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Published 8 May 2026
A first look at The Trof, Manchester
Trof (est. 2003) in Manchester’s Northern Quarter has been rebranded as The Trof Pub & Dining Room with a menu that “shoots for classy but approachable”. Is it the right way to go in Manchester right now, asks Emma Sturgess?
5 Dishes to Try at Sargasso
When cool East Londoners take a break from the city, they go to Margate (where else!). When cool East Londoners are in Margate, they eat at Sargasso, sister to Brawn in East London. It’s all very convenient. Here’s what they eat there.
Same Impala?
Vittles’ Jonathan Nunn has been off the grub since the publication of the Vittles 99 last December. He has returned to the restaurant beat to review Meedu Saad’s Impala, the new restaurant from Super8 Restaurants. See where he goes comparing Super8 with indie studio A24: “Both have spent the last decade appearing to be at the avant-garde while also being ruthlessly successful.”
Review of The Yellow Bittern
What on earth is the man who once ate his way around every three Michelin star restaurant in the world (at the time) going to make of communist Hugh Corcoran’s funny little King’s Cross restaurant? Read on…
