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2024 12 03 Simon Rogan Christmas Dinner

2024's best cook-at-home Christmas dinner boxes

Put that supermarket turkey back in the freezer, here’s some decadent alternatives to impress your...

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First Impressions: Porta, Didsbury / Stow, Bridge Street

Gordo casts an eye over two new spots from two well-known names

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‘The dishes deserve the spotlight’: Maya, Gay Village, reviewed

Olivia Potts checks in at Chorlton Street to see how the switcheroo is faring

Latest Manchester
stories

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Front Page 29/11: Carlton Club gets reprieve, Refuge hosts HIV exhibition plus 2025 at HOME

Your bumper briefing of news and what to look out for

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18 of the cosiest Manchester pubs and bars

Warm up with your favourite tipple in these top spots

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Lifeshare collaborates with local artists to fund Christmas project

Homelessness charity launches limited edition T shirts designed by well-known Manchester artists

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This City: ENO, Andy Rourke, SHB and Shakespeare

Jonathan Schofield picks out some recent stories from across the city

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We visit: Enchanted at Knowsley Safari

Lucy Allen gets in the holiday spirit with a trip to the safari park’s...

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25 years of Piccolino

Celebrate the silver anniversary of Manchester’s long-standing Italian favourite

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Where The Light Gets In to stage five-month Manchester takeover

‘A Play in the City’ will stage concept restaurants and immersive residencies in the city...

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‘Our Farm’: The 4-acre site in Cartmel Valley creating sustainable Michelin-star produce

Harley Young visits Simon Rogan’s farm for the ultimate field-to-fork experience

Manchester restaurant
reviews

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‘Simplicity at its barnstorming best’: Cantaloupe, Stockport, reviewed

David Adamson wonders where the time goes

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'A comforting combination of stodge and indulgence': Tartuffe, Side Street, reviewed

Georgina Pellant visits the kitchen turning comforting nostalgia into serious date-night fodder

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'An almost perfect country pub': Red Lion, Whitworth, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield on country walks and hearty food

2024 11 12 Taiko Gyoza

‘Beautifully balanced with a fiery flair’: Taiko by New Wave Ramen, Mackie Mayor, reviewed

Harley Young delights in a warm and very welcome trio of Japanese street food dishes

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'Blimey': Skof, Federation Street, reviewed

Gordo gets all excited about what the future may hold

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'The hottest table in town': Onda, Circle Square, reviewed

Georgina Pellant waxes lyrical on Manchester’s most famous tiramisu as she visits Onda’s new restaurant...

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'Lovely space and great meat': Blacklock, Peter Street, reviewed

Jonathan Schofield enjoys a very good sturdy subterranean meal

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'A joyous, simple celebration': A Tavola, New Mills, reviewed

David Adamson soaks up a slice of Sicily in High Peak

Things to do
in Manchester

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Confidential Safari #9: Festive feasting and expanding waistlines

David Adamson reports back from recent goingson in the city and beyond

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5 beautiful Lake District spa hotels you must visit

Tick off everything on your wellness wish list at these stunning destinations

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What’s on in Manchester: Christmas 2024

Ice rinks, light trails, German markets and more

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What’s on in Manchester for kids: Christmas 2024

Looking for family-friendly festivities? We've got Christmas with the kids in Manchester wrapped up

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Where to go for bottomless brunch in Manchester

Gather your pals, it's about to get tipsy

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Best Alternative Advent Calendars 2024

Kickstart your Christmas countdown the right way with one of these alternative advent calendars

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What's on in Manchester: Independent Christmas markets for 2024

Looking for an alternative to Manchester's Christmas Markets? Here's our favourites

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The Hot 50: the most popular restaurants in Manchester

Which restaurants have our readers been visiting in November?

Greater Manchester regions,
news and more

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Stockport: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson takes the temperature of a town in the midst of massive regeneration

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Rochdale: The Buzz in the Boroughs

David Adamson hears about a hopeful haven for independents whose 'best days are ahead of...

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Grove Street: Is Wilmslow wasting its potential?

David Adamson asks if the town’s pedestrianised street is putting its best foot forward

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'A strong catalyst for cultural life': Oldham Coliseum saved, so what next?

Tamikka Reid explores the impact the local arts venue had on the borough and what...

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This City: Crown Street Primary School, Stockport building, eels and mosaics

Jonathan Schofield picks out stories from across the city region

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This city: Deansgate chaos on the way, tallest tower yet, All Saints Park news

Jonathan Schofield picks out some property and landscape stories from the city

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Confidential Safari #8: Launches and lunches galore

David Adamson reports back from recent goingson in the city and beyond

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Confidential Safari #7: Happy Hour

David Adamson reports back on recent goings on from across the city and beyond

Travel

Lyon The Rhone

Lyon: two rivers, 4,000 restaurants and a rare appetite for life

Neil Sowerby salutes two very different heroes of France’s second city

Girona Main

Feast yourself on colourful Girona and the Costa Brava

Girona city, its hinterland and the Costa Brava offer a wealth of gastronomic delights as...

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The Club Hotel and Spa, Bohemia and St Helier

David Adamson delights in an autumnal escape to Jersey

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Glamping, goat walking and jaw-dropping views: A weekend in the Lake District

Harley Young takes a trip (even further) up North to the Lakes for an autumnal...