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Samo, Birmingham

Hands up, I took too long getting to Samo. Blame the constant travel, and the bi-weekly excursions to London, and the fact that on paper that particular city […]

Posted 22nd Jul 2026

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Meat and One Veg is the multi-award winning restaurant blog from me, Simon Carlo.