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Revolution review

Jonathan Schofield finds signposted food directing him to a great burger and a weapon's policy

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The Manchester Confidential Pub Tour: Saturday 27 February

Drink, madness and crazy stories on a Confidential stumble around the city

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Obsidian Bar & Restaurant

Enjoy 3 courses and unlimited wine* for £25

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Win a pair of tickets to Star Wars: In Concert

Massive multi-media event features stunning visuals, a live orchestra, choir and narration…

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Speakeasy cocktails at Trof
Old-style whisky cocktails are being given away at this Prohibition-era party
 
Get stamped on for free Guinness
Mulligans travels to Albert Square and dishes out the dark stuff – for nothing more than the price of lost dig...
 
Fuzion review
Lynda Moyo enjoys a good battering on Wilmslow Road
 
Willoughby's gives good wine deals
The End of the Year pre-stocktake sale works wonders for those who like a tipple
Fairtrade wines
Neil Sowerby goes all worthy with Britain’s best wine club and beautiful Boutinot...
 
Bubbles, Chinatown, review
Jennifer Choi is effervescent about her new Vietnamese fix
 
Food and Drink Round-up 05/03/2010
New Mexican venue, new Vietnamese venue, Electrik delight, food porn at Leftbank and Band on the Wall menu plu...
 
Grindsmith discovered
Lauren Murphy finds coffee syphoning is addictive especially when it comes with some art
When Marco Pierre White met Gordo
Gordo gets to grips with the follically blessed Italian/Yorkshireman. If you like dining out you will like wha...
 
Thomas Restaurant and Bar set to op...
Amidst restaurant gloom a bright northern star?
 
Kim by the Sea review
Jonathan Schofield and a Hulme crazy lovely
 
Hard Rock Cafe vs Big Hands
Sarah Tierney tries out two extremes of the rock'n'roll bar
Croma review
Gordo sings a song for an inspired idea, great pizzas and then sulks over the pudds
 
Food and Drink Round-up 23/02/2010
New city chippy, Teacup produces, Vermilion gets mums excited and Veg Soc events
 
Albert's Shed, three courses and Pr...
Jonathan Schofield gives handy hints whilst stuffing his face with a very generous and very tasty meal down in...
 
Table10 review, Sale
Flic Everett finds a nook and cranny in Sale that doesn't quite make the suburb cool
Sam's Chop House review
Jonathan Schofield takes a slow express to la-la land in a classic Manc restaurant
 
Bredbury Hall gourmet evening
Lynda Moyo goes from glamour to tequila slammer at the Bredbury Hall gourmet dinner evening
 
Ithaca to close
Our provincial bastion of vainglory, excellent food and wayward ambition turns the lights out on 28 February
 
Glamorous Restaurant review
Michael Taylor takes his tribe to Ancoats for a pricey food adventure
Three courses and unlimited wine fo...
Strictly Confidential's superb dining deal from Beluga
 
The Commercial Hotel bar, Chester
Take the man out of Manchester and you’ve got Chester…
 
Recipes for Pancake Day
San Carlo has some Italian inspiration for Shrove Tuesday cooking
 
Blackdog Ballroom review
Helen Ramsbottom likes almost everything in the recent underground Northern Quarter incomer
Food and Drink Round-up 11/02/2010
Would you put testicles in your mouth? Plus a very good take-away, breakfast in bed, and new deli opens
 
Heroes head to Zaika
Another culinary get-together is planned for Thursday 25 February
 
Service Standards (prt III): get to...
An occasional look at the bits and bobs that comprise good service: this week Charlie Butterworth on why place...
 
Opus One, Radisson Edwardian, review
Jonathan Schofield finds it tough in the five star environment and isn't tickled pink
Arts Brasserie, Ramada Jarvis Hotel...
Flic Everett flies above the city to a floating motorway service station
 
Night and Day Bar review – for food
Jonathan Schofield loves his afternoon breakfast at Night and Day but doesn't like the staff bearing their shi...
 
Barcelona bar review
Ruth Allan wonders about the name of a Northern Quarter recent arrival. Why is it called after Spain's second ...
 
Moon Under Water review
Jonathan Schofield does Manchester Confidential's first review of a Wetherspoons' monster and has an encounter...
Francs Strictly Confidential
Fantastic French cuisine with wine for only £25
 
The Manchester Confidential Pub Tou...
Drink, madness and crazy stories on a Confidential stumble around the city
 
The Alderley Restaurant not reviewed
Jonathan Schofield learns about the mouth watering injection of toast flavoured custard
 
Service standards (prt II):  attitu...
An occasional look at the bits and bobs that comprise good service: Charlie Butterworth gets short shrift in t...
Barbirolli review
Emma Unsworth sings along in a hit and miss newcomer in the city centre
 
Out with the old, in with the Red
Neil Sowerby becomes a red-head with some full-flavoured wines
 
Ostara is dead, here come the panpi...
Lee Janda explains the problem and potential of Chorlton-cum-Hardy
 
Schofield's Dish of the Week: Duck ...
Jonathan Schofield loves the unregarded beetroot when dandied up with showboat ingredients
Wake up and smell the Flat White
Starbucks add 3,135 extra shots of espresso to customers' drinks in Manchester every week, so they’ve invented...
 
Pizza Express review
Michael Taylor and his gang of five kids descend on South King Street
 
Papa G's review
Jonathan Schofield find the tasty side of Printworks cooking in a Mancunian Greek grill and bar
 
Harvey Nichols' gourmet Valentines'...
A five course tasting menu and an extra special ride on the Wheel
Gio's review
Gordo really, really, really, really, really, really does not like Mosley Street's Italian by numbers
 
Grenache, Walkden review
Jennifer Choi finds proof in the Grenache puddings, be they black or steamed treacle.
 
Food and Drink Round-up 14/01/2010
Chip fight, beer festival, two new Italians, Chocolate caff closes
 
The Gate Inn, Yanwath, review
Jonathan Schofield starts the occasional 'not Manchester, but bloody good' reviews with a superb M6 stop off i...
Merseyside Michelin Man Marc Magics...
Harvey Nichols put Fraiche restaurant on the Second Floor
 
Lal Qila review
Ruth Allan is unconvinced by samey curries and shiny wallpaper at this new city centre Indian
 
Service standards part one: The eye...
An occasional look at the bits and bobs that comprise good service
 
Ocean Tr235ure review (yes that's i...
Gordo loves table cloths and food in the open-to-all casino restaurant
Baker's Dozen times two: our top re...
As 2010 starts, do you agree with our foodie choice?
 
The Manchester food and drink decade
Schofield and Gordos' restaurants of the decade plus what was the best and the worst of the noughties for peop...
 
New Year champagnes
Neil Sowerby recommends some champagne for a celebration solstice
 
New outlet for Rice
The Manchester-born chain expands into the North East
The Red Lion, High Lane, review
Michael Taylor takes his many children on a visit to Mr Pilling’s fine re-invention of a food pub on the A6
 
Have a peek at Gordo’s Turkey
Gordo took the ManCon crew for their Xmas party on Thursday at The Mark Addy
 
House 9 bar review
Lynda Moyo wants less talk and more action from the bar which dared to be different
 
Food and Drink Round-up 17/12/2009
We review Matthew Norman plus a new Chinese restaurant, new bar, new cafe, new menu, new disco, naughty food r...
Hale Grill review
Ruth Allan meets a friend in Hale and thinks she'd rather have gone to the Grill in the city centre
 
Zaika review
Jonathan Schofield is entranced by the flavours in a new Indian restaurant and meets three strange young men
 
The Schlurp! Files
Private Dick Sleuth reports on the case of the missing ingredients
 
Bawadi, Cheetham Hill Road, review
Jennifer Choi finds a garlic-olive-oil-parsley house party at Bawadi
Epernay review
Helen Ramsbottom’s night goes flat because of the food at a champagne bar under some flats
 
IntaFood cookery classes
These classes at Ithaca, Dilli and the Royal Orchid will transform you into a kitchen wizard, and they make gr...
 
Rosso review
Jonathan Schofield finds another Italian, but one which might make the grade.
 
Back your pub campaign
6p a pint threatened on beer, Confidential signs up to support pubs
Ego review
Emma Unsworth goes dining with Sarah, Evie and Suzie: the latter becomes a latex skin graft that sticks in the...
 
Guy Watson, Riverford, Cheadle Hulm...
Ruth Allan goes to Cheadle Hulme to get her hands on a big stalk of sprouts
 
Panacea, Alderley Edge, review
Jonathan Schofield puts on his gold lamé mini-skirt and sashays out with the Cheshire Set
 
Andrew Nutter proves people in Roch...
Gordo attends launch of cookbook ‘Nuts! about Food’
Fancy a Curry?
East Z East, Gordo and Kabir bring back a classic Strictly deal for only £16.99
 
Christmas dinner drinking
Philip Hamer takes a tour of the independent wine merchants to find the best of the seasonal tipples
 
The North Pole review
Helen Ramsbottom gets a little frosty at the North Pole bar
 
Murillos, Marple, review
Michael Taylor is on a once every three week mission to find the best family dining in Greater Manchester
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