"Several photographers, entrepreneurs, sportspeople and musicians lived in the area Eric Clapton's house was just around the corner. Although I never quite got over answering the phone to someone asking for Mick and I made the mistake of asking Mick who? The champagne lock-ins were legendary but not limited to the rich and famous. Plumbers and painters and the local bobby shared the bar with industrialists and faces."
"The pub was heavily focused on craft beers, of which I had little knowledge or interest. So I focused all my attention on the jar of pickled eggs. I sold them all within a few days, ordered more, sold out again, and so on. Sales went through the roof and we invested in eight different flavours. We sold so many that I ended up winning a pickled egg award from the supplier - we'd sold more than anywhere else in the"
A worker began at the Windmill in the Surrey Hills at 14 and formed a deep bond with landlord Cecil Baber Brendan Holland, known as Dutch. The Windmill sat amid photographers, entrepreneurs, sportspeople and musicians, with Eric Clapton living nearby. Dutch defused conflicts and maintained order, even with a reputation for toughness; he once diffused an incident with Oliver Reed. The Windmill later closed, burned down years after, and a reunion of staff and patrons occurred without Dutch present. Separately, at the Cock Tavern in Hackney a worker focused on selling pickled eggs, expanded to eight flavours, and won a supplier award for highest sales.
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