As a keen rum lover (El Dorado 15 years old is one of my favourites), news of an innovative, very cool bar launch has made me book my train ticket to sunny Manchester. A new Caribbean inspired venue is to open within King’s Court of Altrincham, South Manchester on July 20th 2018. Dave Marsland of Drinks Enthusiast Ltd has chosen the attractive…
Storm Brian was due to make an appearance in all his hail and thunderstorm glory. It was a questionable time to leave the cosy confines of my 23°C flat and I therefore had to have a gooood reason to be venturing outdoors. Imperative reasons to leave said flat include fleeing from lost arachnid / lost bee / lost mosquito /…
Did you know it’s still going to be a really clement 19°C over the weekend? Fancy catching some rays and imbibing lush cocktails in a hip new hangout in Manchester? Head over to The Alchemist MediaCityUK stat. It’s a stunning building, case in point below. See what I mean? The striking new MediaCityUK Alchemist Bar & Restaurant has opened its doors and is…
Who doesn’t love a good cocktail (if you don’t, what’s wrong with you?). Be it a Bellini (my personal favourite), or if you’re in a brooding mood for a martini a la Bond to be shaken not stirred, it seems as if there is a cocktail for every occasion. I am chuffed to bits to offer my readers a pair of tickets to the…
The nation’s favourite restaurant chain PizzaExpress and pop-up innovators Bassano Events have joined together to bring ‘The Bassano Bar @ PizzaExpress’ to Manchester. Opening at PizzaExpress’s First Street restaurant, the modern Italian cocktail bar concept will be a first for the North of England after it follows last summer’s successful debut for The Bassano Bar and its winning Italian drinks formula…
Have you been to one of Manchester’s hotspots, The Oast House Spinningfields? It’s pretty darn cute and is always packed when I pop in. I can only imagine how many pints have been pulled since it started life as a pop-up over five years’ ago. I heard The Oast House has reached a very special milestone, under the patronage of parent company The…
What makes you want to dine at a restaurant? For me, it has to pique my interest, via inventive dishes or positive commentariat on service (yes I’m big on service). After hearing a lot of noise (all positive) about Tariff and Dale, a hip and cute bar and eatery situated on Tariff Street, I just had to pop in to…