‘A place of two halves’: how Margate’s art-led renewal has left it ‘splintered’

Madonna labelled it ‘heaven’ on a recent visit, but the cost of living is hitting the seaside town hardNot many chefs working in small, family-run restaurants expect global megastars to turn up for dinner and to design them a menu from scratch.But that’s what happened to Simona Di Dio last weekend, when she cooked dishes inspired by her Italian grandmother’s recipes for Madonna, who sat on the single wooden dining table in their cosy, candlelit Italian restaurant in Margate’s old town. Continue reading...