UPMARKET chain Comptoir Libanais is launching its first restaurant outside London at The Avenue on Spinningfields in early November. Comptoir Libanais, which means ‘Lebanese counter’ will offer ‘casual all day dining in a relaxed, authentic ...
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The new frontier – Cutting Room and Rudy’s pizza lead the Ancoats charge
By Neil Sowerby THE Northern Quarter’s a bit like Chardonnay. Once everyone loved the fruity charmer, then ABC (anything but Chardonnay) kicked in and the alienated tipplers turned to Sauvignon or a spot of PIcpoul. ...
2015 Manchester Food and Drink Awards – the winners
IT has been an unprecedented year of new arrivals on the Manchester food and drink scene and the most high profile of these, Hawksmoor, scooped Newcomer of the Year at the 2015 Manchester Food and ...
Bistrovin and 63 Degrees – Entente Cordiale in the glass and on the plate
LET’S salute the French. No, not that French – the restaurant that the Good Food Guide gives a perfect 10 score and the Michelin Guide keeps snubbing (cue much incredulous tearing of hair). No, Taste ...
Crown and Kettle, Ancoats named among Britain’s 16 best pubs by CAMRA
THE Crown and Kettle is one of the great comeback stories. In 1989 the Grade II listed hostelry on the corner of Oldham Road and Great Ancoats Street was abandoned after an arson attack, its ...
Interview with Olia Hercules: Preserving veg, preserving tradition
When Olia Hercules set about collecting recipes for her new cookbook Mamushka, it was more than just a collection of family recipes, it was a means of preserving generations of tradition that were at risk ...
A Bollywood hooray for Asha’s – curry, cocktails and an understated glamour
By Neil Sowerby THERE’S a touch of chutzpah about having a restaurant chain named after you when you are not even some famous chef, but if you are a legend among Bollywood legends and the ...
A TASTY FINAL WEEKEND ON THE MENU FOR MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL
THE final weekend of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival is you last chance to savour the teeming delights of the Festival Hub in Albert Square with once again acclaimed chefs taking centre stage. On ...
Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2015 – All will be revealed at the Cathedral
MONDAY, September 21. Manchester Cathedral. The MFDF Gala Dinner. It’s the reckoning. There can only be one winner in each category. It’s the coveted Manchester Food and Drink Awards. And the nerve-ends are already tingling. ...
Michelin men snub the star-worthy French but Brassica grows on them
By Neil Sowerby TASTE of Manchester is not going to fulminate at length about the city’s absence once again from the Michelin list of the stellar anointed. ie. We are still without one. The 2016 ...