The first time I ate at The Boot, the very first thing I ordered was the fried mozzarella. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: Seriously? Mozzarella sticks? Any foodie worth his Maldon salt knows they're on a restaurant menu for one of two reasons – to soak up booze or to keep the kids happy while the grownups eat real food. And he calls himself a restaurant critic?

In my defense, the bartender (okay, I admit it – I was eating at the bar) said they're not your ordinary mozzarella sticks. Made from scratch, he said, with fresh mozzarella. He was wrong about the "fresh mozzarella" part, but otherwise on the money.

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