Monday, 31 October 2016

Hip Hop Chip Shop Bring Fish-Based Joy to the Northern Quarter

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If there's one meal capable of bringing both great joy and inconsolable sorrow, it's surely fish and chips. Good fish and chips is a...
Saturday, 22 October 2016

Christmas Made Easy: Giving the Gift of GIN this Festive Season

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Much as I adore it, I do try to avoid mentioning the C-word - Christmas - until the end of November or so. It really isn't easy. The Boo...
Saturday, 8 October 2016

Your Buddy Mary - the Socially Acceptable Face of Breakfast Booze

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I have always been partial to a Bloody Mary, partly because of its most excellent components (tomato juice, horseradish, Tabasco), and partl...
Monday, 19 September 2016

Provenance Food Hall and Restaurant: Fine Dining in Westhoughton

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First things first: despite having quite a lot of friends who live in Bolton, I am woefully ignorant of the merits of this particular town a...
Friday, 2 September 2016

Robert Owen Brown with Inca Pop Ups: Ancoats Coffee Supper Club Sparks Octopus Cravings

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Facebook Memories can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Some days it throws up lovely memories, and reminds you of much-loved friends, and splen...
Monday, 22 August 2016

Manchester Three Rivers Gin at the City of Manchester Distillery: New Premium Gin Celebrates Manchester's Past

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Manchester is, of course, wonderful, as any Mancunian (adopted or otherwise) will be pleased to tell you with little or no prompting. I move...