Manchester continues to vie for the position of the UK’s second city when it comes to dining out – and at the rate it is going, the birthplace of the industrial revolution may edge out Birmingham and Edinburgh to take that title. In the last year the Northern capital has seen the launch of the […]
The celebration of Chinese New Year and the dawning of the Year of the Monkey is just around the corner. This year the movable lunar festival begins on Monday 8 February, although festivities in London (the biggest outside of China) will start in earnest on Valentine’s Day. If you’re planning to welcome the Year of […]
Following the success of his £100,000 crowd-funding appeal to launch Heswall restaurant Burnt Truffle, Chester’s Sticky Walnut (pictured) proprietor Gary Usher has announced plans to finance another restaurant through crowd-sourcing. The outspoken chef (Harden’s has been on the receiving end of his wrath so take our word for it!) will unveil his new campaign to raise […]
“Utterly brilliant steaks” and cocktails have helped Huw Gott and Will Beckett’s steak house chain Hawksmoor win cult status in London, and Manchester too. Now the duo have announced plans for a new flagship restaurant in New York’s World Trade Centre. Due to open late-2017. Always a contender for London’s best steaks and grills in our […]
You liked our round-up of London’s top 10 Indian restaurants so much we’ve decided to take a look around the rest of the UK for the best curry houses. Whether you’re looking for great-value Gujaratis and clever Keralans, or temples of nouvelle Indian cuisine, we’ve got it covered. As you can imagine it’s a bit more […]
This summer Red’s True Barbecue bucked the trend of southern restaurants heading to Manchester (Hawksmoor, Iberica, Burger & Lobster etc) by bringing a northern-only operation to the big smoke. Now this chain of US-inspired, dude food emporia has announced the acquisition of another new site, opening in Liverpool in November. The building, on Hanover Street, a former […]
Brazilian barbecue chain Cabana will join a host of other restaurant groups in Manchester’s Corn Exchange development, due to open later this month. The building will relaunch with 17 restaurants after a £30 million renovation. Other chains include “vibrant” Mexican street food chain Wahaca and canteen-style Italian Vapiano. Also taking up residence in the new development are Cosy […]
Vegetarians can be underserved by restaurants in this country, more often than not left with a choice between mushroom risotto and a goat’s cheese tart. Seeing as Monday marks the beginning of not only British Tomato Week but National Vegetarian Week too, we thought we’d roundup the UK’s top 20 veggie and veggie-friendly restaurants where […]
Simon Rogan will close his Manchester restaurant The French at the Midland Hotel in August in order to carry out a few upgrades. Among them is one that diners are sure to thank him – the addition of the restaurant’s own toilets (currently the dining room shares the hotel facilities). On top of that a […]
If you read our spotlight on Manchester last week you’ll know it’s a city on the rise when it comes to dining out. With that in mind we’ve teamed up with the capital of North’s latest hot newcomer, Filthy Cow, to offer 10 readers the chance to win dinner for two. Yes you did indeed read […]
