Gordo’s Bits and Bobs

Arlindo Arjindo Goes Home…

…to Home, a restaurant out in Dunham Massey. Arlindo certainly is getting a wide and varied CV. Get settled for a while there Arlindo, people may start talking! Arlindo’s last gig was at the highly rated Linen in Manchester235. He is worth a visit usually; let Gordo know, use the rants below.

Home
Lymm Road
Little Bollington
Altrincham
T: 0871 5296419

Francis Carroll & Cabbage Hall

Francis is getting some great reports about his restaurant over at Little Budworth. Francis, one of the restaurant game’s great characters has had another, Marco Pierre White, up for a jolly recently which Gordo missed due to ‘flu. Gordo missed a great couple of days apparently.

Reports please. Francis, do you have a website yet? Let Gordo know so we can have a look at your menu.

Cabbage Hall
Little Budworth
Tarporley
Cheshire
T: 08717129619

Robert Kisby, Cock O’Barton

Another defector to Wind in the Willows territory writes:

“Now cooking happily at the Cock o' Barton Bar Restaurant once again making a name for the quality product served in fantastic surroundings (with windows you can look out of!) Come on Gordo I've been open ten weeks and you haven't bothered coming, move your ass. Regards, Rob K.”

Good cook our Robert, Gordo will be eating over there as well, it’s south of Chester by all accounts. Again, reports would be appreciated, fill in a rant below. Robert, send me your menu so I can tell everyone what’s cookin’

Cock O'Barton
Barton Rd
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 7HU
T: 01829 782277

Circle Club Debate

The debate was on the subject ‘is print media dead?’. The Manchester Confidential MD Andy Mullett, allowed on the panel for the first time, was winding up the floor by saying that all print is dead and will be completely over in seven years. It’s hard to take these debates seriously when The Mallonator, T-Shirt seller extra-ordinaire and night club magnate, won’t invest in a decent PA system. The debate raged for hours with the people at the back shouting, “speak up, we can’t hear you at the back”. Again and again.

Le Mont

The excellent Jerzy (George) Bezier wrote to give Gordo a bollocking last week about reporting on the demise of Le Mont, the fine dining restaurant on the roof of Urbis, without asking him. There appears to be more to this than meets the eye. A busy venue during the evening, it seems that the group who owned it just weren’t interested, which was a pity. Gordo is going to invite George out next week to find out what he is up to.

Any comments on Le Mont? Use the rants button below.

Mai Bai

This is a Noodle/Sushi bar open at the top end of Princess Street opposite the Town Hall. Fantastic Chicken Teriyaki Soup Noodle, eat in, take out. They have just received a drinks licence, so you can get a beer there as well. Gordo will be reviewing next week. It will be good. Gordo just noticed our Editor has done a piece on the place, have a look by clicking here:

Mai Bai
Princess Street.

The Malmaison

Grahame is settling in as General Manager, along with the new kid on the block, chef Kevin Whitefield. Kevin has devised a ‘Home Grown and Local’ menu that looks pretty interesting. He has been visiting local producers to get the best available, resulting in a good looking short menu priced at £13.50 for two courses and £15.50 for three, which is less than a rib eye steak at some gaffs. Duck breast with celeriac mash is simply excellent, from Goosenargh, where else? Peter Papprill, the renowned ‘cheese detective’, is supplying the cheeses and the crème brulee is bangin’ by all accounts.

Malmaison Brasserie
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Happy Trails

Gordo