Solita, the popular Northern Quarter Americana restaurant and home of the Big Manc, have announced plans to open a 1950s-style steak restaurant, set to open in early 2016. The new restaurant, which is yet to ...
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Interview: Matthew Horsfield at Harvey Nichols Second Floor Bar and Brasserie
Dusk is falling over the Manchester skyline as I enjoy a coffee at the Second Floor Bar and Brasserie at Harvey Nichols. I’m sat on the coveted table 10, joined by Head Chef Matthew Horsfield. ...
All Hans to the beer pumps – the Germans are coming!
YOU wait all year for something German to happen in Manchester and then suddenly the steins are filling and the sausages are sizzling all over the place. First up is Albert’s Schloss, opening to the ...
Altrincham Market & Market House wins top national foodie award
ALTRINCHAM Market has been named Market of the Year in the prestigious Observer Food Monthly Awards and will be spotlighted in this Sunday’s (October 18) pull-out with the newspaper. The award, voted for by readers, ...
Mowgli and Bundobust – Neil Sowerby reflects on the rise of new streetwise Indians
GOING for an Indian in Manchester once meant you were torn between the formica tables and grubby water jugs of the Northern Quarter’s basic cafes or the brash smugness of Rusholme’s Curry Mile – Las ...
Toasting Indy Man Beer Con 2015 – the beers, the beards and the big hits
THE verdict on Indy Man Beer Con 2015 is overwhelmingly positive. Once again the venue for this celebration of the best and most innovative craft beer was the spectacular Victoria Baths – and the product ...
Let’s get schlossed at Albert’s princely pleasure palace
DAYS to go to the launch of the spectacular Albert’s Schloss and Taste of Manchester is dusting down its lederhosen and straining its larynx with the odd yodel. All to give a big Wunderbar! and ...
WIN: Dinner for two and bottle of wine at Smoak, Malmaison
Transformed from an elegant 19th century warehouse, Malmaison is one of the most stylish hotels in Manchester city centre, just a stone's throw from King Street, St Ann's Square and Piccadilly station. The Malmaison Smoak ...
North’s biggest vegan festival is back in Manchester
THE Northern Vegan Festival returns to Manchester city centre on Saturday, October 17, spread across four venues with 185 stalls and 16 caterers offering a range of vegan food including Indian, Caribbean, Malaysian, Mexican, Turkish, ...
Win a table for two tasting Eve Townson’s Great British Menu dishes
THE Great British Menu on BBC2 simmers through the nail-biting final judging all week – without one of the stars of this year’s programme. Eve Townson, chef at the Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom, lost out ...