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Spectacular Chef Line Up at Northern Restaurant And Bar 2015

Spectacular Chef Line Up at Northern Restaurant And Bar 2015

MARCH 17 and 18 at Manchester Central is already pencilled in by the northern food industry and its fans as the big event of the year – the NRB. It seems the world is starting ...

5 January 2015

Celebrate New Year's Eve with Sakana

Celebrate New Year's Eve with Sakana

Join Sakana to celebrate New Year 2014, with an evening full of great food, drinks, entertainment and lots of fun.Earlybird 4 course dinner £40 per person (up to 19:30)NY 4 course Dinner £60 per person ...

26 December 2014

Christmas Egg? A taste of Manchester in Albert Square

Christmas Egg? A taste of Manchester in Albert Square

ADMIT it – you’ve had enough German sausage to last you until next year’s Christmas Markets. Now, as the Markets are about to shut up shop, it’s time seek a special pre-Christmas culinary treat from ...

21 December 2014

What Is The Spanish For Humbug? A Spooky Seasonal Tale by Neil Sowerby

What Is The Spanish For Humbug? A Spooky Seasonal Tale by Neil Sowerby

TASTE of Manchester like surprises. So too do the city’s amateur food enthusiasts. No sooner had a new Spanish restaurant announced its arrival out of the blue than they were falling over themselves to crack ...

18 December 2014

4244 named in 100 best places to eat list

4244 named in 100 best places to eat list

CONGRATULATIONS yet again to chef Mary-Ellen McTague, who seems have scooped more accolades than she’s cooked hot dinners. Her 4244 temporary home, in the Northern Quarter, is the only Taste of Manchester area representative in ...

18 December 2014

A Christmas Carroll celebrating San Carlo Fumo's Festive opening

A Christmas Carroll celebrating San Carlo Fumo's Festive opening

HERE’S a look at the glorious interior of San Carlo Fumo – a typically lavish design (and that is a good thing) by Bernard Carroll, responsible for several of contemporary Manchester’s finest restaurant lay-outs. It ...

11 December 2014

Unleash that Dirty Tomahawk! Big new eats at Red’s True Barbecue

Unleash that Dirty Tomahawk! Big new eats at Red’s True Barbecue

ALL that evangelising dirty food tub-tumping at Red’s True Barbecue shouldn’t disguise the fact that nobody in town does Southern American scram better than their Albert Square outpost. These guys do their research in person ...

11 December 2014

Koffee Pot – beloved greasy spoon on the move, but not far

Koffee Pot – beloved greasy spoon on the move, but not far

THERE was an awful lot of anguished beard tweaking around the Northern Quarter with the rumoured departure of the Koffee Pot from Hilton Street. The good news is the caffeine and fry-up fuelled creative hub ...

11 December 2014

Let Pita Pit Cater For Your Works Party

Let Pita Pit Cater For Your Works Party

CHRISTMAS is coming and the temptation for your works do is to head out on the town for a typical turkey dinner with all the trimmings and more booze than you can handle. All in ...

7 December 2014

Gusto, San Carlo Fumo, Sakana, Fazenda – which is the loveliest of them all?

Gusto, San Carlo Fumo, Sakana, Fazenda – which is the loveliest of them all?

By Neil Sowerby THE Manchester city centre culinary scene currently resembles a beauty competition as barely a week goes by without a stunning new bar/restaurant opening its doors. The interiors are a sleek aspirational pageant ...

4 December 2014

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