Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Michael McIntyre will perform a six-night residency at the Manchester Arena as part of a brand new autumn UK tour. Tickets for the Wednesday 24 – Monday 29 October shows are on sale now, priced £35.00. Please note, …
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Jul 01
Remember Roxette? They’re here!
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Pop duo Roxette will play the Manchester Arena this summer as part of their first live UK shows in more than 17 years. Tickets for the Wednesday 4 July Manchester concert are on sale now, priced £35.00. Performing tracks …
Jun 12
Blink 182 at the MEN Arena, Visit Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Californian trio Blink 182 return to the Manchester Arena on Friday 15 June for the first time since 2004′s sold-out appearance to perform hits from their pop punk back catalogue including I Miss You, What’s My Age Again, …
Apr 15
JLS & Sweet Mandarin – A Match Made In Heaven
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here JLS need no introduction. On 20th April 2012 they grace the MEN Arena. They are self-made legends. They inspire us to cook our heart out. Enjoy a match made in Heaven. Dine at Sweet Mandarin, stroll to the …
Apr 02
#950 Sweet Nothing – Shanghai Dumplings
In this Sweet Nothing, I will explore with you about the Shanghai Dumplings that we serve at Sweet Mandarin, an award winning restaurant in Manchester (www.sweetmandarin.com) run by three twentysomething sisters (including me). As a British Born Chinese, I have lived a very British way of life being educated in Manchester and Flinders, an Australian University. However, …
Mar 30
Drake at the MEN Arena, Visit Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Award-winning rapper and actor Drake will play his first headline Manchester Arena show on Sunday 1 April. Tickets for The Club Paradise Tour are on sale now, priced £35.00. Since breaking onto the rap scene in 2006, Drake …
Mar 20
Florence + The Machine + Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Florence + The Machine will perform at the Manchester Arena on Thursday 15 March as part of 2012′s Ceremonials UK tour – the first chance her Manchester fans will have to hear the new album performed live. Tickets, …
Mar 17
The Four Tops and The Temptations at Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Legendary Motown artists The Four Tops and The Temptations return to the Manchester Arena joined by very special guests R&B disco kings Tavares and seminal sixties girl band The Crystals. Tickets for the Friday 23 March show are …
Feb 16
Little Mix and the X Factor – Visit Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Since The X Factor returned to our screens in August, we’ve been treated to more drama, more craziness, more fun and more judges’ putdowns than ever before – and things are only going to get more intense. But …
Jan 30
Strictly Come Dancing Waltzes to Sweet Mandarin
Sweet Mandarin is a 10minute walk to the MEN Area. Perfect for a Pre-concert meal. Book here Strictly Come Dancing 2011 winner Harry Judd will lead an all-star celebrity line-up at this year’s live Manchester shows. Fellow finalists Australian acting and singing superstar Jason Donovan and local actress Chelsee Healey plus ex-Eastenders legend Anita Dobson, former footballer …
Jul 04
Blink 182 comes to Manchester (and love Banana Fritters with Ice Cream)
Its great being a short 10minute walk away from the MEN Arena because we get to meet all the stars that perform at the MEN Arena. If you are going, be sure to book your pre-concert dinner at Sweet Mandarin (click here). Blink 182, the Californian trio return to the Arena for the first time …
Jun 03
Father’s Day – 19th June – I Love You Dad
I know one day will never make up for all the universal joys and incredible memories of childhood that I’ve shared with my Dad but I wanted to thank you Dad, for being there for me, always, unconditionally and always fighting our corner. Together with the entire world – in celebrations of Dads all over …
Dec 01
Lisa Tse to star on Iron Chef UK
Breathe. Breathe again. I’ve got some news my friends. I’m going to be starring on Iron Chef UK when it airs on Channel 4 on 12th – 17th 12.30pm – 1.30pm. This is like a dream come true for me. Thank you God. You’ve already given me an amazing blessing when Sweet Mandarin received the …
Oct 18
Book Sweet Mandarin Cookery School – Watch the video on YouTube.
This first video demonstrates the work I do day in day out with my corporate clients, VIP clients and Cookery School clients. Sometimes, its easier to just show you what I get up to. As they say a photo tells a thousand words. So I guess this first video will tell you a million and …
Sep 24
#956 Ramsay’s Best Restaurant
Gordon Ramsay has a new tv show out called Ramsay’s Best Restaurant. I wish all the participants all the best and hope you too will enjoy the experience like I have done. Its an amazing opportunity to cook with Gordon Ramsay and watching this new show has made me reminisce about my experience exactly a …
Jul 15
#966 Sweet Nothing – Dim Sum
Sweet Mandarin Cookery School teaches a Dim Sum Masterclass. Its been so busy that we’re full till October 2010 and I’ve had to add an extra date for the people who really really really want to learn. So here’s a date for your diary: 8th August. Its first come, first served. For more information, go …
Jun 30
#976 Sweet Nothing – The Family Table
For me, the family table is the heart of the house, where all the highs and lows of the day are celebrated or commiserated. It’s a sanctuary which rejuvenates me not only physically but spiritually and emotionally. In this day and age where there are more and more people living alone, the family table is …
Jun 18
#987 Sweet Nothing – High Energy Students
#987 Sweet Nothing – High Energy Students I must have been very wicked in a former life, because I am a glutton for punishment. Straight after an intense Friday night service, I’ve scheduled a cookery school session for Saturday morning. And straight after an even more intense Saturday night service, I’ve scheduled a cookery school …
Jun 11
#995 Sweet Nothing – Singing to Jon Bon Jovi videos badly and loudly
#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
#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 ribs – and having to eat it!
#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 from Switzerland
#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
#1000 Sweet Nothings – The Last Ticket
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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
1000 Sweet Nothings
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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