The History of "Farmer Brown Ltd" aka Pasta Brown:

1958: Harry Brown opened the first sandwich bar bearing the name Farmer Brown.

1963: Harry and son Paul open Farmer Brown sandwich bar in Carnaby Street.

1972: Harry and his 2 sons Paul & Mark open Farmer Brown sandwich bar in Great Portland Street.

1976: The Brown family enter Covent Garden for the first time, opening Farmer Brown sandwich bar in New Row, where it still stands today.

1979: Bedford Street was opened as a sandwich bar under the name ‘Cordon Brown’ (as in cordon bleu).

1994: Bedford Street; Pasta Brown was born, we felt pasta was the next step, we have been eating pasta all our lives and felt there wasn’t really anywhere in the area that served good pasta.

1999: Pasta Brown; Bow Street opened in November, it was the first new premises bought in 20 years. Situated just opposite the Royal Opera house and deep in the heart of Theatre Land.

Harry Brown and friends at the Trevi Fountain, Rome 1958 on a fact-finding mission.

Pasta Brown - Bedford Street
Opened in 1994.

New Years Eve was always a great time for the Italian community in London to gather and celebrate the beginning of the New Year together. The parties were organised by the Italian Church in Clerkenwell, London.

Harry Brown was recognised by the church for all his help and they made him a Cavaliere.