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Pastabites dines at Via Emilia
A meal at Via Emilia, Hoxton Square

A meal at Via Emilia, Hoxton Square

Via Emilia comes from an ancient Roman road that still crosses the region connecting the main cities In fact, the menus of Via Emilia, a fairly new restaurant in Hoxton Square, depicts the region itself and such road connecting the various towns from north to south. The region has a number of specialties that made it famous across Italy and beyond from Parmigiano Reggiano to Parma ham, from hand made tagliatelle to mortadella.  Offering just 40 covers, Via Emilia is…

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Pastabites dines at Meridionale
A meal at Meridionale, Parsons Green

A meal at Meridionale, Parsons Green

Si e’ sempre meridionali di qualcuno… This phrase (‘you are always southerner to someone else’) was made famous by a Neapolitan movie in the 80s (Cosi’ Parlo’ Bellavista), a funny, heartwarming satire about stereotypes between North and South in Italy. I am meridionale, from the south and a lot of the food and places I cover in this blog belong to my meridionale heritage indeed. So when I was asked to try an Italian restaurant called Meridionale, which proposes classic…

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Pastabites dines at the Man Behind the Curtain
A meal at The Man Behind the Curtain, Leeds

A meal at The Man Behind the Curtain, Leeds

A trip to Leeds Since we had seen him on Great British Menu as a contestant a few years ago, we’d been fans of Michael O’Hare, the chef owner of quirkily named The Man Behind the Curtain. For me, it was also his 1980s looks that brought me back to my teenage years when I used to listen to goth music but occasionally wouldn’t mind a chat to my heavy metal fan neighbour. In any case, Michael suddenly became famous,…

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A meal at Portland, Bloomsbury

A meal at Portland, Bloomsbury

Lunch treat The last couple of times my sister had visited we had tried and failed to book a dinner at Portland. So when I managed to get two tickets as her birthday treat to the amazing Eddie Vedder, she booked her flight and I booked also a table at Portland for a mid week lunch. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, I admit it wasn’t high on my list of places to try; tired from the night out…

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