We just think we have THE coolest customers. All the Violet girls are always saying what a pleasure it is to serve people that are so friendly, appreciative, interesting and, of course, have such great taste in cakes. One of our fav customers, and the girl responsible for my favourite sneakers (as seen below and on me whilst walking Shuggie in London Fields), has put a lovely little mention of us on the Top Shop website (click the London link) 
We love her and the awesome Twin magazine she is the fashion director of. We have a copy of the latest issue upstairs at Violet so have a look with a coffee and a mince pie if you don’t already own it.
The lovely John and Julie have arrived in London with their adorable vintage wear for kids up to age 10.
All day Saturday and Sunday upstairs at Violet. Hope to see you there.
Come along tomorrow for W+K cupcakes and egg sandwiches and live music by Dakota Jim!
We are putting some tables in the streets but bring more down if you can x
Join us and The Other Side of the Pillow and Wilton’s and the Spurstowe and all the other shops and residents. x
from my garden
Things are going very well with the new hours and with the addition of our espresso machine. Thanks to all of you who have been coming to the shop. I have just finished writing another cookbook and a huge weight has been lifted. I have some seeds that I am going to plant in the garden and finally have the time to do it!
These violets grow along one of the beds and I am planning to put in some rocket leaves and echinacea. I also have my eye on some hazel that I am going to use as bean poles. A little early yet, but I am really looking forward to getting them into the ground.
Any tips welcome x
I was given dozens of roses by a photographer friend recently after he had completed a Valentine’s Day shoot.
The buckets of them filled the back of my old Mercedes estate and when a friend walked me to my car, she proclaimed, Mrs. Dalloway! I laughed and nodded. It reminded me how much I love that book. Worth a re-read.
What are you reading at the moment?
Also, have you seen that we extended our hours of operation?
our holiday is almost over but prepare for new beginnings
Back from Morocco and ready to roll!
We are opening Wednesday the 12th January with our new espresso machine and new counter! Whoop whoop!
Couldn’t hold out any longer.
Too many bewildered looks when we try to extoll the virtues of filter coffee to a groggy mum in search of a latte have propelled us into the world of Italian-style coffee.
We will still feature Coleman Roasters and Square Mile’s single origin beans for our filter coffee (which I gotta say are SO good) but we are now adding espresso drinks to the mix as well. We are also opening at 8am!! (7:45 if you ask nicely) so you can grab a coffee and one of our fruity muffins on your way to work.
Will you come will you come???
x claire
New hours of operation:
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8-6
Saturdays 10-6 and 9-4 at Broadway Market and 9-2 at Maltby Street Market
Sundays 11-5
and I think it looks so great! Here is her new project.
Just under the Violet sign
So we are one month in and loving Wilton Way…
Longtime customers from the stall, these two had a coffee and a cake and set the tone for the shop.
It was the first day with my new/old french table and when Lazlo walked in wearing those stripy trousers, I knew I had chosen the right piece of furniture for the window seat.
We are now serving delicious sandwiches daily on St. John sourdough along with our already popular savoury tarts and quiches. You can have either with a leafy green salad on the side and make a meal of it.
I have been testing some whoopie pie recipes this week and we are soon going to have a Whoopie Weekend at the stall and in the shop to celebrate all the new recipes I have been working on. Get ready guys…
xx claire
Last week in my shop, a very polite and soft-spoken woman asked if she could take a few photos in my shop after she finished eating a cupcake. I used to feel really uncomfortable about people snapping lots of photos at my stall. It felt like an invasion of my privacy a little, you know? But hey! Relax! My mantra is “release the pressure, release the control”. Let people do what they need to do and something good might come out of it, right?
Well it turns out that the lovely woman with the big camera is the blogger: This is Naive. Her post about my shop is beautiful. Her photos are inspired (I have borrowed them here). I’m thrilled. Check out her blog, it is so great. A little about food, a little about travel and a lot about things she finds to be beautiful.
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mini cupcakes for Quinn and Hansen
This Saturday marks the 6th birthday of Broadway Market and Violet’s 5th year trading there. My shop is now open on Wilton Way as well!!
Please come see us xoxoxo
I love my display case
Have a look at Fanny’s beautiful water coloured map and see how to find us.
How to find us from the market