YOU’ve got hand it to the Tse sisters who run Sweet Mandarin. They sure know how to market their NQ Chinese restaurant and its host of spin-offs – proprietary sauces, books, cookery school. Not that ...
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Saluting two Sam’s stalwarts – sommelier George and corned beef hash
CONGRATULATIONS to George Bergier currently celebrating 50 years in the hospitality trade a year on from collecting an Industry Legend gong in the 2017 Imbibe Magazine Awards. Even more than that LS Lowry bronze statue ...
Tom Kerridge Pub in The Park is Knutsford’s big gain
VEGANUARY, Dry January, it seems like so long ago now. Ditto celebrity chef Tom Kerridge frantically working the media to flog his low calorie diet primer, ‘Lose Weight for Good’, based on his own not ...
WOOD’S HOT TICKET TO THE WORLD OF SPANISH CUISINE
NOT just a Masterchef but now a culinary Phileas Fogg, that’s Simon Wood, he of the eponymous restaurant down on First Street. No we don’t mean he’s endorsing the crisps brand – more excitingly embarking ...
Cottonopolis’ Secret Supper event returns with a steampunk extravaganza
BACK in October, Cottonopolis invited folk to follow the fire and embark on a journey that would take them to a secret location to indulge in an eight-course dining experience. Following the success of the ...
It’s not just Chinatown celebrating the Year of The Dog
IT’S amazing how restaurants in a highly competitive environment latch on to trends. Veganuary was the biggest recent example. We reluctant flexitarians can all relax a bit now it’s over all… and there are lasting ...
Valentine treats – aphrodisiac okra, art, wine, bling, a blind date and Spanking Roger
IT’S an odd coupling – Pancake Tuesday (Feb 13) segueing straight into Valentine’s Day (14th). You just worry if a preponderance of eggy batter on the eve of all things Lurve might have dyspeptic consequences ...
Poles apart – why you should seek out the rustic delights of Platzki
WHAT’s the Polish for tumbleweed? The Poles are known as a fearless race but taking on a site on Deansgate Mews is a bold step for Lukasz Mazurek and Przemek Marcinkowski, the duo behind Platzki ...
TURTLE BAY’S MARLEY MONTH WITH A VALENTINE SINGLETONS TWIST
HAPPY birthday, Bob Marley. Born Nine Mile, Jamaica February 6, 1945. And Turtle Bay is devoting the whole month to celebrating the ultimate Reggae icon. The Caribbean restaurant and bar chain is offering 241 on ...
Newcomer 20 Stories to host Too Many Critics charity dinner
IT’S a high end venue, in every sense, for this year’s Too Many Critics charity dinner, where food scribes don kitchen whites to raise cash for Action Against Hunger. The 2017 event at Iberica raised ...