Lauren Coulman Fast becoming a Manchester institution, The Liqourists bar consultants and spirit experts are currently on their third round of rum trails. They also run whisky, bourbon and gin events, with The Gincident taking ...
Reviews
Delicious spa delights in Sheffield
Sheffield Copthorne Hotel is part of the same site as the Sheffield United football ground so its easy to get to, park at - and you might see the odd footballer hanging about too. Our ...
Review: New Alchemist on New York Street
Jamie Faulkner The Alchemist opened in 2010 in the heart of Spinningfields and quickly established itself as a superlative cocktail bar. Two years on, the all-conquering Living Ventures are rolling out the glittering concept. First ...
Knock out seasonal menu at Lowry
The five-star Lowry Hotelâs River Bar and Restaurant is a favourite of people with a jet-setting lifestyle: Sven Goren Erikson, David Beckham, Kylie Minogue. Clean simple lines, a built to design curving restaurant and award-winning ...
Seduced by Solita
Jamie Faulkner SoLIta (short for South of Little Italy) brings the bar and grill concept to the Northern Quarter for the first time. The idea is to serve comforting, homely food in a New York-Italian ...
Thai Street Food at Vermillion
Famous for itâs soupy curries and seafood, Bangkok is buzzing hive of street food production. Each dish is designed for pavement hawking, a jewel of twinkling contrast. As David Thompson (chef talent behind Nahm restaurant ...
Almost perfect Aubaine
Although it says âFrenchâ on the label, Aubaine restaurant in Selfridges serves what Iâd call âlarder cookingâ. The kind of cooking that uses whatâs in the garden and the freshest pieces the fishmonger has in ...
What a menagerie! Raft of new bars for Greater Manchester
Neil Sowerby rounds up the pick of recent indie bars in the city. A Black Dog and a Brew Dog, a Gorilla and an Eagle, plus a Whale (well, a Wähl) and imminently a Blue ...
Review: Bay Horse small plates menu
Simon Binns Small Plates, the brainchild of chef Phil Cook (how apt), has pitched up in the pub to offer a new range of modest meal options. The results are promising. The emphasis is on ...
Bourbon blossoms at Trof NQ
Jamie Faulkner Bar manager, Dan Morris, is serious about bourbon. And he is seriously knowledgeable too. In half an hour he tells me more than I ever knew about bourbon and after several choice samples ...