From the archive · page 14
SoLita’s All New, Grown Up ‘Summer Menu’ Reviewed
After some fairly decent weather (by Manchester standards at least) during early June the last couple of weeks have seen a return to greyer, colder and much wetter days. This downturn seemed to have coincided precisely…
Samsi Manchester – Authentic Japanese But Underwhelming & A Bit Dirty
I’d been looking forward to visiting The Farmers Arms in Bolton for weeks since hearing it was to be reopened by chef Jon Jones, a MasterChef The Professionals quarter finalist who’s worked in some of my favourite…
Cafe Gandolfi, Glasgow. Breakfast At One Of The Oldest & Most Popular Restaurants In The City
Being rather partial to a cooked breakfast, especially the morning after a big night out and knowing that Saturday night would be just that, I spent some time looking into where to eat breakfast in Glasgow on Sunday…
SoLita Launches New Summer Menu As 1st Birthday Approaches
*SoLita SUMMER MENU REVIEWED HERE!* It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of SoLiTA in Manchesters Northern Quarter. Looking back through my posts you’ll notice that I’ve eaten my way through most of the menu and many…
Stravaigin, Glasgow – A Taste Of Scotland With An Exotic Twist
For my first time in Scotland I wanted to eat somewhere fairly traditional. After a bit of research I narrowed down to a small list of possibilities and finally decided on Stravaigin. It was the intriguing menu that…
Yo! Burgers @ Yo! Sushi – All 5 Reviewed!
I’m not going to lie, i’m really not a fan of chains like Yo! Sushi. But when I heard of their new invention which combines two of my favourite things in the world – sushi & burgers – I just had to try it. I headed for…
The Mark Addy & Losing My GastroClub Virginity
TheGastroClub is a group of Manchester food lovers started by Katie Brunt in 2010. I followed it’s progress closely during the early months, almost joining on many occasions. Although i’d often already eaten at the…
Sapporo Teppanyaki, Manchester – Over priced, unauthentic, mediocre ‘Japanese’ food
It doesn’t happen very often but when the sun is properly out as it was last Wednesday, Manchester is a beautiful place. Particularly the Castlefield area with the numerous restaurants and bars with outdoor seating…
Hawksmoor Seven Dials – A Pretty Epic Sunday Roast!
Hawksmoor is famous for the quality of it’s meat, Giles Coren claimed it “Flawless. The best steak you’ll find anywhere.”, high praise indeed! Thinking that a big, fat, juicy steak would be ideal after a heavy…
MEATliquor – What Almost Famous Tries & Fails To Be
If you’ve read my Almost Famous review you’ll know that I have a problem with their ‘edgy’ attitude & marketing. So you may find it strange that I loved MEATliquor as it’s pretty clear that Almost Famous were very…
Wahaca, Covent Garden – Authentic Mexican Street Food From A MasterChef Winner!
Wahaca was founded by former MasterChef champion Thomasina Miers. Although it feels like a very long time ago and despite forgetting several of the more recent winners I still clearly remember Thomasina winning back in…
The Square – Classic 2 Star Fine Dining From Phil Howard
The Square is the sister restaurant of The Ledbury, having had such a great time at the latter just over 12 hours before, Phil Howard’s own two Michelin star restaurant had a lot to live up to. Having developed a bit of…
Dishoom Revisited – The Best Breakfast In London, FACT!
This was the 5th stop on my epic London weekender and whilst all of the other places were new to me, some with Michelin stars and big name chefs behind them it was Dishoom who I’d already visited last year that I was…
The Ledbury, London – 2 Michelin Star Notting Hill Dining
I’ve wanted to visit The Ledbury since seeing Brett Graham on Masterchef in 2010, it’s taken 3 years but last Friday it finally happened. During that time both his own and The Ledbury’s reputation have continued to…
Byron, Deansgate – ‘Proper Hamburgers’ Arrive In Manchester
Just like my previous post about Guerrilla Eats at The Beagle i’m defying my slight OCD tendencies to bring you this review from yesterday’s Byron opening before my backlog from last weekend. Only because it’s another…
Guerrilla Eats At The Beagle Opening Night. Street Food, In A Pub!
I’m pretty sure that I don’t actually have OCD and probably shouldn’t joke about it as I realise it’s a serious illness. I do have some slight ‘OCD like’ tendencies though such as needing to keep things organised, I’ve…
Mishkins – A Kind Of Jewish Deli & My First Ever Steamed Burger
A few months ago whilst watching an old episode of ‘Man V’s Food’ I was fascinated by a steamed burger that Adam Richmond tried and loved in Connecticut. I wondered whether there was anywhere in the UK offering this…
Yoobi, Soho – Londons First Temakeria
Despite having just eaten at Koya and having a reservation at The Ledbury (review coming soon) just hours away I couldn’t possibly not eat at Yoobi when I realised how close it was. Yoobi is London’s first ‘temakeria’,…
Koya Japanese Udon Restaurant, London – The Slurpiest Noodles In Town!
I’ve become a bit obsessed with Japanese food over the last 6 months so Koya was an obvious choice for the first stop of my epic London trip last weekend. Koya is a Japanese restaurant in Soho that specialises in Udon…
Guerrilla Eats, King Street, Manchester
Despite raining for most of the previous week the sun was actually shining in Manchester on Saturday, the perfect weather for eating amazing food in the street. So I headed excitedly to the city centre where Guerrilla…
