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Verdes

Set the table, take the time, enjoy your food.

My shop isn't going to worry Tesco, and I won't change the eating habits of Britain, though I'd like to try. What I am doing is using the opportunities available to me to make a difference, however small, and to put my money where my mouth is.

Anyway, when I walk down my street at night and I see my neighbours getting their supper from Verde's, and I hear Harvey talking about his home-made pumpkin pasta and his hand-made Parmesan, I know I am not crazy, There is more to life than living it as quickly and as cheaply as possible. To me, that's not living life at all.

VERDE'S is at 40 Brushfield St, Spitalfields Market, London E1 6AG. 020 7247 1924.
Liverpool St Tube.

Opening hours: 8am-8pm, Monday-Friday, 11am-5pm Sat-Sun.

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Good Housekeeping
It doesn't take a genius to work out that children love to play shop; they never say 'Let's play supermarkets!'

Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings
..a little man appeared on the stairs. He looked like an elf. 'I used to work here', he said, 'In this very room. I was with the London Fruit Exchange, and this office was JW Fruits.'

PS - THIS IS A GREAT SHOP BELONGING TO A FRIEND OF MINE JUST ROUND THE CORNER FROM VERDES ON COMMERCIAL STREET. BUY A FEW ANTIQUES AT GOOD PRICES AND GET YOUR MAC REPAIRED! HOW GREAT IS THAT???

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