At Paul Rothe & Sons

Five days ago, we launched our crowdfund and have raised £4,264 towards our target so far. Click here to support our crowdfund to publish Sarah Ainslie’s WOMEN AT WORK It is my pleasure publish this piece by Julia Harrison, author of the fascinating literary blog THE SILVER LOCKET. Portrait of Paul Rothe by Sarah Ainslie . I have known Paul Rothe’s Delicatessen & Cafe in Marylebone Lane for as long as I can remember. Back in the late sixties and early seventies, my mother used to travel up to town from Putney with me and my sister for a lunchtime treat at Paul Rothe’s before having our haircut by Mr John of ‘Charles, Bruno and John’ in their salon round the corner in Hinde St. I still have my hair cut by Andrew, who was a young apprentice in those days and now has his own salon, ‘Andrew K’, nearby on Marylebone St. He told me on my recent visit that during the salon’s heyday they used to cater for their clients and would often order sandwiches from Paul Rothe. I think it is these…