I only wrote about Franco Manca a few months ago, but I felt moved to write again in view of their newest opening in Belsize Park which I duly trotted along to despite the vast acres of crust experienced at Tottenham Court Road. The Belsize Park Franco Manca took over the Chimichanga site on Haverstock Hill and is an entirely different vibe to its W1 neighbour; it's bigger, with a nice conservatory at the back and a popular sun terrace out the front. As you'd expect, it's bug

Buoyed by the news of Franco Manca opening a branch in Belsize Park soon, we felt we should go and visit our current nearest one (at the top of Tottenham Court Road) to refresh our memories of their sourdough slices of heaven. Since discovering the original Brixton branch about eight years ago, I've been a big fan of Franco Manca. It sounds odd, but having queued for half an hour in chilly Brixton market (they bring out freshly baked foccacia to keep you going) and then sat

It is very unusual for me to want to eat at the same place twice in one weekend, but L'Antica made me do it. It's a teeny tiny little place on the hill going up Heath Street in Hampstead and we're quite frankly obsessed with it*. Their pizzas, which I idiotically did not photograph once, are insanely good - we're talking almost Franco Manca good here - and they have lots of other lovely lovely things to eat and drink. The one picture I did manage to take shows their burrata (