My three favourite Manchester places to eat! I am a big ‘foodie’. I love to cook for friends and family, and when I’m travelling abroad I always jump at the opportunity to eat as the locals do, experiencing all types of new flavours and methods of preparing food. I’m very lucky, because my home city of Manchester is full of great places to eat, with so much quality and variety to be found. Manchester is a city very close to my heart. I was raised here, got my first experience of the business life here, and to this day it’s where my company is based and the city where we undertake most of our renovations. And it’s a fantastic place for discovering and enjoying cuisine from around the world. Here are just three that I recommend any Manchester native – or a visitor to the city – discover and enjoy. Australasia, Spinningfields As the name suggests, Australasia’s aim is to bring “a laid back slice of modern Australian life” to Manchester. The menu includes food from around the Pacific Rim, including Indonesian, South East Asian and Japanese. To get the most from your visit, try sampling several smaller dishes rather than the traditional starter-main-dessert combination. And as a fan of architecture, I have to say the interior is stunning, too. http://australasia.uk.com/gallery/ El Gato Negro, 52 King Street On the topic of smaller dishes, El Gato Negro offers my favourite tapas in the city. The ever-changing menu is made up of whatever is in season and in fashion in Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastian at the time. Add to your meal with a selection wines and sherries sourced from Spain, too. For the ultimate experience, book a seat at the chef’s table and watch as the food is prepared right before your eyes. https://www.elgatonegrotapas.com/look/ Hawksmoor, Deansgate For something more traditional, Hawksmoor promises “the best steaks in Manchester”. It offers an excellent range of seafood and a variety of steaks, prepared as well as anywhere you’ll find in the city – or beyond! The restaurant is located inside an old Victorian courthouse and is another example of mouth-watering food served in beautiful surroundings. https://thehawksmoor.com/locations/manchester/ Of course, while these are my favourite go-to restaurants I still enjoy the thrill of discovering new places. So if you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them! Follow Faris Mousa’s Profile for more updates!
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One building dominates the Barcelona skyline: The Sagrada Família. It is so enormous in stature that it’s still under construction more than 100 years after work began.
This giant church, which will eventually reach 560 feet in height, was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, whose influences can be found all around the beautiful Catalan city. Gaudí first rose to prominence after showing his very early work at the World’s Fair in 1878. Through this, he was commissioned to work on what are, still to this day, some of the city’s most fascinating tourist attractions, including Palau Güell and Park Güell. Walking around Park Güell is a truly mind-bending experience and is a great showcase of his distinctive approach to architecture. I recommend it to anyone visiting Barcelona. He was then invited to work on the Sagrada Família, which was yet to begin construction. He completely overhauled the design, reimagining it in his own unique style. The church is unmistakably his, designed in his naturalistic style. That is to say, curves and unpredictable angles rather than straight lines – just as you find in nature. Following this, Gaudí began to experiment further and pioneered the equilibrated style – buildings which stand without internal support. He used tilted columns and lightweight materials to achieve this, and it can be seen in full effect at the Casa Batlló and the Casa Milà – two more of the city’s iconic buildings. Later in life, Gaudí dedicated himself to his work on the epic church. He died in 1926 at the age of 73. The building was attacked and the original plans destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, but work has continued. Today’s architects follow his designs faithfully and hope to complete the building in 2026, 100 years after his death. Gaudí was one of a kind. He was never afraid to play with form, and enjoyed employing both colour and texture to its full effect. The results are as bizarre as they are inspiring. A visit to Barcelona is all the more rewarding for the many buildings he designed and influenced. Follow Faris Mousa’s Profile for more updates! |
AuthorFaris Mousa is an entrepreneur based in Manchester who has worked on many residential and commercial projects. Faris Mousa is Director of Bluefig Investments (UK) Limited. It is a property investment and urban regeneration company. The company was incorporated on 2nd December 2014 and has registered offices located at 260 – 268 Chapel Street, Salford, Manchester, M3 5JZ Archives
July 2023
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