YOU’D think Kosmonaut would be happy enough with their own ‘in-house’ brewery, Alphabet but, no, they’re inviting a quartet of quality rivals around for a night-long tap takeover that really does qualify as a Hopstravaganza. ...
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First look at 20 Stories – sumptuous restaurant in the sky
SOMETHING special is forming in the sky above the city. March 1 is the official lift-off of 20 Stories, but we couldn’t resist an advance peek at the city’s most spectacular new restaurant in eons. ...
Down the hatch! Lily’s Bar Invites Mancs To Name Its New Fishy Friends
SWEET Mandarin’s Chinese New Year £1,000 stir-fry was one great publicity coup, yet Lily’s Bar may have topped it with its spotlight hogging ‘Name The Tropical Fish In Our Tanks’ stunt. Check out the accompanying ...
Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2018 dates announced
IT’s a bit like the first cuckoo of spring. The annual announcement of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival dates is a harbinger of one of the city’s great enduring treats. Lip-smacking indeed. This year’s ...
Altrincham artisan newcomers Blanchflower spread into the evenings
ALTRINCHAM continues to push all the foodie buttons. No sooner has a new Italian restaurant, Tre Ciccio, opened on Moss Lane, taking inspiration from Southern Italy (shades of Sugo) than a very English newcomer is ...
Ernst Van Zyl guests at Real Junk Food Manchester
REAL Junk Food Manchester has been involved in some great chef collaborations but the upcoming one with Ernst Van Zyl promises to be the most interesting yet. On Wednesday, February 21, he will step into ...
First look at The Daisy – it's your very own creative space
SO accustomed are we to the luxury and all mod cons of Taste of Manchester Towers we hardly need a creative bolthole – £100 for a year’s membership – less than 100 metres away. Still ...
First Chop meets lamb chop – how does Mughli’s own craft beer match up?
KINGFISHER or Cobra? Yes, it’s the predictable beer choice at many an Indian restaurant. If you were going to feel bloated after an ill-advised late night Madras, then the fizzy, thin lager just added on ...
New head Chef Ben to bring a Fraiche approach to Grafene fine dining?
A NEW Year, a new head chef at Grafene. Will Ben Mounsey be the man to elevate the fine dining focus at the Chapel Walks restaurant? He certainly brings an impressive cv with him from ...
Sweet Mandarin’s £1,000 stir-fry and our Chinese New Year rundown
YOU’ve got hand it to the Tse sisters who run Sweet Mandarin. They sure know how to market their NQ Chinese restaurant and its host of spin-offs – proprietary sauces, books, cookery school. Not that ...