Head into the depths of Deptford for this delightful park cafe, where everyone can join the party
Festa sul Prato, Folkestone Gardens, Deptford, London SE8 5JE (07814 829912). Breakfast dishes £1.50-£8.50, starters £3-£8, mains £10-£14, all wine £20
I travel this country so much, some of my friends call me the train whisperer. They claim I have electrified rails for bones. I know the differences between the unreserved carriages on the East Coast and West Coast lines. I know where best to stand on random station platforms – York, Cardiff – to have the best chance of getting a table seat, and what time past the hour the trains depart from Manchester for London. When my work on The One Show took me to Wales regularly, the guards at Paddington would allow me through the gates early because we were on first-name terms. I’m a trainspotter with benefits, the benefits being that I actually get on the trains.
A steak tagliata is served well cooked and pelted generously with cracked pepper, which always makes me happy
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