James Cambridge. Manze Pie and Mash 11 - This couple has been coming to M Manze’s ever since they were kids and joke it used to be a lot cheaper back in their day
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James Cambridge had a piece of real history at M. Manze Pie and Mash on Chapel Market. The shop feels Victorian in more than just design – at Manze’s, they still make eel pie and liquor after the same recipe first used in 1902 (the “liquor” is parsley sauce, by the way).
“I wanted to keep a narrative running through the pictures and to give a sense of beginning and end,” the photographer says. “Starting in the kitchen and the pie’s preparation, through to them being bought and eventually eaten, and focusing on who it was that was buying them.”
Traditional Pie and Mash with its iconic green parsley liquor at M Manze, Chapel Market, IslingtonThe interior hasn’t changed since 1902, including the kitchen with its original tiles, windows and doorsA blast from the past – mash is brought from the kitchens to the counter in a large heated metal bucket to stop it from going cold too quicklyThe cook brings a fresh batch of pies straight from the oven. They are served straight from the hot trayA large order is wrapped to take away while the hot pies, fresh from the oven, cool on the counterThis Manze regular has been coming to the pie shop ever since he can remember and orders his usual double pie, mash and liquorTwo ceramic dishes are readied for the pies just orderedSteaming hot parsley liquor is ladled into a cup for a customerAn elderly woman sits alone in a booth having just finished her meal. Most of the shops customers are elderly and come aloneAnother woman sits eating alone, enjoying Manze’s vinegar with marinated chilliesThis couple has been coming to M Manze’s ever since they were kids and joke it used to be a lot cheaper back in their day
