Manchester is thriving with new and exciting places to stay and new luxury boutique hotel, Dakota is just another set for this. Dakota Manchester will bring some of the largest hotel bedrooms and suites in the city. Located on Ducie Street, close to Piccadilly Station, Dakota has 137 luxury bedrooms,
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It’s hard not to get a little ranchy when you’re discussing Gaucho. I think it’s all the cowhide and fabulous waiting outfits with the tool kits that look like they could lasso and brand cattle before you can say bottomless brunch. So, saddle up if you enjoy brunch
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Located on Bridge Street, Deansgate lies a hidden Turkish treasure. Café Istanbul celebrates the authentic depth of Turkish flavours and boasts them on Manchester’s door step. Café Istanbul serves as Manchester’s longest established Turkish restaurant (around 40 years) and it’s no surprise that with great experience, comes great
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A local whiskey connoisseur turned blogger has recently had much success from his special release whiskies and plans further expansions for the new year. Brand strategy consultant Greg Dillon, a former employee of Reuters and Bloomberg, released two limited edition scotch whiskies in association with his blog GreatDrams,
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Located on Peter’s Street, lies one of Manchester’s most innovative Indian restaurants, Asha’s. In this Bollywood palace, authentic flavours are blended with a contemporary perspective to redefine Indian cuisine. The journey of creator Asha Bhosle, a Bollywood icon’s humble beginnings are celebrated throughout the dining experience. Once
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Now you can brunch with a Japanese vibe at the newly launched Peter Street Kitchen in the revamped Radisson for a super cool weekend treat that starts from £35 per person and it’s well worth it. In fact, the Viva crew, all suffering in their own ways from
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A household name and synonymous for its traditional rustic Italian food, Carluccio’s has always been a go to restaurant. Whether it’s for a family occasion, a business meal or even just for dinner, so why has it had to relaunch itself to city-dwellers and shoppers in Chester? With
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Restaurant and bar, School For Scandal, based in Manchester is giving away real cash to diners throughout the month of January. The restaurant and bar located on First Street has teamed up with fashion brand fearlesss.co.uk to give away £50 in real cash to every 100th customer dining with them throughout the month
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For some reason, even though it’s literally on the doorstep of two of the VIVA foodies, we’ve not visited Gaucho as often as we should. It’s a lovely space, maybe one of the only Argentinian steak houses to have an original church organ, all cowhide, black and white,
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The acclaimed chef greed a deal with private investors to take over the restaurant in November, in order to continue the legacy built by late Living Ventures restaurateur Tim Bacon. The relaunch is funded by investors with previous restaurant industry experience. The move comes after a hugely successful
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