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Ever-expanding Indian restaurant chain Dishoom is opening in Manchester. The group’s seventh branch will launch in Bridge Street’s historic Manchester Hall later this year. An official date hasn’t been confirmed, but December looks likely. Dishoom’s homage to the old Irani cafes of Mumbai – then Bombay – continues, with executive chef Naved Nasir’s now famous […]
The founders of seafood restaurant brand Randall & Aubin, Ed Baines and Jamie Poulton, have bought the Manchester franchise out of administration and intend to operate the business themselves. Randall & Aubin has been described by readers as “the epitome of a Soho lifestyle”, with “fabulous fish” and “warm service”. “It’s worth the queue”. A […]
Football is a feature in most walks of life in Manchester: nowhere more so than in providing celebrity backing to many of the openings in the city’s ever-emerging restaurant scene. Latest in line is Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who is to open a new Catalan venture called Tast on July 20, in partnership with […]
Honest Burgers’ new Manchester Hall restaurant is imminent, according to industry rumours. Harden’s first reported the company’s intent at the beginning of the year. And, while a precise date has yet to be announced, a 27th branch in the burger chain is expected as early as this summer. July? August? We don’t know for sure […]
With Songkran (Thai New Year) around the corner, 13-15 April, we’ve decided to bring you a list of the top 10 places to get an authentic taste of Thai cooking outside London, according to our survey. Still one of our reporters’ favourite cuisines for a cheap eat that packs a big punch… *Just in case […]
PRESS RELEASE 15th December 2016 – For immediate release The UK’s best towns and counties for foodies are revealed in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2017: the UK’s most comprehensive restaurant guide available in bookshops, published today. Harden’s 26th annual poll of diners, surveyed 7,500 participants who contributed 50,000 reviews, which, as curated by the editors, […]
AA Gill reviews Notting Hill’s new vegetarian restaurant Tiny Leaf in the Sunday Times but decides London still needs a decent veggie venue “It’s the good intentions that sink vegetative restaurants. They are selling the goodness of their intentions in the hope that you’re more interested in filling the karma bank than your stomach. The […]
Tyddyn Llan, Llandrillo 24-27 December Packages from: £395 pp Christmas Eve: Afternoon tea will be served on arrival from 3 pm for you to recover from your journey followed by a five course, French-themed dinner. Christmas Day: Start the special day with a light continental breakfast in the dining room. A four-course lunch of traditional British fare will […]
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 […]
French haute cuisine, the wellspring from which culinary magic seems to flow across the world, has been sidelined of late in favour of rusticity, simplicity and (let’s face it) dirty great burgers. But can the classics ever truly go out of style? Surely we all just need a gentle reminder of France’s culinary prowess? Well, […]
