A Manchester restaurant has been recognised in the renowned Good Food Guide. Flawd, on Islington Marina, got name-checked in the foodie bible, along with scoring a rating of ‘very good’.
In a post to Instagram, the notice was a glowing one. “Gone are the derelict bomb sites and demolished factories in this revitalised corner of Manchester,” it reads. “New Islington is newly minted and the atmosphere along the marina feels somewhat Scandinavian.
“It's the perfect spot for this cosmopolitan wine bar with a deceptively simple sharing plates menu full of flair. Ingredients are as well sourced as the team who hail from Where The Light Gets In, Blue Hill at Stone Barns NYC, the late Fera at Claridge’s and Noma.”
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The restaurant opened last year, and has slowly become a word-of-mouth hit. Run by Richard Cossins, chef Joe Otway and Daniel Craig Martin, the small wine bar serves food from Cinderwood, the market garden also run by the trio in Nantwich, Cheshire.
The bar has just a tiny kitchen space, with the only equipment being a pressure cooker and a sandwich press. The dishes come from the garden to the plate, with the menu changing daily.
The team behind the restaurant were also behind the pop-up project Higher Ground, which was spawned before lockdown and took residence in the stilted ‘bungalow’ building at Kampus, opposite Canal Street. The first Higher Ground restaurant is currently being fitted out on the edge of China Town, and is all set to open in late February or early March.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Joe Otway said: “It feels great to receive recognition from the Good Food Guide, and a national publication that’s been established for a long time. We’re not that far away from opening Higher Ground at this point. If everything stays on track we’ll be opening the doors before the end of February.”
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