By Neil Sowerby IT would be harsh to judge James Martins restaurant in the 235 Casino for what it is not. Abandon all hype here. Its not trying to form a triumvirate of cutting edge ...
Reviews
The one you can't ignore: Aiden Byrne's Manchester House reviewed
Neil Sowerby's verdict on Manchester House WHILE all eyes in Manchester were on our own food awards, on the same night the citys brightest new arrival was scoring a significant hit down in London. Aiden ...
Bar delight: Reserve by The Liquorists opens on King Street
By Neil Sowerby MANCHESTERS nomadic cocktail wizards Tom Sneesby and Jody Monteith aka The Liquorists have set up camp in the old All Saints premises at 52 King Street for three months building ...
The Lower Turks Head: The Northern Quarter's new, old school pub
By Ruth Allan Whispers have been circulating around Manchester about a new place in the Northern Quarter. Somewhere you can get a table, and a glass of really good wine or cask ale any night ...
Year of the Ram? Ramsbottom's Hearth of the Ram reviewed
By Neil Sowerby. YOU could quite easily, anytime before 7pm, pop into the pub formerly known as The Good Samaritan and snatch a sandwich or a steak and ale pie, a pint of Taylors Landlord ...
Out Of Town: Lunch at the Bells of Peover
By Neil Sowerby THE bells are ringing from St Oswalds sandstone tower as we arrive. Piercing the damp Cheshire air. The church dates back to 1269, while the pub called The Bells only arrived in ...
Neil Sowerby tackles a Sunday roast at Damson MediaCityUK
PLATED up Sunday roasts and MediaCityUK neither high on my list of Sabbath must-dos. Yet here we are traversing the Beebs gusty village green (or Piazza) past assorted parents, grandparents, tee-shirted play assistants helping ...
The Wharf huge pub success with the odd wobble
THE Wharf is a year old now and posh pub chain Brunning and Price are reaping the rewards of their extravagant transformation of the derelict Jacksons Wharf site, writes Neil Sowerby. At peak times this ...
Neil Sowerby goes on a gastronomic tour of Campania at Cicchetti
THE third instalment of the Giro dItalia at Cicchetti offers some of the best dishes yet on this monthly changing tour of Italian regional cuisine. Following the special Abruzzo and Sicily menus in June and ...
Cibo Summer Menu Our Gourmet Gondolier finds it molto bene
POLPO means both octopus (in Italian) and the Soho restaurant of that name whose tentacles have stretched far, writes Neil Sowerby. Russell Normans self-styled bacaro (gondoliers snack-stop), put cicchhetti (what they snack on there) on ...