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Weird Food: FantakuchenJonathan Schofield and 'the popular German cake made with fanta'

Delaunay Un-ReviewNeil Sowerby feels at home (a very Middle European home) in ‘The New Wolseley’

Shlurp Food And Drink ReviewRakhi Sinha likes her filling winter soup

Kids Eat Free At Sirocco This Half TermTake the children to the Circle Club's restaurant this half term holiday

Sirocco’s new menu examinedSimon Binns works his way through the Circle Club’s new Mediterranean offering

Michael Caines Tickets, 12/09/2011: Last ChanceGrab Last Few Places At Grand Abode Bash

Sirocco Restaurant And BarThe former Kitchen at the Circle has been transformed by the Mediterranean wind

Twisted Med40 per cent off high-end Mediterranean dining in Castlefield

New restaurant for Circle ClubKitchen restaurant replaced by Sirocco

New Mediterranean Restaurant For CastlefieldTwisted Med will serve Greek, Spanish and Italian fusion food

Ryan Murphy, new chef for the Lowry HotelThe new kitchen boss at the Lowry Hotel has good pedigree

Brunch, Saturday, River Restaurant, reviewJonathan Schofield, a great weekend start and the wonders of the absurd question

Lounge Ten reviewJonathan Schofield loves the lush little tart on Tib Lane

Room reviewGordo breaks into nostalgia, smashes a window, but loves Room

Kro Piccadilly, food reviewJonathan Schofield thinks about Danish merchant sailors and the limits of authenticity

Café Jem and I reviewGordo reminisces over culinary jems in the village

Restaurant review: Fifteen LondonAngie Sammons finds the passions are still burning at Jamie Oliver's starship social enterprrise

Three courses and unlimited wine for £19.99Strictly Confidential's superb dining deal from Beluga

Velvet Bar & RestaurantAward winning and always on the cutting edge, Velvet pioneered the 'New York Lost' ambience and brought it to Canal Street, it's own touch of downtown SoHo.

Ego reviewEmma Unsworth goes dining with Sarah, Evie and Suzie: the latter becomes a latex skin graft that sticks in the throat

Sweet Treats Sunday reviewHelen Ramsbottom’s self control desserts her at The Lowry Hotel

Alma de Cuba ReviewAndrew Hobbs went to worship at the altar but now he has his doubts

The Rams Head reviewJonathan Schofield takes a trip out to a famous gastro-pub in t'hills on the western fringe of West Yorkshire

Restaurant review: Brasserie at the Grosvenor, ChesterGordo falls out with the flagrant flouting of sensible pricing and declares it a CPT

Brasserie at the Grosvenor, ChesterGordo falls out with the flagrant flouting of sensible pricing and declares it a CPT

Albert’s Shed reviewJonathan Schofield talks double-Dutch as he enjoys a long lazy afternoon

Cabbage Hall reviewGordo drives to the country to see Robert Kisby’s new place and likes it with a few ifs and buts

Cabbage Hall reviewGordo drives to the country to see Robert Kisby's new place and likes it with a few ifs and buts

Restaurant review: The Warehouse BrasserieFrom Match of the Day to Catch of the Day, AA Grill hits Southport's WAG playground but finds it hard to drum up any love for the bass

Le Freak - c'est chicAngie Sammons is treated to the works at Circo. Any good?

The Foundry reviewJonathan Schofield finds joy in Leeds on a wet night of disappointment for the Tykes

The Wizard reviewRuth Allan likes an Alderley Edge fave but would like more..er..well edge

Awayday restaurant review: Marco Pierre White�s Yew Tree Inn

Awayday restaurant review: Marco Pierre White�s Ye…Gordo gets topical with the Hell�s Kitchen star�s Berkshire pub: then it all goes down the pan

Restaurant review: The PanoramicGordo joins the mile-high club with Angie Sammons and Jonathan Schofield. What a boy!

The Credit Munch: The London CarriageworksThat's right. We do the Wall Street shuffle on Hope Street for under a tenner a head

Restaurant review: The Church GreenJonathan Schofield gets dazed and confused by too much on his plate at Aiden Byrne's Lymm venture

Ark: Restaurant reviewFat Git, our rotund cabbie, is out of hospital and needing the comfort of a female and a feast. Can Ark do the trick?

Gordo: of bacon butties and designer pizzasThe 'fat, good looking one' descends on First Taste and Pizza Express

Restaurant review: The Everyman BistroAngie Sammons visits the king of the cheap eating places and spiritual home, while there's still plenty of time

L'Enclume: Are you worthy?Gordo thinks some people have been worshipping a false idol at the Michelin place up in the Lakes

Liverpool One restaurantsWe nip in and out of some of the new names down Paradise Street to give you an idea of what to expect

Restaurant review: Wizards of OddAA Grill finds the former Malmaison double act conjuring up their kitchen magic just down the end of the Wirral line, at Oddfellows

St John Restaurant and Fergus HendersonGordo goes nose to tail as part of Confidential's occasional excursions to classic restaurants elsewhere. This time in London

No 3 York PlaceHazel Davis enjoys a cool culinary tryst on a sultry summer night

NegrescoJonathan Schofield enters the twilight zone in a recent moody, bone heavy addition to Deansgate’s eating scene

Restaurant review: The Mal: Part 2We have a winner! Our ages-ago competition to find the best restau-rant of 2007 led to Mike Homfray winning a £100 tab at the Malmaison. We hope he liked it...

IKEAFat Git, our writing cabbie, gets into lumber with laminate and lingonberries in the M62's best looking restaurant

What's the big Ikea?Fat Git gets into lumber with laminate and lingonberries in the M62's best looking restaurant

Restaurant review: On The Quarter frontAngie Sammons goes to Falkner Street's busy hub of meeting and eating to see what happens at night. So is it any good?

NovotelGordo has the worst meal since our distant ancestors climbed out of the primordial soup

Restaurant review: Red, hot and RussianAA Grill encounters a rare cuisine at St Petersburg. But is it any good?

Restaurant review: Honey I cooked the kidAA Grill takes an old goat out on the peninsula

The PodiumGordo wonders if the Hilton Hotel’s restaurant has been the biggest disappointment this year

Does Arkle still sparkle?Gordo loves the Chester Grosvenor's top nosh every bit as much as his old Patti Smith records

Restaurant review: AmberAA Grill finds out if this neighbourhood restaurant really needs the hype

Restaurant review: The village peopleAA Grill finally gets around to eating at the Botanic Bistro in Churchtown. What's the verdict?

The River RestaurantGordo dines at Manchester city centre’s top table….in Salford

Restaurant review: Back in the blackAA Grill reviews his credit score after revisiting his former bank, now the Restaurant Bar and Grill

A bit on the sideAngie Sammons steals off to The Side Door and finds it quietly standing proud among its formidable Hope Street neighbours

Restaurant review: Back doing the businessDelifonseca might be a young new outfit, but they know how lucky they are to have a stalwart like Martin Cooper in the kitchen

Restaurant review: Ego tripWould we find sunny delights at the hugely popular Ego on Hope Street? Angie steps inside

Restaurant review: Fairway to heavenHas Birkdale has got more going for it than golf? Definitely yes, says AA Grill, after finding an ace in Michael Wichmann's restaurant

Restaurant review: Puschka pushes all the right buttonsAA Grill celebrates 10 years of non-wedded bliss with an all-expenses paid trip to Puschka and finds a stage-door Johnny who becomes a man of letters by the end of the night