WHAT is it about Italian brands and summer? The moment there’s a chance of sunny times al fresco they commandeer all our choice spaces. You know the gang – Aperol, Limoncello, Martini (a key drinks ...
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Snapshots of Stretford Foodhall – game-changing ‘corner shop’
FOR the record it was B’Wildered, a 7.5% sour cherry and chocolate Imperial Stout from the Wild Beer Co. When ToM paid £4.50 for a half pint of this craft beer the realisation dawned: Stretford ...
A first Taste of Six by Nico, Spring Gardens
MY favourite Frankie Boyle joke goes: “Las Vegas and Glasgow have a lot in common. They’re the only two places in the world where you can pay for sex with chips.” Hard to resist then ...
Battle of the Heathens – we taste Monk's cannabis oil collab beer
NORTHERN Monk’s NQ Refectory Bar is a good fit for the old Kosmonaut premises, their core beer range popular, limited issue keg collabs such as The Patron’s Project gathering a cult following. Nothing though had ...
Tasting notes: Anna Tutton of vin-yard wine bar + shop
My favourite place to eat out in Manchester is… Relative newcomer Erst in Ancoats has a gorgeous small plate selection that's ideal for sharing (which is my perfect way to eat). Not only delicious food ...
Time to Toast Surplus! again, showing how even beer can be an ethical plus
THE next sustainable episode of SURPLUS! is on Friday, July 12. It’s the monthly collaboration between waste food social enterprise Open Kitchen MCR (formerly Real Junk Food Manchester) and local indie brewer Beer Nouveau. Once ...
Sip Nyetimber’s iconic sparklers in Harvey Nicks’ magical garden
DITCH the weedy Prosecco, ToM says. Splash out on the pre-eminent English sparkling wine brand, Nyetimber, which can beat many iconic Champagnes at their own game. You need the right occasion, the right location? Well, ...
Honesty Box Day at Honest Burgers to aid local charities
PAY what you feel your meal is worth at Honest Burgers on Bridge Street on Wednesday, July 17. But don’t be stingy – ‘Honesty Box Day’ is to help three cracking local charities. Between 11.30am ...
Grand Deluxe Suite opens up new horizons at Dakota Manchester
AIMING high, the giant luxury suites battling it out for our small fortunes. We had only just stopped swooning over the CGIs of Stock Exchange Hotel’s top of the range lodgings (including on the top ...
What the devil? How Cleo became our queen of rum
ODD (you might say in homage to her former bar) to catch up with Cleo Farman in current NQ fave Cottonopolis, complete with samples of her enthusiastically received rum blend, Diablesse. Yet it makes sense. ...