I am a child of the 70s – I was born too late in the 60s to really “get” them, so I grew up in the era of spacehoppers, Spangles, polyester clothing, tank tops, Jon Perwee as Dr Who, Chopper bikes, Bay City Rollers, Tiswas…...
Chinese food has been part of my life since before I can remember. Literally. Apparently, my Christening party was held in a long-defunct Cantonese restaurant in Sale – and whether by osmosis or some strange spiritual connection, Chinese food has always held an irresistible fascination...
Well guys we did it! TheGastroclub was awarded ‘Manchester’s Food Hero’. Congurations everyone and thanks for all those who voted for us. (pictures of our award to follow!) Here’s a list of the other nominations and winners from the night: Restaurant of the Year 2011 –...
It’s been a bit of a long time coming but we have finally got something to represent the ever growing beast that is Gastroclub. So without further a do, here it is: We also have these awesome badges for the hardcore members among you (It just means...
Ah Vnam Cafe – or (to use its “authentic local name”) – the ‘where the **** is that?’ Cafe! Its a cafe. It serves Vietnamese food. Yes, things CAN be that straightforward, oh cynical reader! The Vnam Cafe sits on Oldham Road, opposite the Royal...
I have this stock answer ready whenever I mention San Carlo Cicchetti, the stylish Italian eatery based on the ground floor of House of Fraser (formerly known as Kendals, of course.) It’s hard to imagine that the casual, relaxed and friendly environment of...
There’s no two ways about it; the Manchester Gastroclub is a very fine thing. Katie Brunt’s merry band of convivial eaters take over a different restaurant every month, where they assemble to eat, drink and – obsessively – take pictures of their food before tweeting these along...
OK, cards on the table – my mother is in her 70s and has been ill for a while. This means that she often doesn’t want a large, heavy meal – especially at lunchtimes. However she does enjoy (as do so many women of a...
Southern Eleven, billed as serving authentic, traditional, home-style favourites from the eleven southern US states, arrived in Spinningfields in July. The menu is mouth-watering so I was excited to visit shortly after it opened. Starting with li’l sausage links was a great choice, eight lip-tinglingly...
Want to be a food reviewer? Despite the widening waist belt eating out and reviewing restaurants has a lot of pluses and if it is something you have always wanted to do now’s the time. All Gastroclub members can use the website as a platform...
Firstly steph please accept my apologies for the delay in getting this post up which was (obviously) supposed to go up on our birthday. Brilliant post however so here it is: Do you want the opportunity to give that perfect birthday gift? Well, as you will (hopefully)...
Not a Gastroclub visit (yet) but club member Laura Maley reviews a hidden Gem in Manchester. Unfortunately Laura didn’t take any pictures of the food so I have substituted with images I deem suitable. A visit to St Petersburg was a friendly and surprising break from a...
We ’re over a year old now and have grown to 350 members. Despite the numerous offers of help by members over the year I have always declined but as we get bigger I’ve realised it is no longer a one women job. The Plan 1) Impromptu meeting in...
This month our lovely inter-city member ‘Miss Cay’ writes of her love affair with a dessert at Harvey Nichols. I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get around to writing about Manchester’s very own Gastro Club, which is arguably one of the most...
This months review is a guest post from Gastroclub veteran Tom Iveson. Enjoy. “The blackness of the space sucked me in as I spiralled skyward, Darkness all around me, shimmering….” Well yes, I would expect the wall paper in Vertigo restaurant to have at...
Our Christmas write-up has been lovingly written up by Manchester’s very own Greedy Girl, Deborah Stuttard and photos by the wonderfully talented Mark Stuttard: There are days that define a generation. December 17th 1903 when men first took to the sky, October 9th 1940...
Guest post from the wonderful Deborah Stuttard (aka The Greedy Girl) and photos by the very talented Mark Stuttard: When we were told that the theme for this month’s Gastroclub was ‘school dinners’ I did consider not going. It may be many moons since I’ve dinned...
I love when you walk into a restaurant and just feel at home. That’s how I felt when greeted by our lovely host Lisa Tse, armed with individual Chinese name badges for each one of her guests. She’d been given the brief to serve us...
Our first guest post come from the lovely Manchester Foodie, Rowena Forbes: Last night I dreamt that I was pregnant. Dream analysts would probably have plenty to say about this. Perhaps it’s a subconscious urge to start procreating. Perhaps it marks the start of a...
Little Red Courgette
Menued
Moregeous
The Greedy Girl