WELL, it was a good deal tighter than the General Election but Exose Lopo-Ndinga made it into Finals Week of BBC Two’s Masterchef: The Professionals. After a surprise glitch with his pudding in the second ...
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Quite a squash (and the truffle’s molto bene too) in Aldo's Cicchetti winter menu
WHITE truffle and celeb chef Aldo Zilli make for a heady mix as Cicchetti celebrates Italian winter food. The aphrodisiac scent of the prized subterranean fungus (below) permeates the glam restaurant/bar on the ground floor ...
Tasting notes from Andrea George of Bruntwood
My favourite place to eat out in Manchester is… I’m hard pushed to pick a favourite in a city with so many amazing restaurants so I’ll go for my favourite place of the moment, which ...
FRANCO MANCA FEED THE HOMELESS WITH PIZZA AND SOURDOUGH LOAVES
IT really is a case of Santa Manca as Neapolitan sourdough pizza pioneers Franco Manca step up their Christmas charity initiatives. The chain, newcomers to Manchester, traditionally donate up to 40,000 pizzas to the homeless ...
DIDSBURY CHIPPY LAUNCHES DEEP FRIED CHRISTMAS DINNER
WHO needs deep-fried Mars bars (or even the occasional battered haddock) when you can enjoy an entire Christmas dinner fresh from the sizzling frier? That’s the big festive selling point at The Chippy on Burton ...
Tast unveils new head chef Alejandro Calvo
TAST Catala has appointed a new kitchen supremos to replace departing launch head chef Miquel Villacrosa. Like Miquel, Alejandro Calvo is a protege of group exec chef Paco Perez, working with him for seven years ...
Masterchef star David Crichton flies high with his latest choccie treats
IT’S great to see our North West MasterChef contenders have the sweetest touch in the kitchen. Exose Lopo-Ndinga has just stormed into the final six of the current MasterChef: The Professionals with a dish that ...
Game Dinner with a view – heavenly Holbeck Ghyll
IT seemed simple enough as the biggest ever British Game Week loomed. Compile a list of the best restaurants to sample dishes showcasing these most sustainable and healthy of meats. We didn’t have much luck ...
DIGEST THESE CRACKERS – OUR COOKBOOK FAVES OF THE YEAR
HERE is a baker’s dozen of food and drink books published in 2019 with something to suit everyone’s prezzie stocking… Dishoom ‘From Bombay With Love’ (Bloomsbury, £26) This is the book to kick off our ...
Folk Prestwich and Blossom Street Social – exciting new bars on the way
FOLK Cafe Bar is synonymous with the vibrant bar drag of Burton Road, West Didsbury. Since creating it over a decade ago Justin Parkinson has added two Wine & Wallops to his quirky, approachable empire ...