News

Nigel Haworth's Michelin magic meets the glamorous new Yu

Nigel Haworth's Michelin magic meets the glamorous  new Yu

IT’S a Ribble Valley reunion in Cheshire. Nigel Haworth is guesting for one night only in the kitchens of Yu Alderley Edge alongside chef/patron Victor Yu, whose original Chinese restaurant, Yu & You is just ...

15 March 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Bigger and better GRUB returns to Alphabet base

Bigger and better GRUB returns to Alphabet base

TASTE of Manchester likes nothing better than indulging in some street treats under the arches. That’s why we welcome the return this Saturday (March 18) of GRUB Food Fair to Alphabet Brewing Co with an ...

15 March 2017

Too Many Critics cook-off at Iberica raising cash to fight global hunger

Too Many Critics cook-off at Iberica raising cash to fight global hunger

IT’S not cheating really. Just meticulous preparation. To avoid the walk of shame in front of some of the region’s finest chefs and restaurateurs at Monday’s Too Many Critics dinner. Iberica Spinningfields is the latest ...

15 March 2017

Red Rose in full bloom – a first look at Suri

Red Rose in full bloom – a first look at Suri

WHAT a difference an interior designer makes. You’d hardly recognise 22 King Street from its days as Quill. Suri shines with a sense of purpose and that applies to the food, too, when ToM dropped ...

15 March 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Makers Markets this weekend in Eccles and the Northern Quarter

Makers Markets this weekend in Eccles and the Northern Quarter

TWO Makers Markets this weekend and, fingers crossed, some decent weather so you can make the most of these popular shopping and street food events. First up on Saturday is Eccles, promising 45 artisan stalls ...

10 March 2017

Our guide to eating and drinking Irish for St Pat’s Day

Our guide to eating and drinking Irish for St Pat’s Day

THOSE of you thought Mayo Day was a celebration of salad dressing, think again. With Manchester’s Irish Festival in full swing your priority is not forging business links with the Irish county of that name, ...

10 March 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Foodie line-up for Manchester International Festival

Foodie line-up for Manchester International Festival

IT’S a big welcome back for Manchester International Festival (June 29-July 16). Against the vast derelict backdrop of the Mayfield Depot new artistic director John McGrath launched a programme as eclectic and stimulating as any ...

10 March 2017

Breakfast while you bowl American style at Dog Bowl

Breakfast while you bowl American style at Dog Bowl

BOWLING bar and restaurant, Dog Bowl have launched an American inspired breakfast set to rival the Full English. Just don’t count the calories and cholesterol! Created to satisfy demand from early-rising bowling fans, the new ...

8 March 2017

Liars Club trio to breathe new life into the Bay Horse

Liars Club trio to breathe new life into the Bay Horse

ONE of the Northern Quarter’s pioneer bars is getting a much-needed makeover. The Bay Horse, creation of the symmetrically monickered business partners Yvonne Goldsmith-Rybka and Nicky Rybka Goldsmith over a decade ago is in new ...

7 March 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Why we’re mad about Hawksmoor’s Three Martini Lunch

Why we’re mad about Hawksmoor’s Three Martini Lunch

TRULY decadent liquid lunches are a thing of the past, we are constantly being told – that lost world of Fleet Street’s Lunchtime O’Booze and Mad Men’s Don Draper. So when Hawksmoor, whose bar can ...

7 March 2017

Close