WHEN Sam Buckley, of Stockport’s Where The Light Gets In, was playing upright bass for brilliant Didsbury singer-songwriter Liz Green back a few years back did he imagine he would one day be sharing a ...
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Life’s a Vegan Beach but my jerk jackfruit lacks colourful spice
HOW odd? As I sit at my laptop to reflect on the vegan jerk jackfruit I’ve just eaten in Affleck’s Palace an email arrives randomly offering me a link to ‘The Seven Best Restaurants in ...
What’s hot and what will be hot – our pick of 2018 openings
OUR heads re spinning here at ToM – there’s so many openings, so many projects. So if we miss you out in our (wishful thinking?) Spring Is Nearly Here Round-up, sincere apologies. Launching a new ...
Pep’s a backer for Catalan restaurant Tast, set to open in June 2018
AN authentic celebration of Catalan food and wine will launch in June on King Street, with the opening of Tast Cuina Catalana, roughly translated as ‘Taste from the Catalan Kitchen.’At the helm will be multi-Michelin ...
Tasting Notes by Chef Mary-Ellen McTague
My favourite all time place to eat out in Manchester is... Umezushi. So consistently good. Independent, great wine and sake list, and all done with love. The best dish I've eaten in Manchester recently is... ...
Aiden Byrne on the challenge of heading up 20 Stories
Chef Aiden Byrne left Living Ventures lto open D&D London's first Manchester restaurant, 20 Stories (previewed here). Why did you decide to leave Living Ventures? I stepped away from being in the kitchen full-time at ...
Four great breweries orbit Kosmonaut in a one-night tap takeover
YOU’D think Kosmonaut would be happy enough with their own ‘in-house’ brewery, Alphabet but, no, they’re inviting a quartet of quality rivals around for a night-long tap takeover that really does qualify as a Hopstravaganza. ...
First look at 20 Stories – sumptuous restaurant in the sky
SOMETHING special is forming in the sky above the city. March 1 is the official lift-off of 20 Stories, but we couldn’t resist an advance peek at the city’s most spectacular new restaurant in eons. ...
Down the hatch! Lily’s Bar Invites Mancs To Name Its New Fishy Friends
SWEET Mandarin’s Chinese New Year £1,000 stir-fry was one great publicity coup, yet Lily’s Bar may have topped it with its spotlight hogging ‘Name The Tropical Fish In Our Tanks’ stunt. Check out the accompanying ...
Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2018 dates announced
IT’s a bit like the first cuckoo of spring. The annual announcement of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival dates is a harbinger of one of the city’s great enduring treats. Lip-smacking indeed. This year’s ...