Daniel Ruiz Tizon returns with a Christmas Eve special of The Café Chronicles from the South Lambeth Portuguese café he has holed himself up in since the summer of 2001. As the gentrification sweeping through Nine Elms and Vauxhall accelerates,

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Friday 17 August 2018Episode 10 – The NodA ‘nod’ introduced into his prayers by an old teacher continues to cause Daniel problems, but its presence may have inadvertently led to a thawing out of the frosty relations between our host and the new

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Thursday 16 August 2018Episode 9 – The Lamp Post Pole DancerThe sun brings out the Lamp Post Pole Dancer and the ensuing chaos leads to Daniel having trouble getting his latte.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Wednesday 15 August 2018Episode 8 – The Head Man of SW8The unusually hot October evening back in 2011 when the Drunken Somalian abused the café regulars is recalled.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Tuesday 14 August 2018Daniel looks at the difficulties the introduction of a coffee reward card in the café has caused him.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Monday 13 August 2018The death of a bald regular revives uncomfortable memories for Daniel of the time he mistook another bald regular for the now deceased.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Friday 10 August 2018The salmon-coloured socks of a laughs-too-easily customer leads to a troubling, long-suppressed recollection for Daniel.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Thursday 9 August 2018The addition of the Hash Brown to the now all-day English breakfast, and the curious manner of its standalone delivery, over-complicates the café breakfast.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Tuesday 7 August 2018Episode 2 – Poor Butter CoverageDaniel locks horns with a new waiter over the poor butter coverage on his Portuguese Toast.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Tuesday 7 August 2018Episode 2 – Poor Butter CoverageDaniel locks horns with a new waiter over the poor butter coverage on his Portuguese Toast.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

The Café Chronicles

Sep 18th, 2018 5m

Monday 6 August 2018Episode 1 – The HandshakePriding himself on a firm traditional handshake, a turned ankle on his way to the café leads to what is easily Daniel’s worst handshake of the year.Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

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