By Tom Gatehouse @tragatehouse wayofthechef.co.uk “So I have chopsticks at home,” began Cyprus, my companion for the evening, looking timidly at the pair just placed in front of her by our impeccably dressed waiter, “but I just use them for tying back my hair.” Granted, the concept of peer pressure
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You’re likely to have noticed the glass entrance leading down into the restaurant Australasia, the striking architectural design makes it really stand out on the concrete streets of Manchester. It’s been on my must-visit list since moving to the city and when I finally did, I was I was given
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By Tom Gatehouse @tragatehouse wayofthechef.co.uk With a restaurant name indicating a 22-site address of outrageous proportions, I couldn’t help but expect 28-50 Fetter Lane to be housed in some sort of secret, City of London cavern. With the capital’s oldest wine bar, Gordon’s down Villiers Street, possessing not only of
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Last week, The Potting Shed Bar & Gardens opened the doors to it’s latest venue, located in the beautiful market town of Northallerton. The VIP launch gave lucky guests the first look at the historic, grade II listed building, following it’s multi-million pound transformation into a garden-themed pub. Guests
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Did you know that port takes its name from the city of Oporto, Portugal from where it was originally shipped? The drink used to be fortified with brandy to keep it stable on its long journey to market and such was its popularity that, by 1756, the Douro Valley surrounding
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By Tom Gatehouse @tragatehouse wayofthechef.co.uk A baby blue, two-piece suit without a tie, fourteen of the twelve available buttons undone to the waist, two pairs of sunglasses and a pocket chuff, no socks and chocolate weave loafers. That’s what greeted me when my dinner companion arrived at The Arch Hotel
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By Tom Gatehouse @tragatehouse wayofthechef.co.uk Best way to start here is with my companion’s second cocktail: The Bosom Caresser. Three parts cocoa butter and hazelnut Old Forester bourbon, two parts toasted banana and brioche cream, and one part walnut-vanilla essence. Not your usual cup of char, that’s for sure, but
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There’s a new drinking game at VIVA HQ where everyone glugs whenever VIVA Ems mentions she DJ’d at Glastonbury. In fact, the art of dropping ‘I JUST DJ’d at GLASTO’ is now called Glastoclanging and VIVA Ems is the outright winner. I just thought I’d better explain why many VIVA
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I love the Restaurant Bar and Grill’s terrace and always feel a little sorry for the inside bit of one of Manchester’s original cool haunts. The inside is like the overlooked mate, very pretty in its own right but not a patch on the floozy sexiness of the terrace which
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By Tom Gatehouse @tragatehouse wayofthechef.co.uk UPDATE AUGUST 2017: The Bothy has now been renamed “The Sipping Room” First things first, a big shout out to Google for clearing up my first and only real problem with The Bothy on West India Quay in East London. As I took a seat at
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