TAST Catala, El Gato Negro, Iberica, Tapeo & Wine – four establishments in a tapas crawl that will take you just a quarter of a mile. It’s hardly the Pilgrimage of Santiago but for our ...
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Ex Lowry chef Andrew Green will run Hotel Indigo restaurant
IT has been a long time coming – we’ve been following its progress each time we arrive through Victoria Station – but the Hotel Indigo is finally going to open this autumn and has already ...
Pride Afternoon Tea adds extra glitz to The Lowry Hotel
COLOURFUL cakes, anyone? This is part of The Lowry Hotel’s celebration of Manchester Pride every day throughout August in the build-up to the big Bank Holiday Weekend bash. The Pride Tea costs £29.50 but worth ...
Ancoats newcomer Mana names its launch date and already it's a hot ticket
HOT on the heels of Canto confirming it will be opening in September, fellow eagerly awaited Ancoats arrival Mana has announced its launch will be on Wednesday, October 17. You’ll find it in the Sawmill ...
Golden opportunity when Great British Menu returns on August 13
WHO will be the apple of the judges’ eye in the 2018 series of Great British Menu, which kicks off on Monday, August 13? Competing in the BBC 2 cook-off series certainly paid off for ...
MFDF announces story-led solo wine tasting with Fiona Beckett
A TOAST to Manchester Food and Drink Festival for adding wine icon Fiona Beckett to this year’s line-up. She’ll be showcasing the ‘Six Wines That Shaped My Career” in The Dining Dome on Albert Square ...
An instant classic? A first look at Jane Eyre
PICKLES was famously the collie who found the stolen World Cup in 1966. His namesake, an Old English Spaniel is also the latest dog associated with that culinary hive of activity around Cutting Room Square, ...
Welcoming East Street with a twist on melons – what else?
TAMPOPO has opened East Street on Piccadilly Gardens bringing an ‘on the go’ version of their Far Eastern street food cuisine to the heart of Manchester city centre. Co-founder David Fox is partial to a ...
Manchester Union Lager – remember, we drank it for you first
ONE of the perks of ToM is getting to try food and drink treats before they are unleashed on the general public. Most recently it was a pint of quite special lager that you won’t ...
Back to the drawing board for new chef at Gallery Café
MATTHEW Taylor, newly appointee head chef at Manchester Art Gallery’s Gallery Café, has moved swiftly to extend the all-day menu to include summery bakes, seasonal salads and fresh, light meals. Good news – the toasties ...