i accepted i had a problem and this is my story. thank you. applause. mike s volunteering hasn t gone unnoticed, and guess what he has the chance of a job here at recovery care. we re at the caff again, but you haven t dressed like that for a cup of tea, have you? no. what s going on? i ve got a job interview for a recovery co ordinator, recovery support co ordinator for the non opiates team. a maternity leave position. i didn t get to where i am overnight. i can tell you that right now and i didn t do it without no sweats, cries, or heartache. so, yeah, excited and nervous but give it my all, really. a few days later, mike called. he got thejob! ok, it s temporary, but after years of booze, cocaine and depression, its proper, paid employment. carefully watching mike s
a calorie laden plate of fried eggs, baked beans, black pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes, that have filled many bellies and cured many hangovers over the years. but this great tradition is under threat because the greasy spoon cafes that have traditionally served up this dish are disappearing up and down the country. well, back injanuary we sent lucy to a cafe in east london that is determined to keep that great british fry up flag flying. hey, you must be ned? hi, lucy! hello, nice to meet you. nice to meet you. how are you? i am good, i am good. how are you? i am good, thank you. this caff is a true family affair and it has been passed down between generations since the 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925, along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we would come in here after school.
it is part of our lives. it is a really nice vibe in here as well. yeah, we like to keep a good little vibe. it is like when you are. it is like a second home for us, it is part of our lives, so when you come in here you are coming into our home. you get a lot of regular people who come back and they really sort of rely on you. if they didn t did come into the caff, they maybe wouldn t talk to a lot of people during the day. like the older people especially. where the world is getting bigger, you can t know everybody, but in little places like the cafe it is like a real community for people, but there are less and less places like this. the caff attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma collins is reality tv star and presenter, who has been coming to pelicci s for years. i feel that this is like - traditional east end here. it has got heritage, it has got culture. i you know, if only these walls could speak, i am sure - there has been a lot that hasj gone
the traditional british cafe, 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. you must be ned. hi, lucy, nice to meet you. shall we do that? nice to meet you. how are you? i m good, how are you? i m good. 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 part of our lives. there is a really nice vibe in here, as well. yes, we like to keep a good little vibe.
how are you? i m good, how are you? i m good. 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 part of our lives. there is a really nice vibe in here, as well. yes, we like to keep a good little vibe. it s like a second home for us at this time of our lives. so when you re coming in here, you re coming home. you get a lot of regular people that come back, and they really sort of rely on you. if they re not coming to the caff, they maybe wouldn t talk to a lot of people during the day a lot of the older people especially. when the world is getting big, 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 caff attracts customers from all walks of life, even the odd celebrity. gemma collins is a reality tv star and presente