Pigs in blankets, podcasting alliances and the Australian Financial Review’s weak spot
Welcome to Unmade, mostly written in the UK, at the Horsham branch of Pret A Manger. Superior sandwiches and free wifi is a winning combination.
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day. We might go looking for a local wine bar to join in on that one tonight. When in Rome…
After being away for 15 years, the funniest thing is the little differences, as Vincent Vega would say.
Most noticeable for me is not the Royale with Cheese. It’s British retailers’ bizarre obsession with “pigs in blankets”, which – as you may or may not be aware – are sausages wrapped in bacon. I’ve no idea whether this is the current hot trend or has developed gradually over the last decade-and-a-half, but it’s impossible to walk the local high street without seeing posters promoting pigs-in-blankets-based products from every other baker and cafe.
