FIVE out of six isn’t bad going for pop-ups becoming permanencies. That’s the tally three and a half years on from The Kitchens Leftbank experiment launched by Spinningfields developers Allied London. Time moves so quickly ...
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Didsbury Gin tackle Dragons’ Den in search of spirited investment
FANS of Didsbury Gin pour yourself a stiff G&T and settle down in front of the telly at 8pm on Sunday, January 13, as our plucky artisan distillers enter the Dragon’s Den. Well, it is ...
Plant-based pioneer Matt Nutter quits Allotment on Lloyd Street
VEGANUARY in Manchester is mourning a major casualty. Matt Nutter, the chef who put plant-based fine dining on the map in these parts has quit his restaurant Allotment on Lloyd Street for personal reasons. He ...
Ernst van Zyl puts down some roots at the Glazebury
PERIPATETIC chef Ernst van Zyl has secured a new base, The Glazebury pub in Warrington with an aim to create a fine dining destination. Ernst has a track record of balancing gastropub expectations with forays ...
It's Alpine meltdown at The Creameries' Cheesy Sundays
OOZY Ogleshield might sound like a disreputable public school type but instead it’s a ToM cheese fave. Given time off from chiselling away at the coalface of the Manchester food and drink scene, our idea ...
El Gato’s Simon Shaw goes eastern Med for his new city centre venture
TASTE of Manchester did wonder why El Gato Nego chef/patron Simon Shaw put off a catch up dinner at his freshly-minted second project, Canto in Ancoats, because he was “going to be in Lebanon all ...
Fire-ravaged Ivy reopens after just 24 hours with the promise of a party
PHOENIX rising from the ashes is perhaps a little strong since the spectacular blaze at The Ivy was confined to one section of the Roof Garden. Still it’s rather amazing that the most glamorous recent ...
Add the Jungle Jazz Cafe to your Ancoats play list
BURGERS are the accompaniment to the jazz soundtrack at an exotic new arrival at the city end of Oldham Road – the Jungle Jazz Cafe. Their names are a homage to 20th century musical great, ...
The Wolf celebrates National Spaghetti Day with a discount
NATIONAL Spaghetti Day is Friday, January 4. No, we hadn’t that down in our diary either, but we’re tempted to take up a special one-day only offer from WOLF Street Food in the Manchester Arndale. ...
Vegan cafe Vertigo opens in the Royal Exchange building
VEGAN and lavish, not adjectives that sit comfortably. So Vertigo, new plant-based cafe in the Royal Exchange building, we expect to be on the minimal side and it is. It’s not aiming to be a ...