Things to do in Manchester

Restaurants, bars, pubs, theatre and general niceness in the finest city in Britain. "Never knowingly undershod."

Saturday, 31 May 2014

The Splendid Sausage Company, Manchester: No Wieners, Just Splendid Sausages

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Now, I am of course a mature and sophisticated woman, with erudite tastes and a highbrow outlook on the world. Yet I find it very hard not ...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Bowling and Burgers: Manchester's Dog Bowl Gets It Right (But Team Liz Loses)

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I am of course known for many things, not least my sporting prowess and elite athleticism. Only a couple of weeks ago I walked both to and...
Saturday, 24 May 2014

New Menu at SoLIta, Northern Quarter: Girl in "Not for Girls" Burger Controversy

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Truth be told, I have not yet fully recovered from the news that broke a few weeks ago: that the good people from SoLIta would be packing u...
Monday, 19 May 2014

Forever Living: Say "Aloe" to Lovely Skin (Sorry)

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Now I am not, in truth, much of an expert when it comes to beauty products. I spend far more time thinking about what food and/or drink ite...
Saturday, 17 May 2014

Caorunn Gin Review, in which a New Spirit Earns its Place in My Drinks Cabinet

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Now, it's no secret that I think social media is a fine and useful thing, allowing you to talk to interesting people and find out about ...
Thursday, 15 May 2014

Opera North's La Boheme Brings a Parisian Winter to Manchester's Tropical Climes

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So, summer has finally hit Manchester. Sitting outside Lime at The Lowry last night, sipping a glass of wine and demolishing a basket of bre...
Tuesday, 13 May 2014

New Menu at The Beagle, Chorlton: Bigger Choice, Bigger Portions, Bigger Trousers Required

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For some time now I've been a fan of The Beagle in Chorlton which, along with other hostelries such as Font and Proof, represents all t...
Monday, 12 May 2014

Gusto Didsbury: New Menu, Same Old Greed

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If you were anywhere near any kind of media channel a couple of weeks ago, you can hardly fail to have heard talk about Tim Bacon and his Li...
Monday, 5 May 2014

Opera North Bring Puccini's La Bohème to Manchester's Lowry Theatre May 2014

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Now, one of my very favourite guilty pleasures is Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. Last time I saw it was during a movie night at The Didsbu...
Sunday, 4 May 2014

The River Bar & Grill at Manchester's Lowry Hotel

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I imagine that running a hotel restaurant is not always the easiest job in the world. For one thing, I - and no doubt many others - have see...
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Liz is an English lecturer and resident Ten Top Tips columnist for Writing Magazine, as well as contributing to a number of other print and online publications. She often pops up in the Food & Drink pages of the Manchester Evening News, and has blogged on behalf of the Manchester Literature Festival for the last couple of years. She likes cheese, Prosecco, crisps and cricket, although not always in that order.
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