Neil Sowerby There are always questions left unasked when you are reviewing a restaurant. In the worst case scenario, the big one: âWhatever possessed you to think you could run one, mine host?â Or, gulp, ...
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Podium proves a culinary hit
Aileen Duffy Manchester hosts various acclaimed eateries and experiencing a hidden gem is always a culinary delight. Podium Restaurant and Bar is situated within the iconic Hilton Deansgate hotel. The high ceilings and dim lighting ...
The River Restaurant celebrates a sweet Christmas
Lisa Higginson If there is one time of the year where we can indulge in sweet treats in the most shameless of ways, then Christmas is it. Full advantage should be taken of the season ...
The River Restaurant - what dreams are made of
Lisa Higginson On return from my recent gastro-jolly, a discussion ensued among the ToM team about the connotations of hotel eateries. It was agreed that some suffer a loss of status because they are part ...
Game for a cookery class? Head to The Longridge
Lisa Higginson Autumn has arrived in all its golden-leaved glory and of the seasons, it is my favourite by far. The air, now crisp, is subtly scented with chimney smoke, trees are showcasing a cacophony ...
Oddest hits the spot
Lisa Higginson Odd - âdiffering in nature from what is ordinary, usual or expectedâ?. That is the definition, according to our pocket-sized Oxford friend, of the three letter word that has bore a trio of ...
Bringing the good life to Levenshulme
Having lived in Levenshulme for three years I was getting embarrassed of saying Iâd not been to That Café, even though itâs about 300 yards from my home. So on a Saturday evening with no ...
Park yourself down at Greenquarter
On arrival the new Park Inn hotel seemed to have sprang out the ground from nowhere. The contemporary black building opened a couple of months ago, but because it is round the back of the ...
Afternoon tea is re-born at the Radisson
Lisa Higginson Afternoon tea seems to be having a re-birth in Manchester - just like cocktail hour did a few years ago and much the same as denim jackets are expected to this season. Not ...
Good things from Ning
Lisa Higginson Ning could be likened to a flower blossoming against all odds beneath the ugly overgrowth of a forgotten garden. For after daring to open its doors on one of the drabbest streets in ...