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Aumbry lives up to Restaurant of the Year award

Neil Sowerby THE richly deserved elevation of Aumbry to Manchester’s Restaurant of the Year coincided with the birth of chef Mary Ellen McTague’s second child. Hectic times. Neil Sowerby checked out the bijou Prestwich restaurant ...

18 October 2010

MFDF Award Winners 2010

As ever, the competition was fierce but, following a glittering and delicious award ceremony which was broadcast live on BBC Radio Manchester (click here to listen again), Taste of Manchester is proud to announce the ...

14 October 2010

And the award for the best guide book goes to...

Neil Sowerby checks out the essential goodness of three chunky paperback guides to where to eat and drink in 2011. Odds are that, with times being hard, some entries may have closed before that year ...

11 October 2010

And the award for best guide book goes to....

Neil Sowerby checks out the essential goodness of three chunky paperback guides to where to eat and drink in 2011. Odds are that, with times being hard, some entries may have closed before that year ...

11 October 2010

Wine of the week: Ogio Primitivo

Eleanor Read Big Bold Reds. Sometimes nothing else will do. When that craving hits, the only thing to satisfy it is a mouthful of full bodied, spicy, richer than rich red and this Primitivo from ...

21 September 2010

How to cook...Dilli’s Kesari Aloo Badam

This recipe comes from Mohammed Naeem – chef director at Altrincham’s Michelin-rated Indian restaurant Dilli. This is one of his favourite regional dishes from the Indian subcontinent and uses ingredients you will find in most ...

21 September 2010

Kendal Festival of Food, 22 to 29 October

Taste of Manchester loves tasty trips around the region and one that we particularly like the look of is Kendal’s forthcoming Festival of Food. This celebration of all things local, foodie and, of course, fun ...

13 September 2010

Beer of the week: Rise Premium IPA

William France As a man who likes his British-brew India Pale Ale, I was intrigued when I came across the Danish Rise Premium IPA in Kro Piccadilly. The attractive glass vessel with its air of ...

13 September 2010

Wine of the week: Quinta de Bons-Ventos 2008

Eleanor ReadEveryone needs someone to rely on. Or something. And Quinta de Bons-Ventos is about as reliable as they come. For a long time it has been my staple, my fall back, my always-a-winner tipple ...

13 September 2010

Castle team launch The Parlour on Beech Road

The team behind Northern Quarter’s Castle are launching a new bar and restaurant. Call the Parlour, the new venture opens in the former premises of Marmalade in Chorlton on Friday 27 August. With a menu ...

20 August 2010

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