Fernandez & Wells have to be one of the best, if not the best, sandwich and coffee bars in the UK. Their latest opening in Somerset House, London sees them pushing the boundaries even further. Nellie Nichols goes along to revel in this new heaven. It’s rarely I tell anyone about my odd hobby but […]
M&S opened its new food to go trial concept in Baker Street, London at the end of last year. Unlike Sainsbury’s recently failed Fresh Kitchen trial, ‘Food on the Move’ is a more closely focused venture, which successfully combines hot and cold food, and should be a great success… with a few tweaks. Convenience stores […]
Joe & The Juice was started ten years ago by Kasper Basse in Denmark. It’s a modern bright funky place, which by attracting droves of young Danes, has now successfully grown to over twenty stores just in Denmark, with three opening in Hamburg shortly, one due in Stockholm, and now four open in London. Nellie […]
Nellie Nichols has seen a lot of sandwich bars in her capacity as reviewer and consultant over the years, so to kick the New Year off we asked her for her top five nominations. So here they are, in no particular order. If I had a quid for every time someone asked me which is […]
Foxcroft and Ginger Exceptionally executed food is worth paying for and, most importantly, worth returning for. London sandwich bar Foxcroft and Ginger brings a very big smile to Nellie Nichols’ face “that only truly great food brings” I had no idea the original purpose of the pommel horse, when it was invented centuries ago, was […]
Richard Lilley’s two outstanding London sandwich and café bars break one of the fundamental rules of marketing: there’s no branding. Customers are still flocking there in droves, however, as the news spreads by word of mouth, but guided by the address rather than the name. Branding is as old as the hills. In the old […]
Food consultant Nellie Nichols held a ‘Sandwich Surgery’ at the recent lunch! show, dispensing practical advice in response to audience questions. Q. How important is it to include innovative recipes in the offer, particularly given that most consumers tend to be fairly conservative in buying sandwiches? A. Innovation is hugely important. If you put a […]
London’s new Leon offshoot Flat Planet may be an unorthodox operation, but its flat-bread sandwich offer is inspired – so good, in fact, that the El Diablo has now been added to Nellie Nichols’ current top five favourites, along with Mooli’s Goat Roti. August has to be one of my favourite months of the year: […]
Nellie Nichols will be hosting a Sandwich & Snack Surgery live at lunch! at 10.45am on Friday 30th September in the Working lunch! Keynote Theatre. When I embarked in this food business in the mid eighties ‘Food To Go’ didn’t exist. M & S had just broken new ground with their first manufactured sandwiches; prawn […]
The UK’s premier food-to-go event Everyone loves lunch! – 29-30 September 2011 – Old Billingsgate, London Don’t miss this exclusive Q&A session! Working lunch! Keynote Theatre – 10.45am, Friday 30 September Ever wondered how to get a good review every time? Not sure why nobody orders your club sandwich? Need advice on what the next […]
