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 ...
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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. ...
First glimpse at Stock Exchange Hotel – not just Kerridge but also Relais & Chateaux
STOCK Exchange Hotel, six years in the making, will officially open its doors on Friday, November 15, it has been announced. As an appetiser the team behind it – Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and hotelier ...
HOP TO IT AS HOLT’S PUT THE BEE INTO THEIR BEER GLASS
THE worker bee has certainly earned it stripes in recent times, taking centre stage as the symbol of Manchester – and the buzz shows no signs of abating. Now heritage-rich brewers Joseph Holt have launched ...
Kampung Bayan pop-up – From Penang to Manila at Takk
MAMA Z and Woks Cluckin are joining forces for another exciting six course Kampung Bayan Supperclub at Takk, University Green on Saturday, July 13 It’s the latest in a series of special collabs, showcasing the ...
Join the caffeine and cocktail rush at Over Under, Deansgate
ONCE Deansgate seemed to be all about the Spanish conquest. On and around you could mount an impressive tapas crawl across half a dozen venues. Those places haven’t gone away but these days the higher ...
Changing Lanes! All Star bowling destination has a fresh new look
ALL Star Lanes is aiming to bowl us over with its relaunch revamp this July. Six years on from its arrival from London the boutique bowling brand is introducing a new ‘contemporary industrial design’, complete ...
What’s your beef? Ribeye is the new carnivore kid on the First Street block
AND you thought WOOD’s ‘Tomahawk Tuesday’ was the only carnivorous treat on First Street? Well now there’s a new rival on the butcher’s block. The name gives it away – Ribeye – and by the ...
First look at Stretford Foodhall – a neighbourhood game changer
EAGERLY anticipated does not do it justice. Stretford folk just can’t wait to pack their new Foodhall. What was once an anodyne Argos unit in the peeling Mall has been transformed by Mital Morar and ...
‘Deep-Fried Mars Bar’ climax of Nico’s first, chippie-themed, tasting menu
THE chips are already down for Six By Nico. Maverick Glasgow-Italian chef Simeone of that ilk doesn’t hang around. Less than a fortnight after announcing he is bringing his successful ‘evolving’ menu template from Scotland ...