Pastys
Pastys
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#1Pastys
Posted: 2/15/09 at 12:22pm
Those meat and vegie filled pastries mentioned in Billy Elliott.
I was just searching around on http://www.roadfood.com and found a place called The Pasty Shack in of all places Sacramento, CA. They look pretty good, when not left to rot as in the show.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a place in the NY area that serves them. I think it would make a great pub grub.
#2re: Pastys
Posted: 2/15/09 at 12:26pm
Try Stewarts of Keary:
http://store.stewartsofkearny.com/home.php
They're a Scottish store, so they may go by a different name (look at their bridies).
Yawper
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/13/04
#2re: Pasties
Posted: 2/15/09 at 12:27pm
You can order them from an authentic source and have them shipped to you.
Pasty.com
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#3re: Pasties
Posted: 2/15/09 at 1:25pm
And if you're ever in the Omaha area, you must try a RUNZA!
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#5pasties and a g-string
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#6pasties and a g-string
Posted: 2/15/09 at 4:16pmI tried my first pasty at that little shop in Covent Garden (I forget the name) last year. Delicious! If I do get to go to London next weekend, I'm definitely going back there.
#7pasties and a g-string
Posted: 2/15/09 at 5:11pmMaybe they have them at Myers of Keswick in the village.
vmlinnie
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#9pasties and a g-string
Posted: 2/16/09 at 3:30pmMister Matt, do you mean the Kiosk with the green canopy in the middle of the main mall?
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#11Pastys
Posted: 2/16/09 at 5:47pm
vmlinnie - That sounds right. It's outside on the southwest corner of the main shops facing St. Paul's with outdoor seating (no seats inside). You can walk up for take-away or have a seat for table service.
Scripps - I tried black pudding and couldn't stand it, but I'm looking forward to some bubble and squeak.
#13Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 9:14am
*shudders at the black pudding*
Well, could be worse... at least it's not white pudding... D:
I haven't had a pasty for a while. I used to eat them all the time in Bath, but there is no good pasty shop where I'm currently working. Maybe I'll get one when I'm in London next week. :3
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#14Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 9:18am
I don't think I can eat one after that painfully acted scene revolving around them in Billy Elliot.
Billy: GRANDMA! YEH FEHGOT YA PAHSTIE!
Grandma: Mumblemumblemumblemepastymumble
Billy: Graaaaaahnd maaaaaaaaaaah...I gotteh go to boxin'!
Grandma: Mumblemumblemumblemumblemumble
At least, that's how I remember it.
#15Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 2:58pm
I once stayed at a B&B in the Cotswolds where all the guests shared a large table for breakfast. An American family asked me what was in the black pudding on my plate. I told them and unsurprisingly they opted to omit this local delicacy from their platter.
I've only eaten white pudding once or twice in my life - goodness knows what goes into that. Other than the seasoning to disguise the awful reality ofcourse.
In and amongst this gastronomicide, bubble and squeak isn't bad.
#17Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 3:19pmThe original white pudding had one or two questionable ingredients, but now it is mostly tame and harmless. I just hope I can find some decent bubble and squeak. It's surprisingly difficult to find in the center of London. And a nice sticky toffee pudding.
#20Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 3:42pm
No jokes about the white pudding?
Seriously?
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#21Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 3:42pm
I think you may find decent sticky toffee pudding at the Grape Street Wine Bar, 224a Shaftesbury Ave. Behind the Shaftesbury Theatre (Hairspray) and down a flight of stairs.
I don't know anywhere that does bubble and squeak.
Afternoon tea: Haymarket Hotel next to the Theatre Royal, Haymarket (On The Waterfront) or Cadogans which is a bit further afield. I'm prejudiced against the Savoy as I (and some other unruly Sondheads) once got refused service there.
#23Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 4:51pm
I'm going to add a caveat to my recommendations for afternoon tea in as much as that many hotels in London seem to consider it chic to charge vast amounts of money for small portions.
So you'll order a speciality tea and be served a thimble full of hot water flavoured with a petal from a flower grown in a Tibetan monastery and flown across that morning. And you'll be charged the price of the flight for it.
I've never had what I would classify as a proper afternoon tea in central London. The best afternoon teas are served in small tearooms in small villages in a national park or at a National Trust property. Lots of good tearooms in York and, as Weez will confirm, Bath as well.
#24Pastys
Posted: 2/17/09 at 5:33pm
Yeah, if I had the time, I would have tea in another town elsewhere, but I'll only be there a few days, so we're staying close in the city and really want to relax as much as possible.
The Haymarket Tea looks perfect. Even just the Cream Tea for me would do, but my partner has never had the full tea experience, so I think I will spring for that. The Cadogan ArTea looks wonderful as well. It might be a good choice for Sunday with our friends from Gillingham. And I'll definitely look into that Grape Street Wine Bar. I know that name rings a bell.
Craig - I'll check out that Hummingbird Bakery. In all my time in London, I've never been to Notting Hill.
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