James Pellow – It was a bustling cafe

James: It wasn’t huge, certainly wasn’t huge but …

Simon: And bustling.

James: Yes. A lot of regulars, so that was lovely.

Simon: So, it becomes a social hub of people sitting in The Coffee Bean.

James: Oh very much so.

Simon: I mean that must feel good to create a community like that.

James: Oh yes, yes. I do remember one, oh dear, the word elderly, customer. She was not one of the regulars but she used to come in now and again, and I remember she had baked beans on toast, and I imagine because she didn’t have very good teeth, when I cleared it away she’d sort of left all the shells from the beans on the plate.