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Scotsman
6 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
New Edinburgh pizza restaurant promises to bring ‘good vibes' to the West End
A popular Neapolitan pizza chain is set to open its fourth Edinburgh restaurant – and it promises to bring 'good vibes' to the West End. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Social by Matto is set to open on the site of the former La Piazza on Shandwick Place this summer. While no date has been confirmed for the opening, the owners have teased the new pizzeria on social media. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Posting on Instagram, they wrote: "Something new is cooking…Say hello to Social by Matto – our boldest bite yet. "Good vibes, great plates, and a space to stay a while. Landing Summer 2025. Ready to get Social?" Matto opened its first pizzeria at Abbeyhill in 2020. A larger, 44-seater restaurant, opened in Morningside the following year, while in 2023 the group expanded further, opening a third site in Newington with seating up to 66 people. At the time, co-owner Nel said: 'We are really excited to be opening our third restaurant in Newington. When we launched Matto, just three years ago, our vision was to create tasty Neapolitan-style pizzas that, while being innovative and fun, had absolutely no compromise on the quality of the ingredients. It has been a labour of love from day one and to now have three sites across Edinburgh feels like a huge accomplishment.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In February 2024, Matto was recognised at the Deliveroo's Restaurant Awards, where it won the 'Best Pizza' prize.
Edinburgh Live
7 days ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh's award-winning Matto Pizza to open new 'social' restaurant in West End
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Get the latest Edinburgh Live breaking news on WhatsApp A popular Edinburgh pizza business is expanding, with a new location set to open soon in the West End. Award-winning Matto Pizza, with locations in Morningside, Newington and Meadowbank, recently announced a new concept for customers to enjoy their wood-fired pizzas within a social setting. Social by Matto is set to open on Shandwick Place offering "good vibes, great plates and a space to stay a while." Matto first opened in Meadowbank in 2020 and after gaining popularity among foodies and fans of authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas, the team opened a larger restaurant in Morningside in 2021. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The 44-seater restaurant also boasts a large outdoor terrace. In 2023 a third eatery opened in Newington and the team have now set their sights on the West End with their fourth spot opening in the summer. Posters advertising the new restaurant have already appeared in the window of the former La Piazza unit and internal work is officially underway after it closed down last year. Taking to Instagram the team at Matto posted: "Something new is cooking…Say hello to Social by Matto - our boldest bite yet. "Good vibes, great plates, and a space to stay a while. Landing Summer 2025. Ready to get Social?" Matto is currently nominated for Best Pizza in Scotland at the 2025 Deliveroo Restaurant Awards, having taken top spot in 2024.
Scotsman
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
It seems a crime to visit a Scottish restaurant that has such a glitzy pizza oven, and not order pizza
They've just launched an aperitivo menu at this Edinburgh venue Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Three meals a day has never been quite enough. Gaby Soutar That's why elevenses, afternoon tea, brunch, supper and midnight feasts were invented. And then, to make sure that you're never more than 30 minutes without a potential snack, there's the Italian concept, aperitivo - a word that comes from the Latin word 'aperire', or to open. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This Italian pre-dinner snack and nibbles fest is designed to unfurl the appetite, like the vast and bottomless titan arum blossom it is. Best of all, this is not a substitute for dinner. You can do both. Except in our case. We visited Edinburgh pizza place, Matto, which has venues in Morningside and Abbeyhill, at 6pm, with the full intention to stuff our faces and not have to air-fry anything when we got home. After all, we both occasionally enjoy a nibbly dinner of meats and cheeses, and that's what this restaurant offers, as part of its new Aperitivo Menu, which is now available from Monday to Friday, 4-7pm, at their newest 18-month-old Newington branch only. Unfortunately, though I associate aperitivo with al-fresco eating, there is no outdoor seating here. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Not that you'd want to sit on busy Newington Road, with Deliveroo drivers buzzing in both directions. Instead, you can slide into a pink booth inside this venue, and boggle over the vast faux flower swags in this premises and wonder if they have to Hoover them regularly. We may have been here for aperitivo, but from the start, we were pining over the pizza. I've been to their other restaurants, and I know they're good. Also, that's what everyone else - mainly families and students - was having. These puffy-crusted doughy-scented delights were being delivered straight from their oven, which is covered in gold mosaic tiles, like the disco ball that dangles from the ceiling. Burn, baby, burn. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Still, no diversions, we had a job to do. First, spritzes. These are £7, or, for a tenner, you can add a small bite from the menu. I went for an Aperol and he did Limoncello, though you can also choose Campari. They were vast vases of ombre liquid. Summery and strong, too. I started to see double disco ovens, after I'd tanked my drink. Then three, when I finished his. (He's not into spritzes). We definitely needed some grub to line our stomachs. The first item to arrive was a bowlful of Fonzies (£2). Basically, these are Italy's answer to cheesy Nik-Naks. 'Correctamundo,' as the Fonz used to say. Next was a mini charcuterie board (£4.50), which featured two neatly folded slices of Milano salami, a few of those taralli breads, which might be confused with Hula Hoops if you've overdone the spritzes, and five titchy cubes of taleggio, all heaped, with rocket, onto a microscopic wooden raft. We made short work of that highly edited selection. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Then there were the mini caprese skewers (£7) - four, with yet more rocket underneath. These were pleasant enough, thanks to marshmallow-sized buffalo cocconcini, tooth-botheringly chilly cherry tomatoes and a folded leaf of basil, plus a drizzle of balsamic, all threaded onto tiny toothpicks. Gaby Soutar We also tried the antipasto platter (£14), which was a decent selection of pizza-ish toppings, with green marinated chillies, misto olives in a saline pool, artichokes, sundried tomatoes, a little saucer of garlicky chestnut mushroom halves and two species of breadstick - more of those taralli and some grissini that were ideal for doing the obligatory vampire incisor trick. The last bite was a selection of pizzatte fritte (£16) - mini fried pizzas - in assorted varieties. I scored, because my other half doesn't like goat's or blue cheese. He's not keen on anchovies either. There were two palm-sized goat's cheese, walnut and radicchio pizzas, then a pair of gorgonzola, tomato, and pulped pumpkin, with a basil leaf on top; and a cheese, tomato and anchovy creation. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad They were delightful, with crispy golden billowing crusts, and, while he nervously nibbled round the edges like a mortified mouse, I chomped them all. Gaby Soutar After that, my appetite was definitely closed (though his was still open). Still, I do have to ask myself, would we both rather have just had the spritzes and a regular pizza? And the answer is definitely yes, especially as their full-sized pizzas come in at the £9 mark. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I'm not sure if aperitivo - in Newington, anyway - is likely to catch on. I think I'd much rather try something that's been cooked in that disco ball oven.
News18
29-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
Influencer Who Sold Fart Jars Plans To Move Abroad After Breakup With US Senator: ‘I Do Not Feel Safe'
She didn't name the senator, but her comments suggest he is affiliated with the Republican party. Stephanie Matto, a social media influencer and former reality TV star, says she is preparing to leave the US out of fear for her safety. Known for once selling her farts in jars, Matto has now revealed that her decision to move is linked to a breakup with a US senator she was involved with for over a year. In a video shared on Instagram earlier this month, Matto said she no longer feels safe in the country and plans to move to the Czech Republic. 'This is my last video I'm making in response to my relationship with a US senator," Matto said on Instagram. She went on to explain what kind of relationship it was, saying, 'It's an online relationship where he pays me lots of money to watch me eat food." Matto said they had been romantically involved for the past year and a half. She had first gone public about the senator last year and revealed details of their online arrangement. At the time, many accused her of fabricating the story for publicity. But Matto has continued to stand by her claims. Over the months, she dropped hints about his identity and she believes that led people to figure out who he was. 'It kind of sent this man into a tailspin," she continued. According to Matto, the situation grew more serious when threats reportedly extended to her family. She said there were warnings of deportation aimed at her loved ones though she didn't go into further detail. On top of that, she claimed the senator hired a company to try and remove all content from the internet that linked him to her. 'Not to mention he sent me 3 cease and desist letters from his lawyers," she added. Matto said the pressure was especially high during the election period. She admitted she came close to revealing his identity at the time. 'Honestly during the elections, I was so close to leaking his name," she said. But she held back out of fear. 'I was fearing for my life and my family's safety, so I chose to wait until after the election to see which political party would be in power," she said. Now, with the elections over, Matto has decided to leave the country. 'In the next month or so, I'm going to the Czech Republic and seeking some alternative living options because I do not feel safe right now," she said. 'Everybody is wondering if this story is real, I have one thing to tell you – I know that in the online eating food community, I am not the only person who has dealt with this person and I know that some of these people are not afraid to come forward," she concluded. Matto didn't name the senator but her comments suggest he is affiliated with the Republican party. First Published:
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
US influencer, who once sold fart in jars, is leaving US after breakup with senator boyfriend
Stephanie Matto became the talk of the town when she revealed that she used to sell her farts in jars. Now, the influencer is back in the spotlight yet again as she has announced her plans to leave the US soon, citing safety fears post her breakup with an unnamed senator. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack The groundwork before India mounts a strike at Pakistan India considers closing airspace to Pakistani carriers amid rising tensions Cold Start: India's answer to Pakistan's nuclear threats In a video posted on Instagram earlier this month, Matto claimed that she was in an "online based relationship" with a "powerful" person, where she used to get paid by him for eating food. What went wrong for Stephanie Matto? Without naming the US senator, Matto revealed in the video, shared on April 8, that she was romantically involved with the person for the "past year and a half". by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo When she started discussing the alleged relationship on social media, several of her followers were quick enough to catch the multiple hints that she gave and identified the person. Matto stated that "a lot of" her followers were "actually right" in guessing the person's name. However, this did not go well with the person as Matto said that so many people identifying the person sent him "into a tailspin". Live Events While sharing it all on the social media platform, Matto said that this was her "final" video regarding this topic. Also Read : 'Most tortured relationship': Here's how Christie Brinkley found out about ex Peter Cook's affair with teenager Stephanie Matto faces legal threat Amid all this, the reality TV star said that the US senator threatened her family with deportation. Further, he is said to have hired a firm in order to remove all the content from her social media accounts wherein she discussed their alleged relationship. Matto claims that she was "so close" to leaking the name of the person to multiple news sources when they reached out to her for stories. But she started "fearing" for her life and thought to "wait" until the elections get over to know which political party has finally come to power. Now that the elections are over, Matto has decided to shift abroad in the next one month. Matto is also said to have received multiple legal threats from the yet-to-be-identified person. She noted that a total of three cease-and-desist letters have been sent to her by the lawyers of the senator, asking her to refrain from discussing their relationship in public. In the comments section, multiple users speculated the senator to be from the Republican Party, since she said that she was not feeling safe after the elections and could face deportation. Also Read : Mike Peters, lead vocalist of Welsh rock band The Alarm, dies at 66 Some of them even asserted that it could be a "fake" video since she is seen putting on make-up while talking about the entire incident. Towards the end, she even claimed that she is not the only person and there are many other influencers in the food industry who are aware about this particular person. FAQs 1. Who is Stephanie Matto ? She is a social media influencer, who earlier made headlines when she revealed that she sells her farts in jars. She has also featured in a few reality TV shows. 2. How many followers does Stephanie Matto have on Instagram? She is followed by 290,000 people on the social media platform.
