Jan 10
Every day, before the phone starts ringing off the hook, before the delivery men drop off the wine, beers, vegetables, meat, before my team are briefed with the specials for the day, before the clients walk through the door and before I turn on the PC, I love to sit in silence. Sweet Mandarin has …
Jun 11
#995 Sweet Nothing – Singing to Jon Bon Jovi Videos all night long and occasionally getting carried away as I play air guitar – oh and hogging the sofa. Since I can remember I have always had a ‘secret’ crush on Jon Bon Jovi and he looks more and more handsome as he gets older. …
Jun 10
#996 Sweet Nothing – Winning a Tenner on the Lottery The way I get my six numbers for the lottery is to read out the numbers in a calm monotone voice to the fat baby and if he squeaks or starts to babble, that number makes it way to the hotlist. Of course, sometimes, the …
Jun 08
#998 Sweet Nothing – Making one too many salt and pepper ribs – and having to eat it. Oh my word. There’s an extra rib frying and its got my name all over it. There are times when one is busy that things like this happen – accidently of course. Once cooked up, the only …
Jun 07
#999 Sweet Nothing – Meeting a client who has just flown in from Switzerland, taxi-ed from the airport to Sweet Mandarin and their sole purpose in visiting Manchester is to eat at Sweet Mandarin. When I set up my little restaurant with my two sisters in November 2004, many people were sceptical that this business …
Jun 06
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#1000 Sweet Nothing – The Last Ticket of the Night! My job is the head chef at Sweet Mandarin. That means, I generally have to cook. And cook. And cook. Thank God I love cooking. Since we’ve opened Sweet Mandarin the tickets have flown in as soon as the doors open until the doors close. …
Jun 05
I sometimes wonder where the week goes. I wake up, I work, I go to bed. Even on Monday which is my day off. However, there are so many sweet things that happen each day and I’m going to try to document them, even if to the outside world they are just minutae. Have you …
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19 Copperas St, Manchester, M4 1HS
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