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Home (on an unfancied strip of currently unfashionable Beverley Road – more of which later) is the latest offering from Steve Shaw, one of the men who started the hugely-influential cafe/bar/(but mainly) pub Pave around the turn of the millennium which, in turn, began the reinvigoration of the eating and drinking habits of most of the city and which played a significant part in the eventual successful bid for City of Culture.
Remarkable to think that a couple of lads with more sense than money opening their own pub could have such far-reaching consequences but there is a definite line to be drawn between the immediate success of Pave and the flowering of gastronomy in the Avenues and the consequent shift in the culture and confidence of the city.
After Steve left Pave, he and wife Sam (who works alongside him) started the Handheld Food Company, a travelling catering firm operating out of a converted retro American trailer. Wherever you found Handheld, you could expect a corking curry or some Jamaican jerk dish or a tasty veggie delight for the non-carnivores. Now that business is well-established, Home is an attempt to bring the aesthetic of the trailer in from the cold and give it a roof over its head.

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