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RESTAURANT REVIEW: IBÈRICA MANCHESTER

RESTAURANT REVIEW: IBÈRICA MANCHESTER

With clocks set to go back next weekend (hurrah!), this leaves you with a whole extra hour to indulge in whatever your heart desires. For me, I would very much like to spend those precious 60 minutes trying out new dishes. I tend to seek out cosier eateries when the nights draw in; it is that heady combination of twinkly…

RESTAURANT REVIEW: 20 STORIES MANCHESTER

RESTAURANT REVIEW: 20 STORIES MANCHESTER

If heaven existed, I believe it would be a place filled with soft white lights, flickering Jo Malone candles, positive energy, a mammoth library which includes Agatha Christie’s entire collection and the dulcet tones of Morgan Freeman on a tannoy relaying cake recipes intermingled with messages of love. So, Morgan would say something like: “Here comes the recipe for a…

Press night: Singh’s Fine Dining Restaurant, Nottingham

Press night: Singh’s Fine Dining Restaurant, Nottingham

Singh’s Fine Dining Restaurant nestled on Market Street, Nottingham, hosted a press night yesterday to celebrate its new menu launch. Food bloggers (whom it was a pleasure to meet) were treated to delicious tasters from the kitchen, including sophisticated amuse bouche, grown up Kashmiri karahi and a magnificent mountain of vegetable bhujiya. I caught up with Satwinder Singh, the head chef at…

Restaurant review: Okra Restaurant, Friargate, Derby

Restaurant review: Okra Restaurant, Friargate, Derby

I’m hooked on the Great British Menu where I’m seeing variations of curry appear on menus from all regions. Curry is now a de facto firm British favourite, ranking high on top favourite cuisines in the UK. According to one survey, over 23 million people eat curry regularly* and I can only envisage this number to steadily rise. With the…