Monthly Archives: January 2007

So another one bites the dust. Le Mont at the top of the Urbis has served its last-ever crème brulee, the doors are closed and the staff sent home.
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MANCHESTER restaurants swept the board at the weekend’s 22nd Annual Hi-Life Dining Awards with Harvey Nichols’ Alison Seagrave named chef of the year. A glittering dinner at the Hilton Hotel, attended by 500 of the north’s top restaurateurs, celebrities and … Continue reading →

A total of 122 establishments now have the top Michelin-star status, more than ever before. But not one has found its way to Manchester.
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Here’s the full list of Michelin starred restaurants. The one thing they all have in common? They’re not in Manchester city centre!
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A case of real pub grub hit the news this week. Or should I say pub grubs. The Moonraker pub in Leigh is serving up caterpillars for some reason.
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Manchester’s most ambitious restaurant, Establishment, has closed and with it goes the aspiration to earn the city centre’s first Michelin star for 15 years. Influential chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White might not think it matters so much but a lack of guidebook status does put the city into a culinary backwater in the eyes of others.
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There’s been quite a buzz around this week about a new scientific study into broccoli.
Research costing almost £500,000 is reportedly being spent looking at everyone’s favourite super veg’s DNA to see if its shelf life can be extended.
But is this really a desirable situation?
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