He's so frothy
If you watch this little coffee van in the mornings and calculate the amount of coffees he serves and do the maths, I think these two gents are making a great living. Like Ernie, the hot dog vendor at Rye High who made 100K+ during his years in front of the university, this coffee van is probably doing just as well.

The only downfall for the coffee van or any outdoor business is inclement weather but Brits don't usually mind a bit of rain so am sure the loyal customers still make it out to the van. When I used to work in the area only on a few really miserable days would Mr. Frothy not pitch up but 99% of the time he was there. For the last few years this van has been in Spitafields market on Sundays and from Monday to Friday outside ABN-AMRO one of the large investment banks in the city. The van is located a few minutes from Liverpool Street Station off of Bishopsgate Road which is part of the bustling financial district.

The two that operate the van are very Italian with their v. Euro dress sense, uber cool side burns and I-tai accents. It is also across the street from Starbucks and sometimes you can see people debating which queue to stand in. Will try and do some more investigations and report back.
Oh and the coffee is good!

Land of the Hot Dog

Back in T.O. which is the land of the hot dog stands or as my nephew calls out each time we pass one...'Haaaamburrrrgers... like papa makes!' in the cutest 2 yr old voice ever. Well these hot dog stands are everywhere and are a part of Toronto culture. I saw several people today at lunch grabbing a dog and then walking around on their lunch hour. We opted for an indoor establishment in Yorkville called Tony Bulonis, which was good but they serve portions that I am not used to -super size!

Coming from the smaller portions in India to the regular European sizes in London, Toronto now is going to be my winter fat accumulation time. This is where shopping for a big bulky sweater comes in then...

Anyhow, I will def have street meat (a veggie dog) soon from the street vendors perhaps even toinight. The pic is of Ernie the hot dog vendor who sold hot dogs for over 30years at Ryerson University in the same spot rain or shine, cold or scorching hot. I think someone from the business school did a business case on him and found out that he made over 100K a year!
Not bad for doing a job you love -they even did a mini musical on his life http://www.ryerson.ca/news/news/General_Public/20061004_hd.html as he was a fixture at Ryerson for all those years. He was a jolly smiling man each time you saw him. I wonder where he is today -maybe selling hot dogs in Florida...enjoying his retirement.