ALLOTMENT Stockport is fine dining vegan heaven. ToM gave it five stars and ever since has had the urge to return to Matthew Nutter’s groundbreaking restaurant. Now the Ancoats Supper Club is saving us a ...
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Sip sip hooray! Manchester Beer Week dates announced
THE usual length of a week is seven days, but in the case of Manchester Beer Week, 10 days of citywide hop-filled hedonism, ToM is happy to make an exception! Last year’s inaugural festival really ...
Happy St Paddy's Day – Celebrate with patties and tatties
WE are all Irish now, as it seems. Taste of Manchester is sporting a perilously perched green topper and a jaunty ginger beard soon to be flecked with Guinness froth on St Patrick’s Day (Fri ...
Nigel Haworth's Michelin magic meets the glamorous new Yu
IT’S a Ribble Valley reunion in Cheshire. Nigel Haworth is guesting for one night only in the kitchens of Yu Alderley Edge alongside chef/patron Victor Yu, whose original Chinese restaurant, Yu & You is just ...
Bigger and better GRUB returns to Alphabet base
TASTE of Manchester likes nothing better than indulging in some street treats under the arches. That’s why we welcome the return this Saturday (March 18) of GRUB Food Fair to Alphabet Brewing Co with an ...
Too Many Critics cook-off at Iberica raising cash to fight global hunger
IT’S not cheating really. Just meticulous preparation. To avoid the walk of shame in front of some of the region’s finest chefs and restaurateurs at Monday’s Too Many Critics dinner. Iberica Spinningfields is the latest ...
Red Rose in full bloom – a first look at Suri
WHAT a difference an interior designer makes. You’d hardly recognise 22 King Street from its days as Quill. Suri shines with a sense of purpose and that applies to the food, too, when ToM dropped ...
Makers Markets this weekend in Eccles and the Northern Quarter
TWO Makers Markets this weekend and, fingers crossed, some decent weather so you can make the most of these popular shopping and street food events. First up on Saturday is Eccles, promising 45 artisan stalls ...
Our guide to eating and drinking Irish for St Pat’s Day
THOSE of you thought Mayo Day was a celebration of salad dressing, think again. With Manchester’s Irish Festival in full swing your priority is not forging business links with the Irish county of that name, ...
Foodie line-up for Manchester International Festival
IT’S a big welcome back for Manchester International Festival (June 29-July 16). Against the vast derelict backdrop of the Mayfield Depot new artistic director John McGrath launched a programme as eclectic and stimulating as any ...