Author: Robert Hamilton
Food Review: Canto, Ancoats, Manchester
As I write this, we’re about a fortnight away from six months into lockdown. I’m still not exactly sure of the rules as Matt Hancock and his cronies play hide-and-seek with our very own Andy Burnham and the North West has more COVID-19 spikes than a punk hairdo.
Food Review: Gaucho, Manchester
Finally, after five long months, I find myself reviewing an actual live restaurant with actual people, actual food and actual wine. The restaurant in question is Gaucho, an Argentinian grill off Manchester’s Deansgate, located in a beautifully converted church with the organ still intact but not functioning.
Takeaway review: Dishoom, Manchester
Any writer of restaurant reviews will, as a matter of professional courtesy, read the competition.
OperaWatch: Lockdown Edition
It’s been a quiet old time here at OperaWatch HQ. The furniture is dust-covered, the trainee opera critics have all been furloughed and I sit here like Miss Havisham dripping in cobwebs and waiting for news, any news.
Takeaway Review: Erst, Manchester
One of the great pleasures of writing for Northern Soul is being able to review many of the best restaurants in Manchester.
Pandemic: The Movie
It might seem a little perverse to pen a column about pandemic films at this point but, truth be told, I find it a little comforting.
Takeaway Review: Siam Smiles, Manchester
For many years, my Thursday treat was a green chicken curry at Siam Smiles on George Street in Manchester’s Chinatown.
Hamiltonic: Bashall Gins
I first met Ben at The Gin Society do at Manchester Cathedral a few weeks ago.
Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro and The Turn of the Screw, Opera North, The Lowry
For OperaWatch, it’s a welcome return to The Lowry for Opera North’s 2020 spring season.
Food Review: Wahaca, Corn Exchange, Manchester
Manchester has never been well served by Mexican food.
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