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Full Fat x WTLGI – bid for a unique fund-raising culinary adventure

Full Fat x WTLGI – bid for a unique fund-raising culinary adventure

ONE of last summer’s most glorious indie events was Full Fat, a one-day food, drink music and craft extravaganza, which saw exponents from each Manchester scene join forces to raise money for two fine causes ...

11 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

ITALIAN COOKERY ICON GENNARO CONTALDO TO APPEAR AT THIS YEAR’S FESTA ITALIANA

ITALIAN COOKERY ICON GENNARO CONTALDO TO APPEAR AT THIS YEAR’S FESTA ITALIANA

JAMIE Oliver’s mentor Gennaro Contaldo is the latest star attraction announced for this summer’s Festa Italiana (July 26-29) in Cathedral Gardens. The Italian telly chef and award-winning author will be performing a live, free to ...

11 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Argentine Wine Dinner or Mother’s Day lunch – restaurant MCR aim to spoil you

Argentine Wine Dinner or Mother’s Day lunch – restaurant MCR aim to spoil you

AIDEN Byrne’s return to his old Manchester House haunt to launch restaurant MCR has proved hugely popular. ToM can vouch for the quality of his tasting menus. Now the restaurant is teaching out to its ...

11 March 2019

Honest Burgers to run week long pop-up at Northern Monk

Honest Burgers to run week long pop-up at Northern Monk

HONEST Burgers are set to bring their homemade honest butcher’s burgers to Manchester in a week long pop-up at Northern Monk’s Refectory Bar in Tariff Street in the Northern Quarter. Running from Monday, March 11 ...

7 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

MIF’s looking extra tasty this summer with a sprinkling of Michelin magic

MIF’s looking extra tasty this summer with a sprinkling of Michelin magic

TWO North West Michelin-starred chefs head the food and drink line up at Manchester International Festival 2019 (July 5-21), whose programme was announced today (Thursday March 7). They will cook at a series of supper ...

7 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Welcome to Sarah’s. Roger Ward's sex change dilemma for Mr Thomas’s Chop House

Welcome to Sarah’s. Roger Ward's sex change dilemma for Mr Thomas’s Chop House

CHOP Houses head honcho Roger Ward has never been slow to celebrate our city’s heroes. Eight years ago he installed a 700lb life-size bronze statue of LS Lowry at the bar of Sam’s Chop House, ...

7 March 2019

Adam Reid to pop up again on Great British Menu 2019

Adam Reid to pop up again on Great British Menu 2019

HE was the apple of the judges’ eye in the 2016 Great British Menu. Now Adam Reid, whose Golden Empire won through to be dessert course in the final banquet of 2016, is back to ...

7 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Bistrotheque, Blok and Native – a groundbreaking warehouse project

Bistrotheque, Blok and Native – a groundbreaking warehouse project

I SUSPECT the fat cats of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway dined in their own panelled boardroom. In the company of cotton magnates, sharing their relish for vast roasts... or mutton chops ample as ...

5 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Cafe Football branding at Urbis shown the red card

Cafe Football branding at Urbis shown the red card

URBIS has long seemed an ill-fated site for food and drink. The top floors of the iconic post-IRA Bomb building have hosted Le Mont, The Modern and The Rabbit In The Moon, all finally failing. ...

4 March 2019

Mango and Rose Dosa is Bundobust’s Pancake Tuesday special (and beyond)

Mango and Rose Dosa is Bundobust’s Pancake Tuesday special (and beyond)

A PANCAKE is not just for Shrove Tuesday. Indeed any number of American-inspired brunch joints toss the batter yearlong. But ToM’s own favourite take on this object of desire doesn’t come with maple syrup and ...

4 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

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