THE HIDEAWAY under Ramsons in Ramsbottom is to re-open.
What we are recreating is a backstreet from Venice, one of the ones you stumble upon, hidden away from the usual tourist haunts
The re-invigoration of Ramsons with the cooking of Louise Varley has led to the decision.
The name of the venue will be the Venetian Hideaway will sport a Venetian chef and a Venetian manager/operator. The latter has the utterly delightful name of Paolo Pop.
Pop said this to Confidential: "All the food will be Venetian and nearly all sourced directly from Italy.
"There'll be an aperitivo bar selling very indvidual and very Venetian drinks such as Sgroppino, a mix of prosecco, lemon sorbet and vodka and Bicicletta, a mix of Campari and Pinot Grigio.
"The bar is going to be full of finger food, with cold dishes such as seafood, cold pasta dishes, tramazini - a type of sandwich - prawns and calamari. Nothing will be deep fried and there'll be a true proscuitto cotto.
"What we are recreating is a backstreet from Venice, one you stumble upon, hidden away from the usual tourist haunts. We are also going to have a wood-fired oven that will be the only proper wood-fired oven in Greater Manchester for producing true Italian bread and for cooking steaks."
Confidential wishes the Venetian Hideaway luck. The restaurant has thirty covers and will, if all things go well, open on 1 February."
Here's a selection of dishes people can expect:
