Monthly Archives: April 2009
Restaurant at 54, Glossop
After eating (yet another) fantastic meal at this place, I realised I’ve never really done a proper review of Restaurant at 54. Not sure why – perhaps because it’s on my doorstep and I like to eat there without the … Continue reading
Filed under Derbyshire, Reviews
links for 2009-04-29
What makes British asparagus so good? – Times Online There has been asparagus in Britain since the Romans, although it is not known if they introduced it to the British diet. It is a naturally occurring plant, and distant relatives … Continue reading
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Hell’s Kitchen final links
The masculine art of cooking Today in The Guardian I came face to face with a new term created for men who know their bouillon from their brisket: the gastrosexual. It’s a term with the potential to the turn the … Continue reading
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Healthy eating award for Indian
News just in – Manchester vegetarian Indian restaurant Lily’s is celebrating winning a NHS Healthy Food Silver Award. Family run Lily’s in Ashton specialises in traditional Indian vegetarian without the use of artificial colourings. Prital Sachdev, who runs Lily’s along … Continue reading
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links for 2009-04-25
"You can all wear my bandana" – Hell's Kitchen – Digital Spy Forums amusing comments – particularly like the idea of the "where's my toast? toast, toast, toast, toast, toast, toast" (tags: MPW bandana hell's kitchen) Chocolate study volunteers wanted … Continue reading
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Chance to win £100 of M&S vouchers
Food.tv.co.uk wants to know if you have any guilty food secrets? Is the recession changing your food priorities? We want to know. Take five minutes to complete its Food Habits of a Nation survey for a chance to win £100 … Continue reading
Filed under Small bites
Twitter success for Manchester food folk
Manchester’s foodie types are finding online success by using social media platform Twitter to cook up a treat. There’s been a noticeable bubble of activity on the micro-blogging service from the city’s restaurateurs and chef Simon Rimmer is now the … Continue reading
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50p per chip?
Yes they are quite weighty, but at £2.95 for six (albeit well positioned) chips – could these be Manchester’s most expensive portion of fries? Available daily at The Ox, Castlefield.
Filed under Small bites
Dinner from the bin?
In a quest to cut down on food waste, one (soon to be relocating) Manchester blogger believes he has found the answer – eat for free from bins. At the blog PhillyHarper.com he reveals details about raids on supermarket bins: … Continue reading
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Waste haters launch food loving initiative
Squashy tomatoes, stale bread and dried out cheese? These aren’t items to be condemned to the bin, they’re ingredients to start up a whole new dish according to top chef Andrew Nutter. Addressing the launch of the Love Food Hate … Continue reading
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