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Sensual Eating: Handmade Chocolate MousseCritically acclaimed chef Robert Owen Brown encourages Thea Euryphaessa to get stuck in
Michael CainesDine from only £16.50 at Michael Caines Restaurant.
Holden Tea Room ReviewRakhi Sinha heads to Man Met’s Holden building for sweet tea and history
Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar, ReviewThe next hungry writer on platform 1 will be Simon Binns
Australasia ReviewedJonathan Schofield has a great time and good food in a city essential
REVEALED: Police Call-outs To Bars And Restaurants...and operators give their verdict on crowd control in the city.
Delaunay Un-ReviewNeil Sowerby feels at home (a very Middle European home) in ‘The New Wolseley’
REVEALED: Food & Drink Police Call Out Figures For 2011Full list next week, but here's a sneak preview...
Peppermint Bay Food For 50% OffConfidential eats the place out and admires the ceiling adornments in Spinningfield’s best deli-bar
FYG Deli ReviewedJonathan Schofield feels wholesome, content and satisfied after indulging in good food
Cambio de Tercio ReviewGordo finds gastronomic love in Spain (again)
Prezzo, MediaCityUK, ReviewSimon Binns is impressed by the latest offering on the Quays
Phetpailin Restaurant ReviewedRuth Allan is charmed by this humble, eccentric and clever Thai restaurant
Winter Ales Festival: Alfie winsNeil Sowerby hits the Sheridan Suite Festival of boozy fun
Sole Restaurant ReviewGordo likes the new Northern Quarter Restaurant but thinks there's room for improvement
Smithfield Hotel's Lovely Beer FestivalBeer, we say, drink it we say
Chetham's Arms, Chapeltown, ReviewedJonathan Schofield gets miffed so goes north for a meal
Food Allergy, Intolerance, And The Restaurant Shake-upKaren Regn investigates how customers with food allergies are changing the restaurant industry
Pertutti ReviewedJonathan Schofield gets his just 'deserts' in Castlefield
The Top 25 Pubs In Manchester? Help Us ChooseRecommend your fave pub - the best rant wins meal for two
Sensual Sexy Feast: Caress Your Food, Love ItUrban Deva offers mouthfuls of joy on Wednesday 18 January
Red Lion, High Lane, EventsThe smart pub on the hill starts 2012 with a chocolate game bang
Pies. Proper Bloody Pies, MindGordo gets a fetish for an Ancoats' pieman at The Crusty Cob 
Bakerie ReviewedJonathan Schofield gets into a good mood in a fine new Northern Quarter addition
Davenport Arms, Woodford, Gets GongThe old-timer with the staying power is honoured
Simon Shaw: Guestrant Gets El Gato Negro ChefFor one night only Modern Catalan Fine Dining in Chorlton
Neil Sowerby's Wine Wisdom - January 2012Our roving oenophile gets his nose stuck in
Leckenby's Champagne And Tearooms ReviewRuth Allan Gets Into An Eighties Groove Off Deansgate And Loves It
The Parlour Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey gets a warm feeling on Beech roadFrom Kids Confidential.
Swansong for The Swan InnMarco Pierre White's Aughton restaurant closes with 20 job losses
Yara Restaurant ReviewJenny Morris enjoys Lebanese in Altrincham
The Top 25 Most Read Food And Drink Stories Of 2011Heston Blumenthal comes to Manchester...and then there are some serious ones
Confidential's 2011 Food And Drink Award WinnersOur best restaurant, newcomer, bar and pub of 2011
Microwave Dish Of The Week: Reggae Reggae ChickenLynda Moyo, Confidential's Trash Food Correspondent, Feels The Heat - After 11 Minutes
L'Atelier De Joel Robuchon ReviewedJonathan Schofield falls in love with mash but gets lost in the dark
Red Hot World Buffet Takes £40K In A DayAnd it has 900 bookings for Christmas Day - despite what Damon Albarn and Snoop Dogg thoughtToo Late!
Mr Thomas`s Chop House2 Courses for £10 at Thomas' Chophouse
Sam's Chop HouseSee what’s on the breakfast menu at Sam’s
Podium Restaurant, Bar & Lounge - Hilton£29pp: 3 courses, a cocktail and wine at Podium
Cicchetti's Executive Chef Gets Maitrise EscoffierChef John Thompson scoops top culinary award
Neil Sowerby's Christmas BeersFrom Good King Senseless to a drop of O Ho Ho!
Best (And Worst) Dishes Of The YearSchofield And Sowerby, Allan And Gordo Choose Their Faves
Picking Up Pastries At Peppermint BayCakes, tried and tested, from the Spinningfields deli-cafe
Are You Being Served? Bolshy bar staffSimon Binns is personally affronted by the Northern Quarter attitude problem
The Taste Test: Greggs v Greenhalgh'sSchofield puts the baking giants through their paces
Food And Drink Round-Up 15/12/2011Pertutti opens, Bollywood opens, Prezzo opens, Dumplings of love, Browns improves, Bourbon bar arrives
Akbar's Restaurant ReviewedRuth Allan writes a sonnet for a quality curry
The Olive Press Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey visits a place where kids do the cookingFrom Kids Confidential.
Gaucho Reviewed: Meat, Meat, MEATJonathan Schofield eats meat, drinks wine. Yesssh meat. Yesssh wine. But pays the price.
Win Afternoon Tea For Two, £49.90 - With Best CaptionLeckenby's, mad woman, great cakes, seabirds and all for nowt
Ramsden’s Requiem - A Salute To Tyke ChippiesNeil Sowerby salutes the great survivors: Brett’s, Bryan’s and Nash’s
Neil Sowerby's Fave Dozen Champers And SparklersBubbly man from the hills writes about bubblies
Mozzarella Bar To Launch In The TriangleFood place for shopping centre
Hot TablesLondon's new, talked about, worth the trip, book ahead, be seen, make a note, splash out destinations…
Food At The Moose BarSarah Tierney discovers some serious cooking going on behind the Spinningfields Ice Rink
Christmas Day MealsRagnhildur Lára Finnsdottir does a 25 December dining out breakdown
Imli Indian Restaurant ReviewedRakhi Sinha isn't amazed by 'fine Indian cuisine'
The Oast House Food Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey hops into a friendly place to dry out and mingle with grown upsFrom Kids Confidential.
All-inclusive Christmas Lunch at Don Giovanni'sThe long established Italian is offering a boozy lunch bargain
Manchipster Plaice ReviewedJonathan Schofield gets the pun and loves the fish
Gordo’s Cookbooks for Christmas PresentsFrom Hix to Shields via Blumenthal and Guérard, Gordo says buy these
Christmas gifts from Mr Thomas's Chop HouseTreat someone to this Food and Wine evening at the Cross Street classic
Aubaine, Selfridges, ReviewedJonathan Schofield finds Selfridges' latest food offering, the best yet, by a mile
Leckenby's Champagne And Tea Rooms OpenedPictures from the new teashop opening in Manchester
Exclusive: Paul Heaton Takes Over Kings Arms, SalfordSimon Binns Finds The Ex-Beautiful South/ Housemartins Front Man Is Becoming A Landlord
The Liars Club ReviewLynda Moyo on the cheeky tiki bar that escaped the clutches of the Northern Quarter
Stuart Thompson, Chef, Leaves Harvey NicholsTalented Scot moves back over the border
Livebait Changes Hands - HurrahRichard Muir shells out for struggling shellfish specialist
Seasonal Spirit Trail Warms City RamblersA festive and warming Liquorist tour
The Good Food Show: The ReviewRuth Allan gets trending in the biggest food show in the UK
Peppermint Bay ReviewedJonathan Schofield scoots to the 25th century for a cake or two
Manchester Beers Round-upNeil Sowerby drowns in ale for his job and finds the smooth, the rough and the delightful
Box Tree, Ilkley, ReviewedNeil Sowerby goes Michelin-starred cottaging in a world of bone china dogs and ‘squab pigeon en vessie’
Rules Restaurant, Covent Garden, ReviewedJonathan Schofield doesn't think much of the oldest restaurant in LondonFrom London Confidential.
Neil Sowerby's 10 Favourite Lakes PubsFor views, atmosphere, hearty dining and, of course boozing
Drink Of The Week: Starbucks Eggnog LatteEmma Nuttall didn’t know she liked her eggs latte-d
MCR Restaurant Reviewed: Renaissance HotelJonathan Schofield finds all hope drowning in a fish pie
63 Degrees: The Cocktail ReviewHelen Ramsbottom appreciates the new French restaurant's liquid essence
Proper Restaurant For MediaCityUKThe Chester-Based Red House To Open In Luvvie Land
Room's Winter MenuRakhi Sinha enjoys a pleasant afternoon at the King Street beautyLatest Rants
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