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The Top 25 Most Read Food And Drink Stories Of 2011
Heston Blumenthal comes to Manchester...and then there are some serious ones
HERE are the top ten food and drink stories in terms of reads in 2011 on Manchester Confidential. They showed an interesting diversity.
Our exclusive preview of Australasia gained the most reads, then our new story about Paul Heaton of the Beautiful South taking over the Kings Arms in Salford, followed by the Red Hot World Buffet phenomenon. In the list there's even a chip shop, a patisserie and the death of Brannigans.
Many of the news stories about openings and closures were the most popular food and drink articles this year.
At Confidential we’re particularly proud of the high ranking here of our April Fool’s Day spoof about Heston Blumenthal opening in Chorlton, in a restaurant called Chorlton:Heston.
The serious yet silly review of Red Hot World Buffet is also highly placed on this list.
What can't be denied is 2011 was surprisingly active with openings and announcements and aside from the closure of The Modern there were very few major losses.
Let's hope that trend continues into 2012.
For our Confidential food writers choice of the best restaurant, newcomer, bar and pub of the year click here.
You can follow Jonathan Schofield on Twitter here @JonathSchofield
The Top 25 Most Read Stories
Australasia exclusive: this food could be the best yet
Exclusive: Paul Heaton Takes Over Kings Arms, Salford
Heston Blumenthal opens in Manchester
Marco Pierre White opens in Manchester
Jamie Oliver confirms King Street restaurant
Rozafa, Greek Restaurant, review
Browns Bar and Brasserie EXCLUSIVE preview
The Rose Garden Restaurant Review
EXCLUSIVE: L'Entrecote to open in Manchester
Brannigans closes: a city mourns
63 Degrees, New French Restaurant, Reviewed
Kyotoya, Japanese Restaurant, Reviewed
And For A Laugh Here's Our April Fool’s Day Menu At Chorlton:Heston
Starters
Wasabi-soused elk tongue with fatigued espuma
Herons-blood noflyzone with Gaddafi rock salad
Amuse pooch (small happy dog)
Harsh and abrasive snails rigorously denied
Mains
Scorched marlin hoof, fettled potato and helium-roasted monster munch
The Medlock Egg: placenta conceived out of Medlock, deep-fried in sumac-sprinkled loam
Steak tartar: cold, dead, beef
Punished ducks, with kitchen-caught locally sourced wasp puree
Sides
Loads of beetroot, just loads of it
Desserts
Massive Tesco Surprise with appalled local raspberries
Mashed mish of mish mash, nish and tish
Swarfega and bilberry pavlova
Exploded sherbet lemons in Space
Heston Blumenthal's Signature Dish On Edible Paper - or so we said back on 1 April 2011
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Loved the Blumenthal thing
Jonathan - you are a serious rival to Richard Littlejohn
Elaine, good lord I don't really look to RL or any of his kind. Especially since I don't like the Mail or trust it in the least, hence this article last year: <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/…/a>…;;
Hells bells Jonathan - can't call your article up but what is it with all these Mail bashers? It was a compliment at the end of the day that certainly doesn't warrant such a vehement reprimand!
Elaine, I must have been having a bad day. It's just I suppose I'm not a massive fan of Littlejohn or The Mail's editorial lines. I apologise for being ungracious.
Thanks - apology accepted.
My family and I dined at Albert's Manchester last evening and I was very disappointed because it was my suggestion to dine there. We arrived for our booking at 5pm and the lunch menu was still being served. By 5:20 we decided to make our order only to be told that even though it indicated on the menu that the lunch menu ended at 5:30 we could not choose from the evening menu because the chef was busy serving the lunch menu. Our waiter was very apologetic and emarrassed to say the least. Following on from this, on observing how things ran: the service was slow and slap-dash yet the staff ware running around like headless chickens. The female staff looked untidy: bra straps showing uncombed hair and the front desk presentation was poor. Our bill amounted to £150 from an evening at Albert's, I have dined there several times and I have also recommended it to my friends and colleagues. After last nights disappointment I can say I will never dine at Albert's again.