recipes
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An unfinished room full of strangers eating alone in silence. Exposed wires, dangling lamps, plywood everywhere. None of it matters. One bowl of Nagoya mazesoba, thick noodles drowned in rich, salty sauce, then topped with rice to finish. Slurp it down, lick the bowl clean, out in thirty minutes flat.
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Taste – 8.7Atmosphere – 8.7Service – 9.4Value – 9.4 (£77 for 4pps) Kolyvata central square, Kolivata 310 80, Greece Nestled in the heart of Lefkada, tucked high within the mountains and reached by winding, timeworn roads, lies a tiny village with no more than ten houses. At its centre stands Maria’s Tavern – bathed in…
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China Town’s Hidden Gem: A Must-Try Hole-in-the-Wall Delight – London Taste – 8.0/10Atmosphere – 6.2/10Service – 6.8/10Value – 8.5/10 Once a bustling haven of sizzling woks and dumplings, Chinatown has now gone the way of all good things: straight into the gaping maw of tourism. The charm’s been traded for convenience, the flavours dulled, and…


