Interview
Scott Davies, The Three Chimneys
When owners Shirley and Eddie Spear opened The Three Chimneys in 1984, little did they know that three decades later this former stone croft would become one of the world’s most renowned restaurants.
When owners Shirley and Eddie Spear opened The Three Chimneys in 1984, little did they know that three decades later this former stone croft would become one of the world’s most renowned restaurants.
Walking through Manchester’s rainy city centre you may stumble upon a record shop, a green-tiled pub, an iconic red brick building or one of the city’s many restaurants or cafés. Yet down an auspicious alleyway in the Northern Quarter, lies one of the city’s best loved and longest standing places to eat.
For International Women’s Day, we asked three hospitality professionals about their roles in the industry – how they divide their time, manage their tasks, and keep their businesses relevant and in demand.
The old cliché that ‘to eat well in England you should eat breakfast three times a day’ hasn’t been true for a very long time. But given the incredible variety on offer in central London, you’ll want to eat breakfast three times a day at least.
‘Where?’ was the most usual response when I told friends of my gastronomic trip to Yerevan. Little Armenia is often overlooked. Throughout its long history, this small and mountainous state (population about three million) has had to fight for its cultural survival – and food has been at the centre of its sense of national identity. Phil Harriss takes us on a guided tour of its food markets and restaurants.