Does Manchester have good Restaurants?

The Manchester Circuit Series
In association with Manchester Confidential presents:

Does Manchester have good Restaurants?
A look at food and drink in our City

When and Where:
6:30 pm, Tuesday 22nd April at The Circle Club, Barton Arcade, Manchester

The Talk:
Join us for an evening of dinner and debate as we discuss fine dining in Manchester and the essential ingredients needed for the ideal dining out experience. We'll be looking at what makes a successful restaurant and how restaurateurs can create a seamless dining experience. Joining us for the evening is our panel of esteemed connoisseurs who will divulge their knowledge of the industry and give the restaurant goers amongst us some top tips and secret inside information on where the best places are to eat in Greater Manchester. With The Circle Club head chef Neil Lorenzo (awarded AA Rosette) dishing up some exquisite supper time treats, this looks set to be an evening of tantalising dishes and tasty tips...
On the panel:
Ray King - Food Critic - Ray and his wife invented the MEN food pages back in 1986 and did them until 2004. He is now a food and drink writer for Cheshire, Lancashire and Lake District Life Magazines and a member of the judging panel for the Life Magazines' Food and Wine awards.
David Heeley - co-founder in 1985 and Company President of Hi-Life Diners Club, which is today the UK and Ireland’s number one dining club, currently with over 100,000 members. David is regularly a spokesperson for the media on all aspects of dining – from both a restaurateurs prospective as well as a diners – with many appearances on television and radio. These include Granada Television’s “Grub’s Up”, Century Fm, BBC GMR, Radio Lancashire etc. etc.

Mark Garner aka Gordo - Food Critic and Publisher of Manchester Confidential
Topics covered:
• How good is the Manchester restaurant scene?
• What makes an excellent restaurant?!
• Do we have enough choice in Manchester?
• How important really is a restaurants wine list?
• What are the best ways to getting a high profile reputable restaurant?
• The panels top tips!
If there is any other area you would like to see discussed please email us at [email protected]

How much?
Free for Circle members. Non members £5 on the door. To book your place please RSVP to [email protected]

A food and drink debate wouldn't be complete without some top nosh at hand so Neil Lorenzo and the Circle Club are offering a very special menu at £10 per head:
• cod loin baked with vermouth in basil cream & tomato diamonds with new potatoes & green beans
• slow braised oxtail steamed pudding with butternut squash fondant & green pea crème fraiche
• roast aubergine stuffed with red pepper & tomato masala ragu, celeriac remoulade & parmesan breadcrumbs
• corn fed chicken breast with pulses, pancetta, fondant potato & Madeira jus

Visit the debate series online:
www.thecircuitseries.com


Future events:
Tue 6th May – The morality of plastic surgery
Tue 13th May – How to grab your next client.

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Posted: Tuesday 22nd April 2008
ID: 2687 - 82