Thursday, September 20, 2012

Carluccio's, Marylebone

Carluccio's
St. Christopher's Place
Marylebone
W1U 1AY
www.carluccios.com

by Emmanuel Petit-Déjeuner

KLANG!!!

"Sorry?"

"Oh, I was just saying the breakfast in here is quite..."

KLANG!!!

"...actually. OK, they've dressed up eggs and bacon and toast in 84 different non-inflected Indo- European dialects...but the eggs are buttery and the mushrooms Briatore-rich, the pastries crumple obligingly and the pancetta is as salty as an anchovy's..."

KLANG!!!

"...and just as crispy. And you've got to admit, the Colazione Magnifica sounds a million times more awesome than its maiden name the Full Italian. Add to that regal prosciutto, bitchin' Bicerin and the Rubenesque splendour of the deli counter, and really the only thing crashing the party is the terrible..."

KLANG!!!

"The what now?"

"THE ACOUSTICS, MAN, THE ACOUSTICS! I mean, who's their barista - Michael J..." 

KLANG!!!

4 comments:

Egg Milliband said...

Hahaha!

Joana Chaves said...

Too perfect! (My biggest trouble with cafés is always the noise with disheware and all that.)

HB said...

Hahah! Your posts are hilarious. Amazing

Manu P-D said...

Thanks very much for the feedback Tyreseal, it really means a LOT! It sounds to me, however, that you're simply doing it wrong...you want to grab it just behind the bevel with all five fingers of the *right* hand, then fold in two, and only THEN can you expect to insert it fully. Enjoy!