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Verjus, top pesto, umeboshi: are restaurant menus becoming more baffling?

Whether the descriptions are long and verbose, or short and opaque, there’s a fair chance you’ve suffered from ‘menu overwhelm’. What lies behind the changing language?

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024

No-shows, cork-sniffers and salt addicts: restaurateurs on 21 dining habits to avoid

Standing on chairs, invading the kitchen, complaining about the bill … customers’ manners often leave a little to be desired. Here, chefs, restaurant owners and sommeliers reveal what really irks them

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Save our pudding! Why restaurant desserts are disappearing

They were once a high spot of eating out. Now you’re lucky if the pudding menu stretches to a couple of choices. Is the UK losing its sweet tooth?

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

The extraordinary Treehouse themed hotel taking shape in Manchester city centre - and when it will open

It is one of the biggest and most eye-catching developments in the city centre at its prime spot on Deansgate

Manchester Evening News · Dec 6, 2022

What can I cook in a hot oven as it cools?

Our cooks say you can use up that residual heat for baking, roasting, drying out bread and herbs, toasting nuts – or just to warm plates

The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2022

Ace ‘Manchester dream team’ to head up the city’s newest hotel

Mary-Ellen McTague, The Unabombers and Belzan's Sam Grainger will curate the new space

Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2022