Just back from Glossop (report to follow), and a chance to show Mrs RM how Manchester has changed in the year since her last Christmas shopping binge in the Arndale. After a night on the craft in Glossop, I thought she’d appreciate a quick schooner in the Piccadilly Tap, as the one in Euston has… Continue reading NEW & NEWER IN PICCADILLY
Tag: Manchester
HOLTS
One other highlight of my latest Manchester trip was a brief reaquaintance with Holts, staying within sight of their brewery in Cheetham and visiting what is probably their flagship pub in the Shambles area. When I first visited Manchester, for pubs rather than music, Holts seemed to me to symbolise the city even more than Boddies. … Continue reading HOLTS
BRUNNING & PRICE(Y)
It’s hard to argue that eating out hasn’t become cheaper, relative to income, in the last 20 years or so, but harder to argue that food is better or more interesting. The homogenisation of pub menus continues apace, with the same ten or so “pub classics” on most menus in both chain and free houses. Some… Continue reading BRUNNING & PRICE(Y)
