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 ...
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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 ...
Tasting notes from Caroline Dyer of Action Against Hunger
I SHOULD start with the caveat that as I only eat and drink in places which support the organisation I work for, Action Against Hunger, I may be a little biased. These venues and chefs ...
Countdown to Christmas 2019 – our hand-picked places to be merry
THERE’S still 25 partying days to Christmas as we update our compilation of all the fun festive hang-outs. We’ve even included some indie retail opportunities, sensing panic and guilt are only just around the corner. ...
Cranberries are for Christmas – try these five festive saucy treats
CRANBERRY sauce. It owes its high profile to Thanksgiving dinners but is now number one buddy for our own Christmas turkey. But you don’t have to wait until Santa’s delivered down the flue to indulge ...
First “Nikkei” kitchen outside London opens at MediaCityUK
SHOKU, a Japanese-Peruvian inspired restaurant and sushi bar, has opened in MediaCityUK – believed to be the first ‘Nikkei’ kitchen and sushi bar of its kind outside London. The restaurant takes inspiration from traditional Japanese ...
Seasonal pizza curated by a natural wine bar – a very tasty sign of the times
FESTIVE pizzas usually involve topping dough with turkey, pigs in blankets and cranberry sauce. Why not sprinkle some Christmas pudding crumbs to compete the seasonal set? Yuck. Now for something completely different, which has ToM ...
Divine Decadence as Marble Taproom throws a special pour party
DECADENCE was the Imperial Russian Stout first brewed to celebrate Marble Beers’ 10th anniversary. 10 per cent plus ABV but dangerously drinkable, you can also stash it away to improve with age. We’ve not managed ...