Tricky area, that Cornhill, bang centre of The 'Swich -- Pret were all set to let the old Grimwades then opted to reset: much regret, no baguette, yet their logo haunts empty units. Debenhams, beset with debt, departed leaving their store a silhouette. The 2018 concrete plinths, Cornhenge, let's not forget, caused nothing but upset. For out latest luncheonette, I proposed we meet by the water jet: hail Andy, well met!

Once upon a time -- 2012 -- the Town Hall contained the wonderful Snobs. Sobs ensued when they disappeared. Coupla years later came the crazily named Town Hall Tea Room. Now, in the year of our Lord 2023, it's one of three Moments coffee shops run by the local St Elizabeth Hospice: there's another at Stowmarket and one we've done up on Foxhall Road, handy for meeting your son after his eye operation half a mile away, say.

Same space as before though this time they're already flogging Christmas stuff on the mezzanine and one wall is covered with hanging cups and saucers, a tad less threatening than the traditional overhead Costa ceramics. Sausage rolls again? Nope, we're instead directed to a full printed menu with far more choice. Classic bacon roll for the pedestrian and a respectful King Charles coronation chicken for the cyclist: loving the presentation with that ramekin of ready salted and salad tump. Most agreeable comfy corner sofa for us two gents of a certain age though mind your shins, Andy, on that gold table. Fun, too, to find the fridge with its array of chilled beverages: no clues here.

Others are tucking in including at least one guy I know but can't place. After the post-Brittany and pre-Wales holiday chit-chat, that'll be the usual chai for Andy and a flat white for YT. Muchos sweet treats: his toffee traybake is suitably sticky whereas my scone is gone in sixty seconds: wot no jam? So, perhaps not quite Magic Moments (Perry Como, February 1958) but I'm not saying I May Never Pass This Way Again (Perry Como, June 1958).

If it was a car -- Ford Mondeo.
If they were passing by -- Lynne Mortimer.

Mention of The Odeon in Ipswich is convoluted. Do you mean The Odeon (now Club 3000) at the top of Lloyds Avenue where I saw Superman in 1978? Perhaps you're referring to The Odeon (now The Regent) on St Helen's Street where I saw Three Men And A Baby in 1987? Or The Odeon (now The Hope Centre) next to The Regent where I saw Batman around 1989? Googling tells me, though, that this newest Odeon only opened in 1991, so someone's mistaken, prob'ly me.

That last incarnation ceased to operate as a cinema around the time YouTube launched and has stood redundant in its silver art deco finish for nearly 20 years. Now The Hope Church -- insert the subtitle of Star Wars episode IV here -- has splashed the cash to rescue the building and, natch, open the Encore Coffee House. Yep, a bit like River Coffee down at St Mary-at-the-Quay. If you're wondering about The Hope Church like what I was, they've got six core values:

• word -- table talk is of the upcoming table tennis season starting later this month and our respective hols, Andy to Brittany, me to, erm, Wales
• spirit -- if willing, Andy selects some piggy flesh which arrives in a couple of vg seedy rolls and forms part of a top value meal deal with a hot drink (non-alcoholic)
• church -- foyer has the feel of a corporate atrium rather than, say, Reims cathedral, but the seating area is sizeable; no pews but booths and big circular tables, not suitable for ping-pong
• grace -- most welcoming are the various staff taking orders and delivering our food
• prayer -- we both counted our blessings and chose the rocky road, yum, esp. with an excellently prepared flat white, praise be
• diversity -- not many places offer multiple flavours of bottled 500ml Lipton; that's diverse tea

In 1945's Road to Utopia, Bob Hope walks into a tough turn-of-the-century Alaskan bar and orders a lemonade. Seeing looks of surprise and hearing menacing sounds, he modifies his order: "In a dirty glass." None of that here at The Hope Centre: Encore!

If it was a car -- HopeStar ON360
If they were passing by -- Katie Piper.