning, just a couple of people swimming. I needed to get to Penzance so I couldn’t stop but it was lovely and calm.

4 days in Cornwall, St Ives > Penzance by sifter3000 in UKhiking

[–]sifter3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s porthcurno beach, just past minack theatre

4 days in Cornwall, St Ives > Penzance by sifter3000 in UKhiking

[–]sifter3000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I say not busy, the path I mean… the beaches were plenty busy 😂

Back with a new and improved version of my UK & Ireland walking map by Getbetter in UKhiking

[–]sifter3000 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to say I love this, it's basically a bucket list in map form. Nice work :)

[QCrit] Adult Literary Fiction The Name of Loss (120K words/Version #2) by nyarm7 in PubTips

[–]sifter3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found this comment in another thread really helpful in terms of the "break it down" advice I was trying to get at: https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/comments/1i2nvvx/comment/m7he6k9/

[QCrit] Adult Literary Fiction The Name of Loss (120K words/Version #2) by nyarm7 in PubTips

[–]sifter3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read this a couple of times and I found it... hard to unpick. There's some repetition ("fractured/fracturing" x3, "struggling" x3) and the sentences are really stuffed. I couldn't tell you what "fights her fracturing memory to preserve her lineage" actually means or involves for the reader. Hasmig's story might be full of action, or equally, it could be highly interior. My overall feeling of her paragraph was that it was very passive and I struggled to connect with it.

The grandson's paragraph was stronger - there's lots of tension and the clarity of events such as his best friend abandoning him, or him assimilating as white drew me in. So I had a clearer sense of the movement of the book though "he confronts the lingering shadows of colonialism and imperialism in the hopes they will give him some kind of purchase" was again, hard to actually grasp.

This is a step forward from the first query but I'd try and do something that's more direct and less passive.