THE June Secret Supper at Northern Quarter bar Cottonopolis is based on Japanese horror films, a six course immersive dining experience described as “not for the faint hearted. Regular event curators the Visual Architects promise ...
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Real ale and cricket – a perfect festival match in Broadbottom
IT sounds idyllic – an array of the best local ales at £2 a pint and a village cricket match to watch. That’s the winning formula of the eighth annual Broadbottom Beer Festival , which ...
Simply delicious. A first look at Folk & Soul’s food offering
HARDLY a week goes by without a new vegan menu popping up in our in-box and what a dull pandering to plant-based trends they often are. Not so Folk & Soul’s, still a work in ...
Free World Cup cocktails when dining at Masons Restaurant Bar
IT beats Panini stickers every time. Masons Restaurant Bar will be offering visitors complimentary team themed cocktails during the Group Stage Round of the World Cup. Masons inside glorious Manchester Hall on Bridge Street have ...
Come on you, petiscos! Simon Shaw on his Portuguese project
HOURS away from the Spain-Portugal World Cup showdown ToM wonders which side Simon Shaw will be supporting. His acclaimed El Gato Negro restaurant on King Street is a bastion of Catalan-influenced Spanish tapas, while Portuguese ...
Campo Viejo dinners bring a splash of Rioja to The Loft
PERNOD Ricard continues to promote its brands at The Loft private events space it runs on the top floor of the Quay Street site that formerly housed Oz-themed bar Walkabout. Ir regularly hosts whisky school ...
A look at Lunya’s delightful new Summer Dishes Collection
PICTURED is a Parrilada de Carne, summit of Lunya’s pandering to carnivores (leaving aside the pre-ordered suckling pig for £199). It means barbecue in Spanish and for £22.95 a head, minimum two folk, you get ...
Albert Square transformed into Transylvania for three days
TRANSYLVANIA gets it in the neck through all that Dracula mythmaking but for a taste of its true folksy heritage look no further than a free festival taking over Albert Square next weekend (June 22-24) ...
Kate Goodman on her wine and food festival with a difference
TRUST Reserve to serve up an event that goes way beyond your average wine event. The Burton Road merchants have traditionally held annual tastings at Didsbury Lawn Tennis Club but their recent residencies at Altrincham ...
Tasting notes from Stuart Fox of Store Street Exchange
My favourite all time place to eat out in Manchester is... Adam Reid at the French. Clean flavours, Imaginative cookery. The best dish I've eaten in Manchester recently is... I went to Grafene and I ...