see? that wasn’t so hard (lol) was it?
Pizza, cookies, burgers - why is all the best food circular?
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doughnuts.
uh… oranges
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Pathetically my digestive system can’t handle oranges. Absolutely love a massive Navel but I need a good lie down for an hour or two afterwards.
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Yeah, but also I’m not interested in the thing the shop does either. Like it’s not a passion project, it’s not a hobby, it’s a job but one that I am entering into knowing that I’m not up to the task but it doesn’t matter. Nobody wins in the scenario, bad for the customers, bad for me.
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finally the filth thread has gotten good
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good for this thread
All the cheese is extremely haunted, right?
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The one thing I miss since moving from Highbury to Clerkenwell is a good Italian deli on my doorstep.
Da Mario’s on Highbury Park is still going strong. In Clerkenwell/Farringdon there was Gazzano’s, but they closed in 2018 after the children of the original owner sold up. The only one left is Terroni’s but it doesn’t stock a great selection, it mainly functions as a meeting place for people who’ve been to the Italian Church next door.
So a cramped Italian deli selling a wide range of cheeses, regional wines, many varietes of bread, fresh pasta, bowls of olives, pannetone around Christmas time, weird brands of risotto rice, stupidly expensive extra virgin oil, etc. etc. Salami hanging from the ceiling, faded Fellini movie posters on the wall.
And I’d be serving customers with a fake Italian accent, obviously. Ciao!
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Artisan deli / second hand bookshop
Loads of comfy chairs and sofas you can sink into for hours.
Post rock and dream pop on in the background (stuff that’s not too distracting for the people reading)
I’d wear cute aprons and be friends with all the customers 
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Mamma mia!
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I prefer an innie
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Sounds like a very familiar concept …
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There’s a street near me that has about five fancy sofa shops on it and I want in on that racket. Sit around all day on my fancy sofa, maybe reading a book, very occasionally dealing with a customer. The actual dream.
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A large selection of biscuits that must only ever be eaten at breakfast time
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Have recurring vague dreams of opening a little cafe
Offering French style menu du jours that change every day. Not necessarily french cuisine, but that formule: 3 courses on offer plus veggie option. Starter and main or main and dessert, or all three. Lunch and dinner.
Everyone also has half a bottle of wine for lunch and coffee then drives off.
Then I remember I hate people and decide not to do that.
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Probably some sort of antique shop that also does some coffee and cakes.
There is a massive emporium 5 mins from me doing exactly the same thing but the owner seems like a bit of a dick so it would also act as a spite store.
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