SHADES of the Romans colonising Castlefield – a pride of food critics is being thrown to the lions in a cook-off at the quarter’s new foodfest with that gladiator of Manc kitchens Robert Owen Brown ...
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Bank holiday beers: Broadbottom 5th Annual Beer Festival
JUST a short train ride away from Piccadilly station on the Glossop line, the village of Broadbottom are holding their 5th Annual Beer Festival.Hop on a train next weekend (May 23-24) to enjoy a selection ...
competition: Win tickets to manchester grillstock festival
Taste of Manchester has teamed up with the pioneers of UK BBQ, Grillstock to offer you the chance to win one of two pairs of weekend tickets to the smokin’ Manchester festival. The third Manchester ...
It’s turned to gold! First impressions of the revamped Alchemist
By Neil Sowerby IN our eyes, the original Alchemist in Spinningfields always lacked the oomph of Australasia, Artisan or Manchester House, its Living Ventures stablemates. Now a total overhaul that has doubled it in size, ...
Zilli seasonality in Cicchetti’s bright new spring/summer menu launch
By Neil Sowerby IT’S rare to see Aldo Zilli frown. The telegenic chef for hire, resident magus of the San Carlo group, radiates bonhomie. Cicchetti is among the most radiant dining spaces around, but he ...
First look at Tattu, body art-themed extravaganza in Spinningfields
TATTU’S soft launch is now under way in the build-up to its official unveiling to the press on Thursday, May 7. That’s Election Day and Taste of Manchester is definitely giving its vote to this ...
Getting a taste for the Whitworth’s culinary mini-masterpieces
By Neil Sowerby TASTE of Manchester rarely ventures into the rarefied world of art though occasionally we encounter chefs whose sauce smears and foam splatters recall the excesses of a Pollock (Jackson that is, not ...
Idle Hands offers the devil of a good cup of coffee for rail commuters
TASTE of Manchester loves supporting individual independent ventures, so we will be supporting Idle Hands – even at the risk of twitchy caffeine overload! This coffee pop-up on Piccadilly Staion Approach is the brainchild of ...
Let it pour – Cocktails in the City comes to the Great Northern
COCKTAILS In The City is back, mixing together some of Manchester’s finest bars in an expanded two-day event (May 14-15) in the Great Northern Warehouse. Twenty handpicked bars, including Fumo, Mr Cooper’s and Hawksmoor, have ...
FOREVER MANCHESTER LAUNCH THE MANCHESTER MARTINI
The staff at Gusto Manchester have used their creativity to invent a delicious cocktail, inspired by the flavours of Vimto, to raise money for local charity Forever Manchester. The cocktail goes on sale today (1st ...