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Sanmini shakes up acclaimed South Indian menu

Neil Sowerby SANMINI, the Good Food Guide approved Indian restaurant in Ramsbottom, is proud of its culinary roots in Tamil Nadu. So much so that it has named its new batch of set menus after ...

19 January 2011

Eat, drink and celebrate Rabbie Burns

The new year can feel like a bit of let down but towards the end of the month there’s something to get your teeth into. On Tuesday, January 25 it’s Burn’s Night, a night to ...

5 January 2011

Delicious cakes are just a mouse-click away

If you like your cakes as much as we do at Taste of Manchester HQ, then you’ll like fresh, hand-made fancies, that are only made using the finest local, organic and free-range ingredients even more. ...

20 December 2010

Four must-tries at the Christmas Markets

We’ve got a week of the multi-award-winning Christmas Markets left before they swoon off again for another year. Is that enough time to cram is everything that they have to offer? Probably not, but here ...

13 December 2010

Chic Cicchetti wows with

Neil Sowerby finds his cheery inner gondolier at Cicchetti, even if it’s never going to offer the authentic tang of backwater Venice....Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio. What the football crowds bay at a sent-off superstar during his ...

13 December 2010

Beer of the Week: JW Lees Harvest Ale 2008

William France This is one of the hidden gems of the Christmas market. Yes it is worth braving the crowds to taste what is a serious rarity. This beer is astonishing, brewed with serious intentions ...

6 December 2010

Brasserie 101 Portland Street

James Kean For a brasserie tucked away in such a handsome old building, this is a dining room that can get overlooked. Perhaps it’s just too far on the periphery of for some - Portland ...

6 December 2010

How to make...Room’s beetroot fishcakes

Serving up British classics with a contemporary twist, Room is a fine dining restaurant in Manchester’s financial quarter. This recipe is typical of the restaurant’s ‘deconstructed’ style, and offers a portfolio of flavours inspired by ...

29 November 2010

Enjoy Christmas at the Lowry - for just £25

From special Christmas lunches with friends and colleagues to Christmas day with the family, the River Bar and Restaurant is offering is magical festive menu for just £25 per person. The menu is available for ...

15 November 2010

Vermillion set for £3m expansion

East Manchester’s Vermillion restaurant is expanding – to the tune of £3 million. The Good Food Guide and Michelin-listed Vermilion & Cinnabar, adjacent to Sport City in Ancoats, has submitted plans to create one of ...

9 November 2010

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