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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

‘Madonna is my idol – now she’s a regular at my Margate restaurant’

A restaurant owner in Margate has recounted his joy at cooking for one of his idols, Madonna, after she praised the venue as her “favourite Italian restaurant” during a recent visit.

The pop icon hailed the trendy seaside town as her “idea of heaven” in a post to her 20 million followers on Instagram after visiting the southeast coast in support of her friend Dame Tracey Emin’s residency programme for artists.

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