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 ...
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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 ...
Ernst van Zyl's maverick magic for one night only – at The Lowry Hotel
ERNST van Zyl kicks off a summer series of guest chef evenings at The Lowry Hotel’s River Bar and Restaurant on Monday, June 11 with a five course dinner that is guaranteed to push back ...
Volta storm The Palace – a food revolution in the making
A PALACE is the perfect setting for a fairy tale and the sleeping beauty that is the vintage Manchester hotel of that name has found two fairy godfathers in the Unabombers DJ duo.TOM is going ...
Eccles Makers Market returns on Saturday, July 9
THE Makers Market roadshow is making a second appearance in Eccles town centre, bringing over 60 traders and an array of artisan food and drink plus crafts and music. Expect stalls from a, Western Biltong, ...
Raymond Blanc brings a taste of French home cooking to Knutsford
THE 18th Brasserie Blanc was opened in Knutsford by the ebullient French chef who has embodied the French culinary arts in Britain for three decades. No one dining in the former Loch Fyne premises in ...