September 5th, 2010
4 degrees of separation between The Flying Burrito and president Obama:
1. Obama receives artwork from David Cameron… which was
2. Chosen by Samantha Cameron… and
3. Painted by artist Ben Eine… who
4. Painted an “F” on Flying Burrito’s shutter!
And so a media frenzy erupted and that, in a nutshell, is how I (Christina) ended up on an obscure German TV show and on the BBC London Vanessa Feltz show for 2 seconds.
For proof go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10710074
or
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23859383-is-ben-the-new-banksy.do
or
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/27/streetart
Also for a more up to date mention of what he’s planning next:
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2010/08/23/the-rise-of-ben-eine/
Tags: ben eine, burrito, burrito london, burrito lovers, flying burrito city of london, flying burrito E1, flying burrito middlesex street, the flying burrito
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August 21st, 2010
Ethical food seems to be all the rage these days. So we thought …. hey, that’s what we should be doing. Our little avos give so much joy to people, the least we can do is make sure they don’t suffer in their short lives. So we’ve started humanely killing our avocados by:
- giving them big free range boxes to sleep in
- asking them how their day was
- stunning them before killing them
- petting and stroking them before slicing them up
And afterwards, we sprinkle their pips over some rolling meadows.
And there you have it. So far the results have been incredible. Our guacamole is even better than ever before.
Stay tuned for next week, when we launch our new… DOLPHIN FRIENDLY COFFEE!
Tags: burrito, burrito london, burritophile, flying burrito city of london, flying burrito E1, flying burrito middlesex street, guacamole, the flying burrito
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August 21st, 2010
Now you can fax or email us your orders.
Simply fill in this form and:
OR
For same day delivery, please place your order by 11am. Minimum order size for delivery is £45. There is no minimum size for in-store collection. Once we’ve received your order, we’ll phone you to confirm.
Happy ordering!
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June 18th, 2010
If Zorro made coffee, and worked in London, was Irish and had a pigeon-like command of the Spanish language, his name would be James.
James’ childhood in the backstreets of Dublin was bereft of anything you might reasonably recognise as coffee. At best the muddy brown water heated and served over the counter at the local greasy spoon could be said to be a mediocre caffeine delivery solution.
Despite this impoverished background, he has been brought to the very bosom of the Flying Burrito family. Not content with merely serving the best coffee known to man, he has personally spent the last 3 years planting, caring for, loving and coaxing our triple certified 100% Arabica coffee beans into the world. Not content with one continent, he used the best Ethiopian, Peruvian and Honduran plantations. Despite not being able to pronounce his ‘T H’s properly, he’s also a sensitive soul and the coffee is also Fairtrade, Organic and Rain forest Alliance Certified.
James will be here for the next two months. He’s identifiable by a slight mullet which comes from too many years hanging out in a South American country.
Tags: freshly roasted coffee, organic coffee, the flying burrito
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June 14th, 2010
Come and try our new breakfast burrito!
To celebrate the launch we are giving them away free – yes FREE! Between 8 and 10am on Wednesday June 16th.
Vegetarians and Vegans are also welcome – we can make hold the sausage and cheese no es una problema!
Tags: breakfast burrito, burrito, burrito bunch, burrito london, burrito lovers, burritophile, flying burrito city of london, flying burrito E1, flying burrito middlesex street, tasting burrito, the flying burrito
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June 4th, 2010
WOW! So a bunch of creative genius advertising students have made a newspaper about the strange history of East End London and we’re featured on page 7!!!
The newspaper’s called Ball of Chalk (Cockney rhyming slang for walk) and apparently our lovely shop used to be the haunt of the eccentric Prince Monolulu…
There are eight other interesting stories along the Analogue Augmented Reality walking tour (their words not mine) and even a flickr group.
For more information go to Wieden + Kennedy’s blog or read the article on Platform -where they even call me “lovely”.
Tags: augmented reality walking tour, ball of chalk, burrito, burrito london, burrito lovers, flying burrito history, flying burrito middlesex street, old meets new flying burrito, the flying burrito
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June 1st, 2010
A million thank you’s to Anita, Philene and Rosa for making us these beautiful napkin holders!
Love this scary little guy.
Some people will do anything to get their hands on a free burrito…
Our very own Flying Burrito!
Tags: arts and crafts, beautiful napkin holders, burrito, burrito london, burrito lovers, flying burrito E1, flying burrito middlesex street, the flying burrito
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May 25th, 2010
Our chef David went to see the England v Mexico game last night and he says the atmosphere was amazing. All he could hear was the Mexican fans even though they were in the minority. Just like us, they are pocos, pero locos – small, but crazy!
Funny English fans
The crowd managed to do 4 consecutive Mexican waves!
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