Some people collect stamps, other train numbers or thimbles. Personally, I prefer fully-tiled restaurant interiors. I know it’s a minority interest, possibly a tad obsessive, but I don’t think it harms anyone.

And tiles are such a beautiful surface finish for restaurants. They can give you an ethnic look to reinforce the culinary heritage of a particular brand. Nando’s use of talavera tiles to emphasise its Portuguese roots is a fine case in point.