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 ...
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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 ...
Manchester Day marches on its stomach thanks to the expertise of MFDF
WE expect this year’s Manchester Day to reassert the city’s emotional resurgence in the wake of tragedy. Always a great day out, it takes on greater significance with record numbers expected to watch the spectacular ...
New Food and Drink Trade Show cements Stockport’s foodie mecca status
CUTTING edge hospitality figures will speak at Stockport’s first ever Food and Drink Trade Show on Wednesday, June 20. Among them, two chefs who have put the town on the culinary map – Sam Buckley ...
The Terrace – al fresco addition to the summery Store Street offering
TOUCH wood we are not going to jinx the splendid new outdoor area, The Terrace, at Store Street Exchange but this extraordinarily hot spell shows no sign of abating. Located on the ground floor just ...
Ancoats latest: Squid Ink to shut but its loss is Mana’s gain
IT’S always sad to see an independent restaurant close and stylish Squid Ink on Great Ancoats was certainly that. Just two years in existence, it will cook its final service on Saturday June 23. The ...