Author: Robert Hamilton
Taking the plunge: we test the waters at Victoria Baths, Manchester
I have one small cup for sporting prowess.
Food Review: Luciano by Gino D’Acampo, Alderley Edge
As I travelled to Cheshire’s Alderley Edge to sample the new spring menu at Luciano by Gino D’Acampo, my mind turned to Valentina Harris.
Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
I’m always amazed by the success of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM).
Opera Review: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Opera North, The Lowry, Salford
We are living in strange times. For the first time in more than 40 years of opera-going, I was about to hear a national anthem.
Opera Review: The Wind, Erland Cooper and the Chorus of Opera North, RNCM, Manchester
Eschewing my usual Friday night supping gin with pals at Manchester’s HOME, I strolled down Oxford Road to the Royal Northern College of Music for an evening of culture and wine.
Food Review: Campagna at The Creameries, Chorlton, Manchester
I’ve always thought that the length of a good lunch should be about the same as a football match: around two hours (give or take a few minutes for injury time and the obligatory half-time break).
Food Review: District, Oldham Street, Manchester
When I booked my tasting menu at Manchester’s District, its website informed me that Discovery (£50 a head) encapsulated ‘a new life in the off-world colonies’ and ‘a new chance in a golden land of opportunity and adventure’.
Food Review: Supper Club, Butcher’s Quarter, Manchester
During the first lockdown, when the great and the good were allegedly being ambushed by cakes, I contented myself with a weekly bike ride to the Northern Quarter and Ancoats in Manchester.
Opera Review: Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss / The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti, Royal Northern College of Music
It was a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon as The Blonde and I walked down Oxford Road towards the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) to attend its reopening to the public.
Review: Polish Wine Tasting, The Spärrows, Manchester
Everyone I mentioned this event to reacted with the same quizzical raised eyebrow. “Polish wines?” “Yes,” I said. “Polish wines”.
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