DAMMIT, I forgot to order a Bloody Sirine to round off a light-hearted lunch at Comptoir Libanais, our midwinter mood lifted by the near-psychedelic riot of yellows, oranges and turquoises all around (think of its ...
Reviews
Review: Cottonopolis, NQ’s new culinary powerhouse
IN a week when a North West textile firm announced it is investing £5.8m to bring cotton spinning back to Greater Manchester it seemed quietly appropriate to check out a new bar/ restaurant called Cottonopolis. ...
Review – Lunya, handsome deli/eaterie in the Barton Arcade
CATALAN cuisine is a cauldron full of prawns and monkfish simmering in a rich broth on a butane stove in the galley of a fishing boat off the Costa Brava port of Palamos; it’s a ...
REVIEW: Quill, King Street – Curtis Stewart's Terrific Tasting Menu
I NEVER ventured into the old Duo store on King Street. The allure of fancy boots leaves me cold. Fancy food, that’s another matter. So does the £1m rebooting of the site to create Quill ...
Review: The Asian Vegan Gospel according to the Hungry Gecko
JACKIE Kearney already had the world at her feet when she became a Masterchef top 4 finalist. Well, she’d already trotted around a substantial chunk of it, her travels in Asia informing her cuisine. As ...
Review: Neil Sowerby slaps his thigh and yodels after a night on the Pils at Albert’s Schloss
SCHWEINSHAXE sounds like a Teutonic expletive. It is a bit near the knuckle, actually – the pork knuckle bone. The meat on my £13.50 main tears off in great shards, soon soaked in red cabbage ...
Pen and Pencil – Mad about the cocktails and the vibe, less so the victuals
I SPENT early spring road-tripping around Northern Ireland, unaware I was trespassing upon Game of Thrones locations along the way. Why was Antrim coastal bolthole Ballintoy thronged midweek in March? Because here: “Theon was baptised ...
Review: Rudy’s Pizza – Delizioso Napoli on a plate in Little Italy
PIZZA time in old Naples. On the Via Cesare Sercale the packed queue waits patiently for discs of simply topped dough. Da Michele only does two versions – Marinara and Margherita. Ask for a deep ...
Let’s go mild in Mexico – Cautious Wahaca puts the why into Yucatan
WE asked for Adventure and it came. Relentlessly. Dish after dish. Until the table was as gridlocked as Mexico City at rush hour. Tacos, tostadas, emapanadas, quesadillas overload. All our own fault for lazily ordering ...
Welcome to Saison – mellow and fruitful addition to the Burton Road bar scene
I PICTURE myself as the autumn chills set in and the sere brown leaves whirl down Burton Road. There I am at a pavement table outside Saison, swathed in a pashmina, swaddling a pint plus ...