Anyone miss American breakfast?

LAST! We all need to get together, buy a couple food truck and a couple times a week, travel to different areas in the UK and serve American style breakfasts. A menu created by American's and cooked by American's.   My husband managed several coffee shops here in Seattle, he can handle the coffee side, I can cook up bacon like nobodies business. We need someone on eggs, someone on pancakes/waffles. Maybe someone to make donuts for those who want some. I think we could make a killing.   We could call them the "Yankee Wakey Wakey Wagon's" And if I was the owner of Louisiana House of Pancakes, I'd but a giant screeching eagle on the roof.  haha

Also, I hit respond too soon LOL...This name is glorious. I approve. Can the slogan be "We AmeriCAN where others AmeriCAN'T!"?

Starting a small American pancake/breakfast cafe is one of my potential business ventures once I am living in England with my husband... I guess I just wonder how it might actually go over... Because I'm not cooking the food towards the British palate but I'm gonna go authentic American. Food might be too rich and have too much flavor and far too much seasoning. For the record, my English husband is crazy about my soulful cooking; however, I think he just loves eating. 

I would LOVE to serve food as we would have it at home, and not tailored to the British palate.  Make it authentic, and they can take it or leave it.  Then, if it catches on, we can have easy, ready access to OUR flavours.

My UK husband likes bold flavours, too.  I'm convinced that there is at least a small market out there.

I'll take on the homefries and hashbrowns.

I would LOVE to serve food as we would have it at home, and not tailored to the British palate.  Make it authentic, and they can take it or leave it.  Then, if it catches on, we can have easy, ready access to OUR flavours.

My UK husband likes bold flavours, too.  I'm convinced that there is at least a small market out there.

I'll take on the homefries and hashbrowns.

I think there is a small market out there...unfortunately that size market isn't enough to outweigh the cost it takes to open and run the business   You also have probably a lot more people that WOULD like the food if they tried it, but they can't bring themselves to try something outside their comfort zone. Had somebody tell me they didn't want a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie before because they "didn't like pumpkin". I asked if they had ever tried it before and they said "no. But pumpkin is weird. I know I don't like it." .....o...kay.... lol

I think there is a small market out there...unfortunately that size market isn't enough to outweigh the cost it takes to open and run the business   You also have probably a lot more people that WOULD like the food if they tried it, but they can't bring themselves to try something outside their comfort zone. Had somebody tell me they didn't want a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie before because they "didn't like pumpkin". I asked if they had ever tried it before and they said "no. But pumpkin is weird. I know I don't like it." .....o...kay.... lol

I periodically REtry things that I don't like in hopes that I'll like it the next time.  I mean, I did like pumpkin pie once.  Surely, I can like it again.  But, so far, it's been a no-go for me. 

Peaches... that's another one.  My family love peaches, and I watch them eat them and I'm all, "I want that experience!"  Because to watch them eat peaches, you'd think it was the best food in the world.  But then I eat one, and I'm all, "Nope!"

I periodically REtry things that I don't like in hopes that I'll like it the next time.  I mean, I did like pumpkin pie once.  Surely, I can like it again.  But, so far, it's been a no-go for me. 

Peaches... that's another one.  My family love peaches, and I watch them eat them and I'm all, "I want that experience!"  Because to watch them eat peaches, you'd think it was the best food in the world.  But then I eat one, and I'm all, "Nope!"

At least you've tried them! I've found that most of the traditional, old-fashioned Brits I've met just refuse to try anything outside their comfort zone. EVER.

You are right to be worried.  I can't think of a single American cafe that survived more than a year or so, and I could list 20 that failed.  At one time we had 6 American BBQ places in our town and now there's one and it's not looking good.  Every one of them thought they would keep the menu simple, focus on the food and provide good customer service.  That's fine until I come in and want £3 worth of maple syrup on my pancakes.  Are you gonna tell me I can't have it (bad customer service) or serve cheap artificial syrup (bad food)?

Try to find the Gordon Ramsey kitchen nightmare about Momma Cherie's in Brighton.  She was super nice, the food was great, she was a national celebrity after being on Gordon's show twice, went out of business 6 months later.

I remember that episode of his show. I always said I wanted to go to her restaurant someday. Sad that she didn't make it. But many of the restaurants he has featured have gone out of business for one reason or another. The restaurant industry is just hard no matter how you cut it. But yeah, I am quite leery about the cafe idea. My husband is so pumped about the idea but I told him the last thing we need is yet another cafe serving full English breakfasts, jacket potatoes, and toasties. Every single cafe has the same damn food. It's sad. And boring.

Also, I hit respond too soon LOL...This name is glorious. I approve. Can the slogan be "We AmeriCAN where others AmeriCAN'T!"?

Ha ha!! The slogan is amazing!

Yes we AmeriCAN!!! 

At least you've tried them! I've found that most of the traditional, old-fashioned Brits I've met just refuse to try anything outside their comfort zone. EVER.

One of my husbands friends have been over for dinner twice.  First time I made fried chicken.... he won’t eat meat off the bone.   . The next time I made baked ziti.  He won’t eat minced beef.   

We’ve not invited them again.   

I would LOVE to serve food as we would have it at home, and not tailored to the British palate.  Make it authentic, and they can take it or leave it.  Then, if it catches on, we can have easy, ready access to OUR flavours.

My UK husband likes bold flavours, too.  I'm convinced that there is at least a small market out there.

I'll take on the homefries and hashbrowns.

That's how I feel... but then I don't want to lose all of my money either. I think if I were to do it it would have to be very small scale. Maybe only seat about 30 people. I can imagine the cafe being quite busy on the weekends but being completely dead during the week.

Hmm... what about an American pancake/breakfast pop-up restaurant??

I think there is a small market out there...unfortunately that size market isn't enough to outweigh the cost it takes to open and run the business   You also have probably a lot more people that WOULD like the food if they tried it, but they can't bring themselves to try something outside their comfort zone. Had somebody tell me they didn't want a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie before because they "didn't like pumpkin". I asked if they had ever tried it before and they said "no. But pumpkin is weird. I know I don't like it." .....o...kay.... lol

I make my English stepdaughter try EVERYTHING for that exact reason. She's 10 years old. I would ask her if she liked something and she would say "no." So then I'd ask if she'd ever eaten that thing before and she'd say "no." I told her she's not allowed to say she doesn't like something if she's never tasted it. Thankfully, she listens to me and trusts me. With that, I have now gotten her to try foods she would have run away from in the past. And she's finding that she likes more foods than she thought she would.

Two Christmases ago, I offered to bring some of my famous homemade baked mac n cheese to dinner and my brother-in-law wasn't having any of that. He basically said he didn't want anything weird at his traditional Christmas dinner. Hey, no prob! Less work for me. But it's also not weird and it is MY tradition. My husband and stepdaughter think my mac n cheese is to die for. So, I cooked some at home the day after Christmas and we all gorged ourselves. My B-I-L and his family missed out big time. People are funny with their ways.

One of my husbands friends have been over for dinner twice.  First time I made fried chicken.... he won’t eat meat off the bone.   . The next time I made baked ziti.  He won’t eat minced beef.   

We’ve not invited them again.   

Sheesh! Did he say he was vegetarian? I mean, what does he eat then??

Sheesh! Did he say he was vegetarian? I mean, what does he eat then??

Chicken fingers and pizza I suspect.

Chicken fingers and pizza I suspect.

Ha ha ha!! I find the British diet to be mostly beige... especially at a party. Next time, just make some little prepackaged frozen appetizers that you put on a baking sheet in the oven for 14-17 minutes. Oh and quiche, scotch eggs, sausage rolls and pork pies. That's what has pretty much been served at every party or gathering I've been to in the UK thus far. I once went all out making a nice spread American style with actual homemade food items and I did have a few of those frozen thingies thrown in for good measure. Can I tell you that they didn't even try the food I cooked... except the homemade beef meatballs which they raved over and wiped out?! They just went for the beige. And forget about putting a crudité platter out. Apparently, they don't eat raw vegetables. Yikes!

I read that 70% of British people have never eaten an olive.

I read that 70% of British people have never eaten an olive.

How is that even possible? I don't like olives but I have definitely eaten a couple in my lifetime. I think the only green items eaten are peas and brussels sprouts at Christmas. The occasional broccoli floret.