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Cornerhouse: loving the pizzas
Cornerhouse - where to start eh? I luckily used to work right near this centre of arty-cultural goodness so its delights were ready available. But last week I met an old work colleague for some Cornerhouse pizza action, and I realised how much I missed it. Click here to use social bookmarks Hide Sites $$('div.d11').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) }); -
More pies at Nexus, Northern Quarter
Yes more pies. In a nod of respect to British Pie Week which has just concluded, I've written a another pie-based blog post. And after that I will stop eating pies because I can't afford all this food blogging AND a larger pair of jeans. Whatever anyone says about British cuisine, you really can't beat a large creamy chicken pie or tender steak pie with thick gravy on a wintery day. It's comfort food at its best, and if made from scratch it isn't as unhealthy as a store-bought second rate effort. Nexus on Dale Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter serves Pieminister's offering, as does Cup round the corner, which is not a bad thing but if more places in the Northern Quarter hop aboard this pie train there won't be much variation. There is a really good article from the Telegraph from January 2008, charting the success of this small company from touting their wares at Glastonbury to supplying pubs and cafes all over the UK. Like any forward-thinking food company, they use only quality ingredients such as free-range meat and no hydrogenated fats. -
Town Cafe in Heaton Moor
Due to my kitchen being redone and the contents of it being scattered across my dining room, I will be eating out a lot this week. A pleasant start to this was dropping into the Town cafe in Heaton Moor. After a flurry of DIY shopping at Dunelm Mill, Argos and B&Q, my friend and [...]