
Since its November 2021 opening, Manteca, the buzzy Italian restaurant in Shoreditch, has become a pandemic success story, thanks in large part to co-founder and chef Chris Leach’s undeniablly delicious pasta recipes.
Receiving attention from nearly every London-based food publication, Manteca’s hand-rolled pasta and nose-to-tail meat cuts put their stamp on the London food scene at time when the hospitality industry’s prospects looked bleak.