Tiki isn’t just for the summer – something that Miami Tiki proved at their launch late last week at Hatch. If you’re familiar with Hatch on Oxford Road, home to personal favourites, Ol Beer bar (and nano brewery), Parmogeddon, and T’arricri, you’ll know about their very own cocktail bar, Miami Ice. For those who aren’t,…
Back in early 2019, Cleo Farman launched Diablesse Rum with two expressions – Caribbean and Clementine Spiced (you can find my reviews here). They have grown steadily in popularity, the Caribbean offering a classic blended rum great for drinking neat or cocktails, the Clementine Spiced offering something almost Christmassy in flavour. Comforting and warming. And…
T his week saw me craving cake. I mean I know it hadn’t been that long since I last had afternoon tea – early December saw a second visit to Cherry Jam in Stockport. But when a craving hits, and happens to coincide with a tweet reminding you of an old favourite… A girl’s gotta do,…
Another week, another… Wait, haven’t I said this before? I think I have. Still true though. This week we welcomed the Maldron Hotel to the city. Located barely a stone’s throw (pebble? Piece of gravel?) from Circle Square, this huge terracotta coloured building is sister to the Clayton Hotel (which opened a few weeks ago,…
It’s not secret that I love a brew. Or several. The pandemic has only reinforced that. Coffee especially – as I wasn’t spending as much money drinking coffee away from home, I explored the coffees available across Manchester. Ancoats, Salford Roasters, Heart & Graft (the latter even delivered in person). I’ve completely spoiled myself. Sure…
Last night saw the latest hotel launch – this time Moxy over in Spinningfields. Opposite Hey Little Cupcake, and a hop skip and a jump from cocktail lovers’ favourite Schofield’s, it’s the latest in a slew of hotel openings for the city centre in 2022. Promising a fresh look it’s being dubbed a party hotel,…
Another week, another new venue opening, and this one is a little different. As part of the Circle Square development on Oxford Road (where the BBC used to be, yes that huge space there), Hello Oriental is both a food hall (think Altrincham Market or Mackie Mayor), but underground, and specialising in Eastern treats. Think…
There’s a special place for potato products in my heart. They’re so versatile. Chips can be a meal on their own – add a sauce for dunking, top with chilli or pulled pork, or just gravy and grated cheese. You can even go carbs on carbs with a chip butty. But, though we have an…
It feels like far too long since I got my mitts on a gin selection, and this one is a bit of a good un. For background, Psychopomp Microdistillery was somewhat informally founded in 2007, (that tale as old as time involving stills and experimental distilling in a basement) becoming a formal company some seven years…