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First look: Easter Bunny has landed as Michael O’Hare relaunches in style

First look: Easter Bunny has landed as Michael O’Hare relaunches in style

BIG decision for us as The Rabbit In The Moon prepares to resurrect itself from Thursday, March 29 – which image shall we use from the dazzling portfolio of dishes and interiors? Ultimately the stunning ...

27 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Tasting notes by Maurizio Cecco of Salvi’s and Festa Italiana

Tasting notes by Maurizio Cecco of Salvi’s and Festa Italiana

My favourite place to eat out in Manchester is… Running Salvi's restaurants means I hardly get to go out to restaurants myself. When I do, I like to go to La Bandera. It's nice to ...

27 March 2018

Novelli, Nutter and Nisha stars of debut Rochdale Food and Drink Festival

Novelli, Nutter and Nisha stars of debut Rochdale Food and Drink Festival

A TRIO of top notch chefs headline the new one-day Rochdale Food and Drink Festival on Saturday, March 24 – Jean-Christophe Novelli, Nisha Katona and local hero Andrew Nutter. The venue for their cookery demos ...

22 March 2018

Why starry Paco is bringing a taste of Catalonia (with help from foodie Pep)

Why starry Paco is bringing a taste of Catalonia (with help from foodie Pep)

Neil Sowerby gets a taste of what Tast will offer and Matt White interviews chef Perez on camera…THE bounty on offer over the two days of the Northern Restaurant & Bar show can be quite ...

22 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Blue Pig’s bacon is saved! Much loved bar returns via a pop-up

Blue Pig’s bacon is saved! Much loved bar returns via a pop-up

HERE at ToM we were obviously delighted at the announced rebirth of Odd Bar as Folk & Soul that we quite forgot its former stablemate round the corner, The Blue Pig, was still languishing in ...

22 March 2018

ARE YOU REGGAE? 40 REASONS TO LOVE RUM AT TURTLE BAY

ARE YOU REGGAE? 40 REASONS TO LOVE RUM AT TURTLE BAY

IS rum the new gin? Sales in the UK are certainly catching up as the sugar cane based spirit sheds its old groggy image. It certainly has its champions in Manchester in the tiki bars ...

22 March 2018

Wood Mcr mates with the White Swan after having a Cristal ball

Wood Mcr mates with the White Swan after having a Cristal ball

TASTE of Manchester loves guest chef collabs. It has become a regular feature of Adam Reid at The French, the latest being a visit from Forest Side’s Kevin Tickle. Now news of another intriguing evening, ...

22 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Too Many Critics dinner raises £23,000+… now for Nepal

Too Many Critics dinner raises £23,000+… now for Nepal

MORE than £23,000 was raised for Action Against Hunger by this year’s Too Many Critics dinner, held at Manchester’s glamorous new destination restaurant, 20 Stories, on the 19th floor of the No1 Spinningfields tower. It ...

21 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

The Northern powerhouses – who made the NRB Top 50 list?

The Northern powerhouses – who made the NRB Top 50 list?

Neil Sowerby salutes our culinary movers and shakers and Matt White catches up on camera with First Dates fave Fred Sirieix… THE Northern Restaurant & Bar (NRB) show has revealed its Top 50 regional high ...

21 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

A new Trove to treasure is heading for Ancoats

A new Trove to treasure is heading for Ancoats

LOTS of places have been labelled the bread basket of the world – the Ukraine, Canada, California. Now step forward Ancoats. Not that there’ll be fields of billowing wheat about New Islington Marina any time ...

21 March 2018 by Neil Sowerby

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