New Italian restaurant, Cibo has taken over what used to be La Tasca, in heart of East Didsbury. Inside the walls are exposed brick, with dark wooden tables; its a really cosy, rustic feeling space, ...
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Taste reviews All Star Lanes
Pulp Fiction's Jack Rabbit Slims meets the Big Lebowski at this brand new, 1950s-themed bowling establishment. With designs taken from Nixon's bowling alley at the Whitehouse along with an Elvis themed Jungle room, All Star ...
Neil Sowerby talks rooftop turnips with Simon Rogan, latest custodian of The French at the Midland Hotel...
By Neil Sowerby FOR a two-Michelin starred chef, Simon Rogan is remarkably self-effacing. It wasnt his decision to trumpet his new culinary adventure as The French With Simon Rogan. It was down to his new ...
Review: Fish-driven treats at Livebait
Neil Sowerby Thermal underwear, almost a requisite in Britainâs current New Ice Age, but I forsook the Damart for a chunky fleece to get me to lunch at Livebait on a bitterly cold day. Quite ...
Review: Michael Campbell at Doubletree Hilton
Neil Sowerby It is on the record.The favourite dish of head chef Michael Campbell at the Doubletree Hilton on the current a la carte menu is the crab risotto, suffused with the spice legacy of ...
Review: Lunch with an Italian twist at Liquorice Bar and Restaurant
Tucked away down the side of King Street between Belstaff and Jamieâs Italian, this new bar and restaurant specialises in cocktails and meals to share all with an Italian bent. I checked it out at ...
Best of Christmas at The Beagle and Aumbry
Neil Sowerby who finds a spin-off as enticing as the original... but in a different way. You always fear for a small outfit that it might get overstretched. Take Aumbry â a fast track serial ...
Go Italian with Salvis and Italia
Neil Sowerby A NEW Italian in town? The heart so often sinks. Surely it is one cuisine we are over-blessed with â or should that be cursed? For every sensitive interpretation of the best Italian ...
Autumn menu by Aldo Zilli at Cicchetti
Neil Sowerby Autumn is Zilli season at Cicchetti. Telegenic celeb chef Aldo has been recruited to create a series of dishes for the chic eaterie in the House of Fraser and its new sister restaurant ...
Review: Revolucion de Cuba on Peter Street
Lauren Coulman Rum is having a bit of a revival, though thatâs nothing Manchester hasnât known for a while now. With three dedicated rum bars in the shape of Keko Moku, Hula and The Liarâs ...