{"id":24380,"date":"2011-12-30T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T13:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/david-beckham-pops-into-his-favourite-restaurant-for-some-pie-and-mash\/"},"modified":"2011-12-30T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T13:11:43","slug":"david-beckham-pops-into-his-favourite-restaurant-for-some-pie-and-mash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/30\/david-beckham-pops-into-his-favourite-restaurant-for-some-pie-and-mash\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham pops into his favourite restaurant for some pie and mash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Georgina+Littlejohn\" rel=\"nofollow\">Georgina Littlejohn<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Holly+Thomas\" rel=\"nofollow\">Holly Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last updated at 1:11 PM on 30th December 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>Touching down in London last week for Christmas, it appears there was one things on David Beckham&#8217;s mind&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although excited to be spending the holiday with his family at home in Hertfordshire, the footballer couldn&#8217;t wait to get a plate of his favourite dish pie and mash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The father-of-four posted a photo of himself tucking into the delicacy at Tony Lane&#8217;s Pie &#038; Mash shop in Waltham Abbey, Essex on his Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1e4darticle-2080198-0F4CA44A00000578-548_468x478.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"478\" alt=\"Traditional English grub: David Beckham tucks into a meal at Tony Lane's Pie and Mash shop in Waltham Abbey, Herts\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Traditional English grub: David Beckham tucks into a meal at Tony Lane&#8217;s Pie and Mash shop in Waltham Abbey, Herts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>He captioned it: &#8216;Another picture from my favourite pie and mash shop.&#8217;<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whenever he&#8217;s in London, East Londoner Beckham always makes the effort to visit Tony&#8217;s restaurant, having been a fan of the traditional English eaterie for over seven years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, Beckham paid for a delivery of pie and mash for all the Tottenham Hotspurs players when he finished training at White Hart Lane earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/30\/article-2080198-0F3BF1FE00000578-830_468x307.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"307\" alt=\"Favourite: Beckham always orders double pie, double mash, parsley liquor and a side order of jellied eels\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Favourite: Beckham always orders double pie, double mash, parsley liquor and a side order of jellied eels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Aside from eating his favourite meal and spending time with the family at Christmas, Beckham also surprised his sister Joanne with an early 30th birthday party.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Living in Los Angeles for most of the year, the Beckhams don&#8217;t see a lot of their respective families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<br \/>\nDavid realised it was his sister Joanne&#8217;s 30th birthday, he decided to<br \/>\narrange a surprise party to celebrate &#8211; despite the fact that her big<br \/>\nday isn&#8217;t until next February.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/30\/article-0-0F4C2DCF00000578-51_468x440.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"440\" alt=\"Still close: Victoria Beckham tweeted this tender photo with her sister in law Joanne \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still close: Victoria Beckham tweeted this tender photo with her sister in law Joanne at Roka, a Japanese restaurant in central London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>And from her tweets, Joanne had no idea<br \/>\nthat David, 36, and Victoria, 37, had arranged the surprise dinner for<br \/>\nhis younger sibling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She knew she was going to her favourite restaurant Roka, a modern Japanese place in the heart of Fitzrovia in central London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But<br \/>\nshe was surprised to see her close friends and family there and<br \/>\nTweeted: &#8216;Aww turned up at my fav restaurant and can&#8217;t believe my close<br \/>\nfriends and family was here !!!! Amazin !!! So happy.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The family were joined by their other sister Lynne, 38, for the occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/29\/article-2079603-0F4A5F0800000578-245_468x361.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Family ties: David and Victoria Beckham joined his sisters Lynne (front) and Joanne (to his right) for her birthday dinner in London last night\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Family ties: David and Victoria Beckham joined his sisters Lynne (front) and Joanne (to his right) for her birthday dinner in London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Joanne<br \/>\nlater wrote on her Twitter page: &#8216;My bday is feb 19th and I will b 30<br \/>\nbut we celerbrated early jus in case my big bro wasn&#8217;t here !! Had a<br \/>\namazin nite.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And clearly David was delighted to see<br \/>\nhis sister so happy that he arranged for a group photo that he promptly<br \/>\nposted on his Facebook page and wrote: &#8216;Merry Xmas everyone&#8230;.just at<br \/>\nmy little sister Jo&#8217;s birthday party tonight.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beckham can be seen beaming at the back<br \/>\nof the photo with the birthday girl right next to him on his right and<br \/>\nhis eldest sister Lynne in front.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And the cheeky footballer couldn&#8217;t resist acting a bit childishly as he put two fingers up behind Joanne&#8217;s head.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/29\/article-2079603-0F4AE0A600000578-87_468x332.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"332\" alt=\"Me and my bro: Joanne later shared a posed-up picture of her and David on her Twitter page\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me and my bro: Joanne later shared a posed-up picture of her and David on her Twitter page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/29\/article-2079603-0F4AE0A200000578-80_468x356.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"356\" alt=\"Celebrations: Joanne was presented with a huge cake by her family and friends, despite her birthday not being until February\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Celebrations: Joanne was presented with a huge cake by her family and friends, despite her birthday not being until February<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Victoria stood off to the side on the right in between two of Joanne&#8217;s friends as someone captured the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And in another image, David&#8217;s<br \/>\nwife and little sister were thick as thieves at the party &#8211; and Victoria made sure to capture the moment with a<br \/>\ntouching photo of the pair. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She captioned the pic: &#8216;Great evening with my sister in law celebrating her 30th!!! happy birthday @joannebeckham! X vb.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Joanne certainly looked as though she was enjoying herself &#8211; and even usually reserved Victoria wore a contented grin.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/12\/29\/article-2079603-0F4A5E9C00000578-160_468x286.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Birthday treat: Joanne tweeted her happiness at seeing her friends and family at her special dinner\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Birthday treat: Joanne tweeted her happiness at seeing her friends and family at her special dinner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>Taken from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2080198\/David-Beckham-pops-favourite-restaurant-pie-mash.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"David Beckham pops into his favourite restaurant for some pie and mash\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Beckham pops into his favourite restaurant for some pie and mash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Georgina Littlejohn and Holly Thomas Last updated at 1:11 PM on 30th December 2011 Touching down in London last week for Christmas, it appears there was one things on David Beckham&#8217;s mind&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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