SEASONALITY – what better examplar than the Calçot, that odd onion-leek hybrid that sets every Catalan salivating during its all too brief spring harvest? Thanks to Lunya in the Barton Arcade we’ve developed the taste ...
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‘Good Karma kebabs brand What The PItta to open in the Northern Quarter
WE’VE been a bit harsh recently about both döner kebabs and vegan offerings but we’re determined not to pre-judge an upcoming NQ arrival that is able to accommodate both. Best Takeaway in London is just ...
This oxtail madras pasty occupies the culinary Higher Ground
ON paper chef Joseph Otway’s CV looks pretty high falutin’ – Brighton’s Ginger Pig, the ground-breaking Blue Hill at Stone Barns in upstate New York, Relae in Copenhagen and more recently Stockport’s Where The Light ...
Who ate nearly all the pies? We did at Mamucium on your behalf
HOW many pies is it acceptable to scoff at one go before you start being labelled Desperate Dan (or desperate Danielle)? That was the debate before our ToM duo tackled the sharing board of posh ...
Parkers Arms: Is this the best pie in the North West (or even the UK)?
WHEN you’re ranked at No.7 in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list the temptation is to ‘gild the lily’ – over-garnish, over-complicate, over-price – which might well banish the likes of pies from the ...
Book early for Summer Beer Thing at The Pilcrow
WE’VE previously described Summer Beer Thing at The Pilcrow as high summer in a glass, so the arrival of a book early alert has cast a warm glow over the ToM office as hail pelts ...
WTLGI's Sam Buckley to compete on Great British Menu
GREAT British Menu is back for its 15th series with a fascinating newcomer to the BBC2 cook-off competition’s North West heats – Sam Buckley of Stockport’s Where The Light Gets In. It kicks of on ...
Book now for Not Quite Light’s charity ‘dinner in the dark’ at Firefly
FOOD isn’t a focal point of Salford’s Not Quite Light Festival, a vibrant offshoot of photographer Simon Buckley’s pre-dawn adventures, capturing urban light and shade. But one of the stand-out events of this sophomore fest ...
Manchester's biggest sustainable market to be launched by Hatch
HATCH on Oxford Road, is hosting Manchester’s biggest sustainable shopping and lifestyle experience yet (Fri-Sun, March 27-29) – and part of the whole eco package is access to some great street food. The Green Living ...
Worth the Pennine trip! Five Manc foodie outposts just across the border
YORKSHIRE is another country, as they say. Whether it is God’s Own Country is as moot a point as the Almighty creating Manchester on the Seventh Day. Both examples of creative thinking. Still borders are ...