By Neil Sowerby CARNIVORES of my acquaintance salivate over upmarket steak house Hawksmoor making the leap from London one day. In the meantime, Manchester is presented with an outlet of the middle market chain, Miller ...
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Coolest new cafe in Manchester? Cafe Cotton opens in Ancoats
Occasionally, a place pops up that shakes things up a bit - and this new arrival at Beehive Mill might just be a standard for those to come. Located in the home of Sankeys nightclub ...
Kosmonaut's summer drink menu
Kosmonaut is one of Manchester's thriving bars. Each weekend, more people pour in and out, and they've just launched a new, summer drinks campaign, which should keep this trend going all the way to September ...
Stay classy: Harvey Nichols Second Floor keeps the bar high
By Ruth Allan Manchester's Harvey Nichols has been a key player in the city's fine dining scene for years. It's had a number of high profile chefs at the helm. And yet the food has ...
Rooms 'consistantly good' summer menu reviewed
By Neil Sowerby ROOMS culinary reputation has been built on playful takes on and quirky deconstructions of familiar dishes, so the real surprise of its new Spring/Summer menu would have been No Surprises. That wasnt ...
Review: Living Venture's landmark Artisan restaurant keeps it simple
by Siobhan Hanley Living Ventures is one of Manchester's gastro big boys and Artisan is among its newest - and largest - ventures. And from the off, you got the impression that this is one ...
Good Food Guide favourite Grenache is worth the journey
By Neil Sowerby ITS a food lovers dream, you know, that little neighbourhood restaurant combining a genuine down-home welcome with a consistent and creative chef. You turn up for all those little things you can ...
Chorlton dining pub The Beagle gets a Mex-y new menu
If you're as much of a fan of Chorlton's The Beagle pub as we are, you'll be delighted to hear that, after a number of outside alliances, The Beagle has come up with a new ...
Healthiest lunch in town? Oklahoma gets a fresh new look
Manchester's favourite cafe-come-gift shop reopened this week. After a complete overhaul it feels more spacious - but it still retains both sides of it's cafe/shop personality. The cafe takes up a slightly smaller space, and ...
Bo-ho: The Blue Pig bar and restaurant is a porker for all seasons
by Carole Keating The Blue Pig, the latest outlet from the team behind Odd, Odder and Oddest, is a bohemian bar and restaurant on High Street. While many of the recent openings in the Northern ...