THE Co-op sponsored Manchester Picnic (July 22-24) is a highlight of One Big Summer Weekend, offering six outstanding street food traders in an Exchange Square transformed into a live music-packed summer garden. Try Tibetan Kitchen's ...
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Fun! Fun! Fun! B.EAT Street lands like Godzilla on the Great Northern
TASTE of Manchester is accustomed to attending openings when the last lick of paint is still drying or they haven’t chiseled off the nails in the rustic tables. Sometimes even the menus haven’t been printed. ...
Brewery room sponsors named for IndyManBeerCon 2016
INDYMANBEERCON, acclaimed celebration of the contemporary, progressive beer scene, has confirmed the full room sponsor list for the 2016 festival, which runs from Thursday, October 6 to Sunday, October 9 at the Victoria Baths. All ...
Beam us up, Aiden! Byrne’s intergalactic banquet alone makes Bluedot worth the trek
AIDEN Byrne must never regret returning to his Northern roots after a stellar start in Norwich and London. The Scouse chef’s first return venture, The Church Green at Lymm is still winning admirers, while his ...
Mind your molars as Milkjam trio launch the ultimate dessert bar
THERE’s really been no reason for TOM to venture down Manchester’s Oxford Street since Jilly’s Rockworld at No.65 shut six years ago. Oh, apart from San Carlo Fumo for cocktails, of course – mixing with ...
Blanc canvas as newcomers Grafene paint Raymond out of history
IT’S a bit like a new Pope taking the Farrow and Ball to the Sistine Chapel, but Grafene are putting their own stamp on the premises they inherited (with a seven year gap for tumbleweed ...
MFDF Chef of the Year Alex Shaw moves from Volta to Eagle & Child
EVER since Ramsbottom’s Eagle and Child won ‘Britain’s Best Sunday Lunch’ in the Observer Food Monthly Awards in 2013 it’s been on a roll with a string of accolades, including Best Food Pub in the ...
More restaurants go under but don't panic, keep eating!
A GLOOMY summer of downpours, Brexit and Euro shame at the hands of Iceland doesn’t look like cheering up very soon as a further raft of Manchester restaurants goes down the pan. Quill was last ...
A fortnight to launch and Grafene names a top team
GRAFENE, the restaurant named after the revolutionary material, has made key staff appointments head of its scheduled opening on the former Le Petit Blan site on Friday, July 22. Head chef will be Damien Cunliffe, ...
Porn Star Martini, Ma’am? Wacky cocktail hour at Albert’s Schloss
SILLY us, we’d always associated Albert’s Schloss with getting tanked on beer. Now it turns out their new summer cocktail list is among the best in town. These days you need a theme and they’ve ...