The cafe held up to fifty patrons and served "English food from the colonies of the British Empire".

[14] In February 2019, BORC closed its doors, reopening for several months as Fika, "a cafe and co-op from the same owner inspired by Swedish-style teatime.

Michaela McVetty opened Sisters Gourmet Deli in the space, but said her business suffered because of the previous owner's reputation.

[17] Krantz responded: For me, it's about the cultural melding of food around the world, focusing on how England has transformed and affected cuisine where they've been present, be it America, India or Sri Lanka ... A lot of people are confused.

Colonial is used on a lot of things: to describe a period of time with food, architecture and literature...It seems like some people have confused that word with American slavery ... Take a dish like kedgeree which is still eaten in London.