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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
More the merrier in Mayfield for the return of GRUB
WE advise you to get there early this weekend to celebrate GRUB’s return to the Mayfield Gatehouse for the third successive summer season. Rain or shine (and it looks like shine on May 3 and ...
WILDERNESS BAR + KITCHEN TAKE OVER FOLK & SOUL SITE
WILDERNESS Trading have taken over the former Folk & Soul venue on Thomas Street, Manchester with the aim to create a completely new and exciting two floor bar and restaurant in the Northern Quarter site ...
Pig’s head sausage roll with ketchup? Why we aim to to snack out at Kala
MAY just got merrier. The first of that month marks the arrival in Manchester city centre of Kala, sixth restaurant in Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros group. Not another ‘eagerly awaited’, you say? Well, ToM has ...
Marigot Bay Bar and Café is moving – and a rum do to come
ALTRINCHAM is losing its rum-fuelled Caribbean hot spot – for the moment at least. Marigot Bay Bar & Café in King’s Court is to shut its doors despite a successful first year of operating. Owner ...
Casino chef of the year Grant now tackles Bake Off: The Professionals
WE’RE not sure if Exose Grant Lopo-Ndinga will be taking a blow torch to any toppings in Bake Off: The Professionals, which returns to Channel Four next Tuesday (April 30). He’s pretty handy with one. ...
Groundbreaking veggie restaurant 1847 shuts
IRONICALLY significant casualties of the upsurge in plant-based lifestyles are the specialist veggie/vegan restaurants. There’s no longer a need to seek them out when everywhere from the supermarket chill cabinets to high end fine dining ...
Poetry meets food at a Creameries supper club
A BESPOKE menu reflecting the visceral themes of a confessional poet sounds a hard act to pull off but that’s the task chef Mary-Ellen McTague has set herself for a one-off supper club at The ...