Saturday FT article

London Log Co's English Oak, on the grill at Chiltern Street Fire House W1

Many thanks to Nicholas Lander for name checking us

Welcome to The London Log Co

Official Wood & Charcoal sponsor for Meatopia

STOP PRESS:

Saturday 7th September 2013

It's here and i'd like to thank all those who made it possible for us at London log Co to offer our sponsorship of the event. Without their help we'd never have been able to supply all the Charcoal's & awesome British Oak Wood.

John & Lewis  at Treewood. John at Bridgebrooke. Weber U.K. Mary at Tregothan. American Classic's (check out my snazzy threads & Redwing footwear) Jimbo"James"Davis Graphic Design and lastly, my very patient partner Deborah Thomas

And all the TEAM LONDON LOG CO.

I salute you all.

Xx

Mark
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We've been quietly obsessing about British Wood+Charcoal+Meat for a while now. London chefs and the like also sharing our nerdy ways with wood & fire. Though we somehow managed to keep our special charcoals and woods a trade secret, by carefully indulging our ideas and wares within our closed network known as The Brotherhood. All this was well and good, we talked robes, mottos and latin "Smoke-Wood-Brotherhood" and "All hail to the smoke"

Until one day I took the call from Richard Turner (he of Turner & George, Hawksmoor, Pitt Cue) , probably one of the foremost Meat + Fire obsessives in London

"Hey Mark, i've been thinking"

"Ok"

"Wanna support the event i'm doing"

"Ok, which event is that"

"Meatopia"

"Meatopia"

"Yup, MEATOPIA"

I swallowed hard and said "Ok" again, in my best manly voice

Well I couldn't say NO !

I couldn't say NO to the greatest show of MEAT-GRILLS-SMOKERS & BBQ's on our own turf, here in London.

Of course i'd heard about Meatopia, over there, across the pond in the USA. Though on further reading I realised the magnitude of the event.

The brainchild of TIME magazine food columnist and a 'James Beard' Award-winning food writer Josh Ozersky, Meatopia is an acclaimed food festival for discerning carnivores, bought to you in London for the first time by Turner & George

And....

2012 saw the event leave new york for the first time when San Francisco hosted dozens of the world-class chefs cooking the country's best cuts of meat over live fires, while live music entertained the masses all enjoying cold beers and the best in aged spirits. This September is London's turn

Now, there's no better cold shower than those two reviews to liven the senses & get your arse in gear.
But we're well up for it. We cut trees, we drive trucks, we wear work-wear to work & we have beards to stop our faces freezing off in Winter.

So with that in mind we've been pulling wood from our reserves: Oak, seasoned for up to 3 years will add the essential-buttery-smoke to slow cooked Beef Brisket. English Apple will sweeten the air and much Pork with beautiful flavour notes. And Sweet Chestnut, with its soft and light floral incense like aroma will feature.

We're also selecting wood & firing our Charcoal Retorts with the finest our British Woodlands have to offer. Oak, Beech, Silver Birch along with Chestnut and hand coppiced Hazel going into the mix. In all it's going to be a festival of the best of Blighty, with our charcoals and woods up there in the thick of it.

Plus we've put together a one-off special Charcoal for the grills and BBQ's at the event, full of flavour, heat and aroma. Look out for our..
MEATOPIALONDONMIXCHARCOAL 

It's going to be a full on but very special day on the 7th of September, though we are very much looking forward to it all

There's loads more to come, so we'll keep you posted as we go

In the words of The Brotherhood

"All hail to the smoke"

Amen

Mark
x

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I love the snow

Even though it makes a mockery of my delivery schedule, I still love it.

My two young boys woke me up at 7 am to go sledging in the park and it's beautiful out there.

And now i'm sitting here at home with the fire on, all nice and warm, cup of coffee in hand.

The view from my bedroom widow this morning.

I will ( at some point ) be venturing out to deliver the rest of the week-end orders. It's always a challenge driving in the snowy conditions but in 4 years i've only lost a couple days due to bad weather and icy conditions. So if you need wood and coal;  hand on heart i'll do my best to get to you.

I've got sustainable plantation crop Silver-Birch and Ash in stock.

Meanwhile, take care, wrap-up and keep warm.


Mark

Basically, it's cold out there.

It's predicted to stay cold or below freezing for the next week or so. Add to that the wind chill factor and it will feel even colder.

Though with a  London Log Company fire you can keep warm & toastie indoors.

It's also a good & cost effective way to heat the living area.

We've got a good stock of our lovely logs and smokeless coal in our store, here in Crystal Palace. And we are delivering in and around the area all week-end.

So, if you would like to be included onto our delivery schedule for the coming week-end or any time next week, then do please call or text me on 07970695930

We are on call 7-days a week and delivery is free.

Speak soon.

( and remember to wrap up warm )


Mark

Happy 2012

It's the start to the new year but not the end of Winter just yet.

Our standard London wheelie bins full of logs have been very well received this year, it make sense as it's an easy measure to get your head around.

They are also easy to store and packaging free too.
(i'm claiming the idea as my own here. A new minds eye measure, like fag packets, football pitches and double-decker busses)

We deliver to your door and can leave the bin with you; text me when it's empty and i'll collect it. Or I can empty it and take it away with me, what ever suits you best.

I'm also delivering smokeless coal in 25 kg bags. It's the biggest bag and it's very good quality.

We also aim to deliver your order promptly .

Speak soon.


Mark

Smaller logs for wood-burners

We're now cutting our lovely logs into 8' sizes.

These smaller logs fit well into the ever popular small log burners.

We've also got a good stock of smokeless coal too & we are extending our original early-season offer through into December.

Call me on 07970695930

Cheers


Mark

The log burner shown here is a British Made Charnwood

Hurrah...

There's definitely a turn in the weather now , though last night we went to see the new Tin-Tin movie in the West-End (all good fun) & people were still walking around in t-shirst.
Strange but true, mind you it has been the warmest start to winter on record I believe.

I'm  back in the real world & my replacement phone is now up and running.
 07970 695930
We are taking orders for deliveries from Wednesday 16th November.
As you can see we've a good stock of barn seasoned logs in.

And of course we have our un-cut cord wood ready to process into logs to suit your needs. From 6'' to 22''.

Remember, we are here 7-days a week through out the season.

Call me with any inquiry.

Look forward to speaking with you soon.

Mark