MICHELIN-trained Mike Jennings has been announced as the new exec head chef at Manchester’s 20 Stories restaurant. By doing so he steps out of the shadow of Simon Wood, with whom he formed a formidable ...
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Tasting notes from Dave Marsland of Manchester Rum Festival
Favourite place to eat out in Manchester… Edinburgh Castle. It smashed the high expectations I went in with and with the chilled vibe it offers it really set the precedent for a great dining experience. ...
Go Gooey with New York style donuts and cookies at Wilson’s Coffee
GOOEY by name, Gooey by nature. That’s the selling point of new NYC style donut and cookie operation house in Selina Hostel’s newest addition, Wilson’s Coffee. So how gooey is gooey? The claim is the ...
MAKE HASTE! WHEN THE CALÇOTS AT LUNYA ARE GONE, THEY’RE GONE
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 ...
‘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 ...