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Up the Hatch! Our lowdown on the expanding foodie hub’s latest traders

Up the Hatch! Our lowdown on the expanding foodie hub’s latest traders

ONLY a month to go before Hatch trebles in size, so we thought we’d check out the current offering from its pop-up food traders. We were particularly impressed with newcomers Get Chucked, already a big ...

7 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

The Midland to launch its first brunch menu and it looks a treat

The Midland to launch its first brunch menu and it looks a treat

HOW time flies. It has been nearly a year since we gave a four star review to the Midland’s ‘Evening Tea’, saying ‘just as Breakfast begat Brunch it was inevitable that Afternoon Tea might one ...

7 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Vive La Belge! Robert & Victor are handing out free artisan sarnies

Vive La Belge! Robert & Victor are handing out free artisan sarnies

FREE sandwiches? Now that’s they way to celebrate six months in existence. In that time Robert & Victor have established quite a reputation for their French and Belgian-inspired casual cuisine, so it’s even more of ...

7 May 2019

Manchester’s Best Margarita – are you ready to rumble?

Manchester’s Best Margarita – are you ready to rumble?

MEXICAN bingo with a tequila twist? Sounds a spirited diversion for what promises to be a soggy Bank Holiday Weekend. That’s just part of the entertainment at the Margarita Rumble at the Victoria Warehouse, Stretford ...

3 May 2019

Pizza Rivoluzione – Blanchflower makes a stand against the Neapolitan hordes

Pizza Rivoluzione – Blanchflower makes a stand against the Neapolitan hordes

IT’S hard to imagine craving pizza in Altrincham and not having your urge satisfied by either Tre Ciccio on Moss Lane or Honest Crust in the Market House. Now Blanchflower, located barely a heartbeat away ...

2 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Mash Tun opens with a mix of music, beer, mash and bangers

Mash Tun opens with a mix of music, beer, mash and bangers

SAUSAGES are surely a safe bet? No matter that The Splendid Sausage Company only lasted two years on John Dalton Street (where My Thai is now) and telly chef James Tanner has just announced through ...

2 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Manchester Gin and Tast Catala host a special collab dinner

Manchester Gin and Tast Catala host a special collab dinner

WE gave five stars to the food at Enxaneta, the exclusive top floor dining space at Tast Catala. With its own separate kitchen and just 16 covers it defines ‘exclusive’ in this city. Only problem ...

2 May 2019

Crabs and curds – why Arndale South Side is now an essential foodie stop-off

Crabs and curds – why Arndale South Side is now an essential foodie stop-off

CRAB balls or poutine? You’re spoilt for choice as two of our finest street food operators finally take up residence in the Arndale’s progressive South Side. Blue Caribou Canteen beat Holy Crab to it by ...

2 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Game changer? Reflections on the arrival of Gary Usher’s Kala

Game changer? Reflections on the arrival of Gary Usher’s Kala

HERE at ToM we love wrapping our chops around a tender chunk of charred octopus and a starter along those lines (with pumpkin seed puree, salsa matcha and lime) was one of several treats at ...

2 May 2019 by Neil Sowerby

The spirit moves us at Tipples of Manchester and Speak In Code

The spirit moves us at Tipples of Manchester and Speak In Code

PORNSTAR martinis, margaritas, mojitos – ten a penny across the town’s cocktail lists. But if you seek something more mixologically maverick maybe Nathan Larkin’s your man. We hadn’t meant to drop in on his pop-up ...

29 April 2019 by Neil Sowerby

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