Comments on: The Pellicci Museum https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Steve Hanscomb https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1383209 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:19:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1383209 Great article!
I have a really interesting photo book called ‘Cafes’ by Cheryl A Aaron (well worth tracking down) that has many photographs of mostly long gone classic London cafes.
Pellicci’s is in there of course, but there are also photographs of a second Pellicci’s that was at 338 Bethnal Green Road, just along from the one everyone knows.
The short passage with the photographs says that the second Pellicci’s was opened to give work to the two Pellicci brothers returning from the war. I can find no other record of the second Pellicci’s other than in the ‘Cafes’ book. There is a cafe still on the site, called Cafe 338, but I’ve never been in it, being so close to such a legendary Cafe. Might be worth asking about next time dropping in the wonderful Pellicci’s!

]]> By: Eric Forward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1383019 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:13:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1383019 Amazing place, an institution. Approaching the frontage and entering is a bit like a time portal, taking you back to the real East End. Always full of interesting characters. I saw Kevin Rolland there a couple of times looking as dapper as one could look, dressed from an era of the early 1900s. I saw Tony the taxi driver from 7 Up another time. Wish I’d spoken to him now, but maybe best I left him in peace to eat his meal.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382985 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:32:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382985 Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for continuing the saga of E. Pellicci’s establishment that you have chronicled through the years. I recall one piece in which you described how they prepared for a family Christmas by closing a few days to make their favorite dishes to serve at home.

Definitely on my bucket list when I return to London. And I know what I am getting from their menu – Penne Pellicci, with homemade pesto and tomato sauce mixed with pine nuts, fresh baby spinach, parmigiano and olive oil. Can’t wait!

]]> By: Linda Granfield https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382982 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:01:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382982 Your blogs about Pellicci’s are always memorable. This one, about the two rooms/large family, reminds me of how ‘spoiled’ we are to live where expectations are “a private bedroom” for each child, and multiple bathrooms for one family!

If we get back to London, a meal at Pellicci’s is on our wish-list–and, GA, you are invited to that meal, as our guest.

]]> By: Linda Whitehouse https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382975 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:29:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382975 I have yet to visit E Pellicci, my trips to London never seem to allow enough time but after reading this article feel I need to make time to visit, it is an extraordinary place.

]]> By: Glyn Roberts https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382971 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:36:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382971 I visited Pellicci’s for lunch with a friend a few years ago on one of our infrequent trips to Spitalfields. I had read about it on ‘Spitalfields Life’ website The place was really buzzing but, they found somewhere for us to sit. The food was delicious the staff friendly and when we paid the bill the lady at the counter (I don’t know which Pellicci it was) rushed off to the kitchen, came back with a tray of freshly cooked bread pudding and gave us a piece each…
Glyn Roberts

]]> By: Ronald Pummell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382970 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:22:53 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382970 Also a very nice cafe.

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382969 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:06:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382969 What a rich history of the Pellicci family. I have never visited the cafe, but love Italian culture and the food, so must put it on my ‘to do’ list without delay. I also love that they have made a ‘family museum’ inside. Well done Toni. I’ve sadly lost my two closest Italian friends of many years during the past 18 months, so the thought of visiting Italy again with them no longer there, seems a daunting prospect at the moment.

]]> By: Susan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/06/12/the-pellicci-museum-x/#comment-1382960 Sat, 12 Jun 2021 05:34:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187477#comment-1382960 I love Pellicci’s… I mean I truly LOVE Pellicci’s. I have been there twice – courtesy of a recommendation from the wonderful gentle author – on visits to London from Vancouver, Canada. Tony is a total gem. If Anna is the blonde one, she is also a total gem. The food is very good, but the atmosphere created by their ebullent staff and exquisite, tiny interior makes for an unforgettable experience. I only wish I lived closer – I’d be there all the time.

And now I am going to share this article on my FB page.

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