Interesting to read that Virgin Atlantic Airlines is supporting a campaign to add another ethnic neighborhood enclave to New York City. First there were Little Italy and Chinatown, and now, the plan is to add, "Little Britain," if British entrepreneurs Nicky Perry and Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett, owners of two "Terribly" British eateries Tea & Sympathy and A Salt and Battery and shop Carry On Tea & Sympathy, have their way. The pair has enlisted Branson's airline to support their efforts to rename Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Village, as the area is home to nearly two-dozen British-owned businesses. The campaign is part of CampaignForLittleBritain.com, which features a petition that will be presented to a local community board, and then to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Ironic posters with slogans like, "What's one more Queen in the Village," have been displayed promoting the campaign, and a viral video is up on YouTube. Funny though, not a mention of the very best British shop in New York... "Myers of Keswick." Makers of the best pork pies and sausages this side of the Atlantic.
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When it comes to gourmet food, you have to hand it to the British!
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