TASTE of Manchester is delighted to see Beastro restored to their premises at Spinningfields Leftbank after a hiatus while a telly food challenge show was shot there. There’s a bright new look to the place ...
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Confusion reigns – first look at Evelyn’s new menu
IT”S little over a year since Evelyn’s was in the spotlight at the 2016 Manchester Food and Drink Awards, shortlisted in four categories – Best Restaurant, Casual Restaurant, Newcomer and Chef of the Year. Not ...
Fodder film: Play it again Sam – Matt White runs the bad reviews past WTLGI chef
ALL of us at ToM are tickled by the ‘spoof restaurant tricks TripAdvisor’ story doing the social media rounds. A writer set up a professional looking website, created food images of an exotic menu using ...
Digest these crackers – 10 Food and Drink Books for Christmas
INDIAN, Spanish, vegan, natural wines, cheese, the keys to flavour in cooking – female writers dominate our selection of the best food and drink books of 2017. And not another dreary clean eating bible or ...
Our A to Bee of winter swarmers – but the beekeepers have the Braggot rights!
SATURDAY night. So ToM’s in a railway arch with whatever’s the collective name for a group of urban beekeepers. The bees themselves have the copyright on swarm. The reason we’ve descended on Runaway Brewery in ...
HOW TO CREATE A FESTIVE FEAST… STORE STREET EXCHANGE'S TOP TEN TURKEY TIPS
STORE Street Exchange has created a reputation for its rotisserie chicken and now its turning its attention to Christmas dinner. TOM asked head chef Stuart Fox to share his Top 10 Turkey Tips for foolproof ...
Great British Pizza Co – does it live up to the thin and crispy plaudits?
IT was a bit soggy bottom time to see no Manchester operator shortlisted in this year’s National Pizza Awards, won by some joint in Kensington. The kind of place Mary Berry – who famously confessed ...
WHISKY LOUNGE WARM UP THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS WITH THEIR FUND_RAISING MANCHESTER BLEND
THERE’S an alternative to gluhwein as a winter warmer at Manchester Christmas Markets. Stop by The Whisky Lounge’s debut Pop Up Festive Whisky Hut in Brazennose Street. It offers the chance to sample a tot ...
Don’t miss the bus – Sauce and the City: Christmas Special
VEGANS, cross the road now. The Meat Lust brand is bringing its bright pink double decker bus back for Sauce and the City: Christmas Special. For two days only (December 8 and 9) this seasonal ...
Mary-Ellen McTague’s The Creameries hits £20,000 target inside four days
FANTASTIC news from The Creameries Chorlton crowdfunding project. Chef Mary-Ellen McTague, baker Sophie Yeoman and designer Soo Wilkinson have hit their £20,000 target inside four days. The cash will be used to buy all of ...