IT seems that everywhere you look around Manchester centre another monumental edifice is stirring to transform itself into a food and drink ‘destination’. From the Mackie Mayor Building to London Road Fire Station; from the ...
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Our plans for Stock Exchange by the Man Behind The Curtain
THE Man is rarely behind the Curtain these days. Michelin-starred Michael O’Hare, fresh from mentoring on the BBC’s current Masterchef finals, has spoken to the influential Restaurant magazine, about his plans for Manchester. On the ...
Filling the Bowl – Castlefield Food Festival is back
FOUR days of food-fuelled fun are promised at the second Castlefield Food Festival (May 12-15) with a formula following last year’s inaugural event, which attracted more than 15,000 folk to Castlefield Bowl. So expect the ...
Italian Aladdin’s Cave Salvi’s – a top deli fuelling a fine restaurant
IN our first look at the impressive new look Piccolino Caffe Grande we playfully cited it as part of the Italian fightback against all those cool Spanish invaders. One of those, Lunya, in the Barton ...
A tribute to Tim Bacon – city’s food and drink giant
MANCHESTER is mourning the loss of one of its most vibrant adopted sons – Tim Bacon. The Living Ventures founder has died aged only 52, after losing his long battle against cancer. It is no ...
SCENE BRINGS THE FAR EAST TO MANCHESTER WITH THE LAUNCH OF THEIR RIVERSIDE TERRACE
Scene have brought the far east to Manchester with the launch of their quarter-of-a-million-pound heated riverside terrace to their Spinningfields restaurant. With a seating capacity of 150, this spring will see Manchester drinkers and diners ...
THE LATEST SINGLE FROM LILY-JO
Friday 29th April sees the launch of Lily-Jo's latest single Bring Me Back. It's taken off her five track EP 'Need to Know' on Light Music. The launch is accompanied by Lily-Jo's first music video ...
Pimp My Rice – Mowgli guru cooking demo at Waterstones
MY shelves hardly creak with books devoted to rice. Just the two and that’s surely enough? They are The Rice Book by veteran foodie Sri Owen and Every Grain of Rice by fragrant Sinophile Fuchsia ...
First look: Piccolino Caffe Grande
CAVIAR at cost price, Coravin gadgets to give you the chance to sample by the glass Italy’s finest wines and specialist counters devoted to meat, fish and cheese plus a domed copper pizza oven that’s ...
TARIFF & DALE LAUNCH NEW RESTAURANT MENU
TARIFF & Dale have launched a brand new menu in their basement restaurant.The Northern Quarter bar opened its doors just over a year ago and quickly became a firm favourite in the city’s coolest neighbourhood ...