VIVA Evuna. At last a new bar in the Northern Quarter thats not a New York style cavern or a sticky ribs/burger joint. And there isnt a cocktail in sight or even a bearded ...
Reviews
Expanding Tea Cup Cathedral and Town Hall Coups and A new Menu
TEACUP have won contracts to provide catering in the refurbished Manchester Town Hall Extension and the Cathedral Visitor Centre for when the Cathedral reopens. They are also setting up a custom-built bakery in Greengate, Salford, ...
Artisan and Grand Pacific: Neil Sowerby's verdict
TWO parts of Tim Bacons Triple Spinningfield Whammy are up and running, writes Neil Sowerby. Artisan, described by a fellow critic as a battle cruiser of a restaurant/bar, and Grand Pacific, which is less grand ...
Out of town: New look for Nigel Haworth's Three Fishes
YOUVE ruined it. It doesnt look the same. I dont like it and even the foods not as good. Disgruntled of Grindleton, shall we call him, was being ushered out by his equally ancient wife ...
Sicilian Sunshine on a plate throughout July at Cicchetti
SICILY homeland of the family who built an entire restaurant around the concept of Cicchetti, the snack food Venetian gondoliers wolf after a long day in the backwaters. As if to make amends to ...
Cocktails to bowl you over at All Star Lanes
BARFLY and bowling alley is a heady mix, writes Neil Sowerby. Give me a lane to aim down and Im invariably as wobbly as a skimmed skittle; perched on a bar stool as All Star ...
Neil Sowerbys Round-up: Byron Burgers, Veg People and Raw Chocaholics
BYNG always meant for me the only Admiral ever executed by court martial (shot in 1757 for the geeks among you). Then I meet Tom of that surname. Not one to rock the boat, hes ...
Umezushi Underneath The Arches But Not The Radar Plus Sake At Hanging Ditch
ITs the oddball side of Umezushi that I admire, writes Neil Sowerby. The daubed images of Andalucia on the walls that match the flamenco soundtrack; the mural of the Kyoto skyline in the lav that ...
Bonbon Chocolate Boutique Plays It Cool, Too
SUMMER sees Northern Quarter chocolate boutique Bonbon upping its offering to include ice-creams, frozen yogurt & chocolate coolers. No that those items however delectable (and they are) were top of the agenda on a May ...
Trove A Levenshulme Treasure
LEVENSHULME and foodie are two words that have never quite matched. Since the demise of That Cafe where Alison Eason in her pomp cooked up a storm there hasnt been much on the menu along ...