ARTISAN bakery and restaurant Blanchflower in Altrincham has appointed Alex Shaw as its new Head Chef. Alex will be working alongside co-owners Phil and Clare Howells to devise a new all-day menu, with a focus ...
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The Royal Wedding – our pick of the places to watch it, glass in hand
HERE at Taste of Manchester, already draped in Royal Wedding Day bunting, we’ve been contemplating awarding a medal to the Manc establishment most committed to celebrating Harry and Meghan’s Windsor nuptials on Saturday, May 19. ...
Cheese is off – poutine and parmo at Plant Powered Sundays
SO you really got into National Vegetarian Week? Why not then go the whole hog – unfortunate choice of metaphor – and go vegan? Can’t give up the dairy may be a sticking point, but ...
Tasting Notes by Ed Baines, Randall & Aubin founder
My favourite all time place to eat out in Manchester is... Tough one but apart from Randall & Aubin, which of course is my favourite, down to the fact I know and understand the integrity ...
Canto – SIMON SHAW REVEALS PLANS FOR NEW PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT in Ancoats
IT’S amazingly seven years since the last Portuguese restaurant in Manchester City centre closed. We remember Luso on Bridge Street with affection if only for the fact we once ran into Cristiano Ronaldo there, who ...
Fully baked plans from Ancoats bound Pollen and Trove
ARGUABLY Manchester’s two finest bakeries are forging forwards to a future in the burgeoning Ancoats food scene. Pollen have announced that this is their last week baking in their Sheffield Street arch before their move ...
First a Royal Wedding … then English Wine Week, loyally toasted by Hispi
ENGLISH Wine Week (May 26-June 3) is fast approaching and it’s good to see award-winning, Didsbury bistro, Hispi celebrating our vastly improved wine culture with an exclusive new menu, available for a limited time only. ...
THE RABBIT IN THE MOON TO HOST SAKE PAIRING DINNER
THE Rabbit In The Moon is unapologetic about the Japanese influences on its food – which since its recent relaunch has gone stratospheric (our five star review here). So what’s a better fit than a ...
Bundobust and Siop Shop team up to help children's charity
THIS looks the most delicious way to help an important charity. It’s a Mango Lassi Doughnut created for 2017 Manchester Food and Drink Awards Restaurant of the Year Bundobust by Siop Shop in the Northern ...
Peruvian pop-up for Sandinista basement
NO guinea pigs will be consumed in the basement of Sandinista when it is transformed imminently into a Peruvian pop-up. The popular pet may be on the menus of many an Andean eaterie, but don’t ...