A BEVVY at the 19th hole is as close as TOM has got to swinging a club in anger. And we wouldn’t be seen dead in checked trews… or that green blazer Danny Willett has ...
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When Nacho met Quique – seven Michelin stars, seven courses at Iberica dinner
WE’VE been spoiled for choice with the influx of quality Spanish restaurants into Manchester. Now one of the heavyweights of Iberian cuisine is visiting the city for the first time to cook in the kitchens ...
Top chef Robert Owen Brown turns Italian for two nights only
ROBERTO Owen Bruno – it has a certain ring to it, but TOM never expected to see that arch-exponent of Northern English nose to tail traditional food guest cheffing at Manchester’s longest running Italian restaurant, ...
Downtown Manhattan at Urban Cookhouse – criminal to ignore it
BEST way to establish your New Yoik credentials? Invite The Fun Lovin Criminals to man the decks at your first birthday party. Urban Cookhouse did just that and threw in a batch of dirty food ...
Lowdown on this weekend's Northern Vegan Festival
THE Northern Vegan Festival is back next Saturday (April 23) at its usual Northern Quarter haunts, centred around Sacha’s Hotel (Tib Street M4 1SH). This year at Sacha’s there will be 95 stalls, including a ...
Be At One – how to lure a load of appi cocktail customers
A BARFLY’s life has few greater disappointments than missing Happy Hour by a whisker. Or should that be by a whiskey? Be At One, latest addition to Manchester’s competitive cocktail scene, in the old Circle ...
Refreshing the Manc Neighbourhood – and launching in Liverpool
NEIGHBOURHOOD, the bar that three years ago brought the Manhattan vibe to Manchester (since slavishly followed) is to get a £1m refurb. James HItchen’s celeb-friendly brand is also spreading its wings to Liverpool on the ...
Grenache in Walkden to close
SADDEST restaurant news of the year – Grenache, one of Greater Manchester’s best restaurants, is closing. Chef proprietor Mike Jennings announced via Facebook last night: "We have out grown the building with our concept and ...
Raymond Blanc returns to the North West to launch two new eateries
JUST when the former Brasserie Blanc premises at 55 King Street look are about to be occupied again six years after closing comes news of Raymond Blanc’s return to the North West with two new ...
Michelin dream hatched for the 19th floor – or starry pie in the sky?
LIKE the first cuckoo of spring, the dreaded words ‘Michelin for Manchester’ are being tweeted again, as I write. For Mike Ingall of Allied London that elusive star seems to matter more than for many ...