From the archive · page 19
Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham
Restaurant Sat Bains situated in Nottingham is the most ‘Northern’ of the 13 Two Michelin Star restaurant in England (there is 1 in Scotland) and is just a 90 minute drive away from me which was a welcome change from…
Jamie’s Italian, Manchester
OK, cards on the table from the start: I LOVE Jamie Oliver. I have practically all of his books and I watch all his TV shows (well, all his cooking shows anyway, I just couldn’t bring myself to watch Jamie’s Dream…
St. Petersburg, Manchester
I’ve never been to a Russian restaurant before and hadn’t really ever thought about Russian food if i’m being honest. I am however always keen to learn about new cuisines so was very interested when I heard a new…
Taps Bar & Restaurant, Manchester
The words of the Taps website, not mine. Although I can confirm that my experience certainly was unique i’m not sure it was in the way they intended when they came up with that statement. Yes it was the first time that…
Southern Eleven, Manchester
Even in a year where I visited one of the best restaurants in the UK, L’Enclume and the best restaurant in the world Noma my first time at Southern Eleven last July was one of my highlights on 2011. I’ve been desperate…
Beluga, (Afternoon Tea), Manchester
I’m a big fan of ‘Afternoon Tea’, what’s not to love about tea, cake & sandwiches? I heard about ‘Afternoon Tea with a Twist’ at Beluga, the twist being that instead of tea you are served with cocktails and for a double…
Michael Caines @ The ABode – Amazing Graze Lunch Menu, Manchester
After two previously successful visits to Michael Caines @ The ABode Manchester I was very much looking forward to sampling the new Grazing menu. It didn’t live up to those previous visits though and whilst I appreciate…
Nam Ploy, Bolton
Bolton isn’t blessed with fantastic restaurants, in the latest edition of the Good Food Guide only ‘The Olive Press’ is listed and it’s been closed down. One restaurant that really should be included is ‘Nam Ploy’ a…
Northcote, Lisa’s Great British Menu, Blackburn
This year Lisa Allen of Northcote starred again in BBC2’s Great British Menu. The concept this year was to create ‘sharing dishes’ with an emphasis on creating diner participation and interaction. For the second year…
Tight, Cafe Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark
After eating at fine dining restaurants for the past couple of days we decided we’d like something a bit more casual for our last day in Copenhagen. We were spoilt for choice as there are countless cafe bars in the…
Restaurant Krebsegaarden, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wherever I ate on Noma-eve was going to have to be good if I had any chance of remembering it after eating at the best restaurant in the world. It was a hard decision as there are loads of interesting places to eat in…
Bar 7, Copenhagen, Denmark
After leaving Restaurant Krebsegaarden I literally stumbled upon one of the best cocktail bars I have ever visited. Bar 7 is tucked away on the same side street, i’m so glad that I happened to walk that way. Coming…
Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark – ‘The Best Restaurant In The World’
Ever since I first heard about Noma a few years ago I was desperate to go. My biggest culinary regret is not getting the chance to eat at the legendary El Bulli in Spain before it closed down; Noma seemed to be…
24 Bar & Grill, Manchester
24 Bar & Grill is named rather unoriginally after it’s address, 24 Princess Street, Manchester. It occupies the basement of the Arora Hotel which was previously home to the fine-dining restaurant ‘Obsidian‘ which I…
Aumbry, Gruffalo Lunch, Prestwich, Manchester
When I heard that Aumbry was holding a ‘Gruffalo Lunch’ it was the perfect opportunity to take my 2 young Gruffalo loving children to one of my favourite restaurants. We arrived at the restaurant in Prestwich to find it…
Vertigo, Manchester
I arrived at Vertigo knowing very little about it other than they claim on their website to be a ‘fine-dining/modern cuisine’ restaurant and the reason for my visit, that they were nominated for 2 awards in the…
The Smokehouse, Folkestone, Kent
Being in Folkestone I really wanted to visit Mark Sargeant’s new restaurant Rocksalt but unfortunately I had a ferry to catch and didn’t have the time. Instead I had to settle for his fish & chip shop ‘The Smokehouse’.…
L’Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria
I don’t often have much luck when it comes to weather but choosing to visit L’Enclume in the pretty Lake District village of Cartmel on by far the best weekend of the entire year was certainly very lucky indeed. It’s a…
Hooked, Windermere, Cumbria
I was lucky enough to be in the Lake District at the weekend, the weather was amazing and I ate at some fantastic restaurants including Michelin starred L’Enclume. One of the highlights of the weekend was much less…
The Bay Horse Inn, Ellel, Lancaster
On my way up to the Lake District to visit L’Enclume I was very happy to stumble upon The Bay Horse Inn, just off the M6 a few miles outside of Lancaster. It has won numerous ‘Gastropub’ awards and been featured in the…
