Danielle and Sofie to reopen OSMA and introduce Boutikk in Manchester’s Northern Quarter
OSMA restaurant has been much missed. Now it is returning – to the Northern Quarter
Entries by Neil Sowerby
A decade of daiquiris downed! Happy big birthday, Manchester Rum Festival
Manchester Rum Festival is celebrating 10 years of merriment
How Vilnius paints the town pink, while I try to scrub beetroot out of my chinos
Neil Sowerby celebrates a Lithuanian Pink Soup Festival by making his own
Bella Bologna is pasta and mortadella centrale… yet a whole lot more
Bologna La Grassa is all I expected but other aspects of this historic Italian city are equally satisfying
No piece of cake! Expect fierce contest for Le Cordon Bleu’s Pâtisserie Scholarship
Le Cordon Bleu’s £75,000 Pâtisserie Competition is great for aspiring chefs
Join the morel crusade as Mike Shaw gives the Freemasons new belief
The Freemasons is a country gastropub that is in resurgent form
It’s a Dhokla shock as Bundobust casts off its menu shackles
The Indian street food meets craft beer pioneer has revamped its food offering triumphantly
Why I’m still yapping – homage to a great French wine pioneer
Yapp Brothers have been part of my wine loving life for decades. Great to see they are still going strong
How Jayasekara’s The Cocochine has brought a unique magic to Mayfair
The Cocochine is one of London’s finest restaurants with a great sustainable ethos. Why then does Michelin ignore it?
Celebrating 20 years of El Gato Negro – cool city prime and brave Pennine gestation
Simon Shaw’s homage to Spanish cuisine was born in a Pennine village and now has spent 10 years in central Manchester. What is El Gato Negro’s secret?