how are you? i m good, thank you. this caff is a true family affair, and it s been passed down between generations since 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925 along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we d come in here after school. it s part of our lives. there s a really nice vibe in here as well. yeah, we like to keep a good little vibe. it s like when you. like i said to you, it s like a second home for us. it s part of our life. so when you come in here, you re coming into our home. we get like a lot of regular people that come back and they really sort of rely on you. if they didn t come into the caff, they maybe wouldn t talk to a lot of people during the day, like a lot of the older people, especially. where the world s getting bigger, you can t know everybody, but in little places like the cafe, it is like a real community, but there are less spaces like this. the cafe attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma c
serving fried all day breakfasts, has been a fixture of the country s cuisine and culture for generations. but over the years their numbers have dwindled, with thousands now closing right across the country. pellicci s in the east end of london has been serving up amazing full english breakfasts for over 120 years. i wanted to know what is behind their lasting success and whether even iconic caffs like this are under threat. hey, you must be ned. hi, lucy, nice to meet you. oh, shall we do that? nice to meet you. how are you? i m good, how are you? i m good, thank you. this caff is a true family affair, and it has been passed down between generations since 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925, along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we d come in here after school it was part of our lives. there is a really nice vibe in here, as well. yes, we like to keep a good little vibe. like i said to you, it s
when the world s getting bigger, you can t know anybody, but when you re in little places like a cafe, it s a little community. there are less places like this. the caf attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma collins is a reality tv star and presenter who has been coming to pellicci s for years. i feel that this is like traditional east end here. it s got heritage, it s got culture. you know, if only these walls could speak, i m sure there s been a lot that s gone on here over the years. just that real family hub feel is very rare, and yeah, this is the only place that i know, actually, that s got it. bernard kops, the east end writer, said, these cafes, these interiors, these faces give you identity. life is for real. it is all here, and that is enough. you have no ambition to be anywhere else. you know where you are. do you think we re beginning to see less of these kinds of places now? there are more challenges. every day there s always new challen
english, vegetarian or vegan options. i don t think there needs to be anything like an avocado toast on there, because they re known for what they re known for. so do you think it will be really sad to see them go? do you think they will be missed? most definitely. i think they re kind of part of the backbone of some of these communities, and they re an institution. you have no idea how much i m looking forward to eating this fry up. i ve seen it come past me a few times a day, and it is a lot of food. i will try my hardest. so with places like pellicci s still going strong, i don t doubt for a second that the great british grub and the traditional english cafe will keep going strong. right, that s it for now. here s what s coming up next week. rajan is in qatar as the country prepares for this year s football world cup.
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