DOWN the Hatch? The trip down Oxford Road to the pop-up hub is starting to look essential. No sooner had we reported that Holy Crab were arriving for a 12-week residency when another ToM foodie ...
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The rise and rise of the house of Usher – all the latest, including Kala
WHAT a busy man Gary Usher is. In a week when the Hispi chef/patron has been shortlisted for ‘Chef of the Year ’ in the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2018 comes confirmation that Kala, ...
Festa Feasts are the crowning glory of this July's Italian extravaganza
FESTA Italiana Manchester, the city’s first festival of Italian food, drink and culture, has announced a new highlight of the returning festival – the Festa Feasts. These two Italian banquets – special, one-off, collaborative occasions ...
Top Manchester restaurants work with brewers on series of one-off beers
THERE’S something mighty special brewing. Eight of Greater Manchester's best independent restaurants will team up with eight of the region's best brewers to create a series of exciting new beers this summer. The initiative is ...
Celeb veggie chef Jay heads Cottonopolis Vegan Kitchen Takeover
GLOBETROTTING celeb chef Jay Morjaria guests at the latest Cottonopolis Vegan Kitchen takeover on Monday, April 30. Morjaria is founder and exec chef of Sutra Kitchen, a meat-free cooking school in London. A regular on ...
GRUB’s back at Mayfield Depot base from May Bank Holiday onwards
WE’ve grown to love the Fairfield Social Club, winter haven for GRUB on Temperance Street. It tickles us that they are even hosting weddings in the cavernous space dominated by its craft bar that signals ...
Sour sensations – niche beer style's five-day fest at Ply and Kosmonaut
WE all know the kind of Chardonnay or Sauvignon lover who’s a ‘strictly dry white drinker’, disregarding their commercial wine of choice might well be stuffed with loads of residual sugar. Flinty and minerally, it ...
Getting the taste for Dishoom – heading for Manchester Hall
WHILE down in London recently ToM had the chance to check out Dishoom, the highly regarded affordable London restaurant group, modelled on the Irani cafes of Mumbai, which is set to open a venue in ...
Matt Campbell chef (1989-2018) – a tribute
THE tragic death of Masterchef: The Professionals star Matt Campbell, who collapsed some four miles from the end of the London Marathon, has shocked the food world. Just 18 days before, as guest chef at ...
Cheese Club's first event is at ÖL Nano Brewery & Bar
A NEW cheese club is hosting its first pop-up at ÖL Nano Brewery & Bar in Oxford Road’s Hatch project on Tuesday, April 24. Guests of Cheese Club MCR will be given the option of ...