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Must see: The Hairy Bikers

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If there’s a pair of cooks on TV today that sum up the phrase ‘food, glorious food’, it’s the Hairy Bikers. Simon King and David Myers have reignited the nation’s love affair with good grub – from hearty English standards like pie and mash to exotic flavours picked up on their international travels. Read more…

Pub Of The Year 2010 - an update...

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City centre pub The Deansgate is the early front runner in the race to be crowned MEN Pub Of The Year for 2010. Hundreds of votes have already been cast in our competition as the race to find the region’s top pub began in earnest last week (March 1). Read more…

Sherry

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This Mother’s Day, why not indulge your family in a wine that will span the generations with style? A wine that will do for an elegant aperitif as well as the perfect match for pudding. Read more…

Battle of the Italians: San Carlo v Rosso

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Dianne Bourne looks at how Manchester’s Italian heavyweights measure up – celeb-friendly restaurant San Carlo and young upstart Rosso. Which do you prefer? Tell us here... Read more…

Digest: CityLife Pub Of The Year 2010 (and more...)

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Everyone has a favourite boozer. Be it inner city drinking den or out of the way country pub, we all have our top place to drink, eat and get merry. Now you can vote for yours... Read more…

Digest: Ale and whisky festivals

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With my head only just clearing after last month’s fantastic CityLife-backed National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester, there are two very different beer festivals to enjoy this weekend. Read more…

Digest: National Chip Week, Dockers, cupcakes...

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It is National Chip Week and among the promotional blurb, with statistics galore extolling the virtues of the humble food (a portion of chip shop chips has less fat than a prawn mayo sarnie, don’t you know!) is one startling fact. Read more…

Digest: Tips for Valentine's Day 2010

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YOU’VE got to be brave – or madly in love – to eat out this weekend. The world and his wife/mistress/boyfriend will be dining but at least there are a few special menus to stare longingly at. Read more…

Digest: Food festivals - Wigan, Ramsbottom, Nantwich

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FOOD festivals seem to be starting earlier and earlier in the year now. They were once crammed into summer and early autumn but such is their popularity that next month sees a few worth checking out in our area. Read more…

Hi-Life Dining Awards 2010: Winners announced

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ONE of the veteran stars of Manchester’s foodie scene was celebrating scooping one of the top gongs at the annual Hi-Life Dining Awards. Italian culinary whizz Enzo Mauro was crowned Best Chef for his work at acclaimed city centre eaterie Stock. Read more…

Digest: Northern Hospitality Awards, Alderley Restaurant, Carriage Restaurant

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THE call has gone out for entries for one of the north’s most prestigious foodie awards. Restaurants, hotels, bars and pubs have just a couple of weeks to get their entries in for this year’s Northern Hospitality Awards, which will be presented in April. Read more…

Hi-Life Awards 2010: Will Yang Sing triumph?

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THE great and good of the region’s foodie scene will be heading out for the annual Hi-Life Dining Awards on January 29, with Yang Sing’s head chef Harry Yeung and Stock’s Enzo Mauro doing battle in the Best Chef category. Read more…

Does Manchester have an odd dining scene?

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I CAN’T agree with top restaurant guide Harden’s latest conclusions about dining out in Manchester. The 2010 guide is out now and declares that the city centre “has perhaps the oddest restaurant scene in the UK”. Read more…

Winter Ales Festival returns for 2010

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NOW this is a proper winter! And so the National Winter Ales Festival – which arrives in our snowbound city on January 20 – has never sounded more appropriate. And how better than to warm yourself up than the annual four-day celebration of the nation’s best seasonal beers. Read more…

Hi-Life: Free trial membership offer

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DINING out is back on the menu, thanks to Hi-Life Diners’ Club and CityLife. Enjoy two meals for the price of one at hundreds of restaurants across Greater Manchester. Read more…

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Battle of the Italians: San Carlo v Rosso

Colette Booth wrote: 1 week ago

I've not tried Rosso yet but was in San Carlo last night (have been scores of times) and was a little disappointed by the welcome - charmless really, redeemed slightly by the drinks waiter who was more friendly. We had to ask to pay the bill. The garlic bread was too crispy to finish and although the rest of the food was excellent I just felt it had lost its edge - for now. Maybe try Rosso next time?

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Must see: The Hairy Bikers

Sarah Walters wrote:

If there’s a pair of cooks on TV today that sum up the phrase ‘food, glorious food’, it’s the Hairy Bikers. Simon King and David Myers have reignited the nation’s love affair with good grub – from hearty English standards like pie and mash to exotic flavours picked up on their international travels.

Read more

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