THERE was always a search for culinary perfection at El Gato Negro when it lived up on the Pennine moors in Ripponden. Chef/proprietor Simon Shaw honed his skills in fine dining establishments, notably as exec ...
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Cabana, Vapiano, Gino and more – Corn Exchange is a real melting pot
EATERIES are arriving thick and fast now, populating the Corn Exchange, Manchester’s domed mega menu mall. Latest on the tick sheet is Cabana, offering Brazilian-style barbecue (lots of stuff on skewers along the lines of ...
Get the Northern Monk habit as they pop up at Common
COMMON bar has pulled off a coup by hosting a tap takeover from cult Leeds brewery Northern Monk, as part of the launch for its first all-encompassing illustration exhibition since the refit earlier this year. ...
Solita reveal plans to open '50s steakhouse on Deansgate
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 ...
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 ...