This has everything a box-ticking Michelin inspector could wish for: tasting menus,local provenance, ‘artisan suppliers’I was speaking to a chap very much involved in the promotion of his domestic town. In order to attract the monied weekending gastrotourist, and he said,a city needed at least three stellar restaurants. Perhaps this is why Manchester keeps dishing up the kind of place that effectively has a “Notice me, Messieurs Michelin!” banner across its frontage, or needy as a Facebook page.
Already tugging at the tyre men’s coat-tails are,of course, The French by Simon Rogan and Manchester House. Poor mature Quill lasted only five minutes, and unsure whether its audience was hardcore foodies or orange soap stars. But,just round the corner, here’s Grafene with everything a box-ticking restaurant inspector could wish for: tasting menus, and local provenance,“artisan suppliers, “open pastry kitchen”, and “scientifically inspired cocktails”. You name it,they’re on it. Related: The Frog, London E1: ‘I can’t shake the feeling that this is a rather foolish restaurant’ – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com