COMMISERATIONS to Nathan Larkin, head honcho at Speak In Code on Jackson’s Row. His foraged dandelion honey concoction failed to triumph in the big New York gin cocktail showdown. “I was glad to have reached ...
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Tasting notes from David Crichton, Masterchef finalist
My favourite place to eat out in Manchester is… My chosen restaurant in Manchester is Adam Reid at the French in the Midland Hotel. The food is always pushing boundaries and it’s in a fantastic ...
Bite + Bark in the park offers tasty treats for dogs and their owners
DOGS love parks for obvious reasons. So a new pooch-friendly event on the cusp of Angel Meadows promises utter bliss. For their owners, too, if they’re fond of casual Asian cuisine. This Saturday (August 10) ...
Unique not-for-profit beer festival moves to Manchester Central in 2020
TICKETS are on sale from Friday, August 2, for the second Friends & Family & Beer, which is moving to a new, larger venue for 2020 – Manchester Central. Licensing issues briefly threatened the inaugural ...
First look at Selina NQ – hostel, bar, club and hub with a Latino vibe
THE ‘Modern Nomadic Traveller’ is the target audience for the repurposed Hatter’s Hostel site on Hilton Street, part of which was once the original Koffee Pot – target audience ‘Hungover Musos In Sore Need Of ...
Snapshots of Over Under, coffee bar, then cocktail lounge
ON a visit to the film set of Spencer Tracy’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Somerset Maugham famously bitched: “Which one is he now?” We’ve seen both sides of Deansgate newcomer Over Under, coffee bar by day ...
Reggae and rum rule at Turtle Bay’s Summer Sound Clash Festival
IT’S a movable tropical feast, Turtle Bay’s four-day Summer Sound Clash Festival. Taking place across seven of the Caribbean chain’s restaurants throughout July and August, it weighs anchor in Turtle Bay Manchester Oxford Street from ...
Pilcrow Pub goes plant-based with plentiful pints at Alt Milk
JUST when we felt there was a lull in the plant-based quest for world domination up springs The Pilcrow Pub’s Alt Milk Vegan Festival on Saturday, August 3. Fear not, it’s not all about soy-based ...
Variety's the spice of coffee at innovative NQ newcomer Seed & Cherry
IT’S the coffee equivalent of one of the great craft beer bars with a rotating selection inviting informed appraisal (or you might just want a flat white to go!). Seed & Cherry’s raison d’etre is ...
Almost Famous and Mughli create the Slumdog Billionaire burger
REMEMBER those days when Almost Famous was, well, newly famous for its awesomely-stacked burgers, attracting queues around the NQ block. As they expanded into the Great Northern Warehouse and beyond other pretenders grappled for their ...