Ian Jones

Food and Drink Editor
Ian Jones

Ian Jones is a Manchester-based journalist, photographer and videographer with 23 years' experience, writing food reviews for Creative Tourist since 2015. His work has appeared in Telegraph Food, Time Out, The Independent, Vice and New Scientist. He has also contributed cultural commentary on Manchester for the New York Times.

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Liverpool
Restaurant
Aether

Dazzling cocktail bar from The Alchemist team, based in Liverpool One. Expect a rotating line-up of street food vendors taking over the kitchen.

Manchester
Restaurant
The Cotton Factory

This residency restaurant opened in summer 2019, at Locke Hotels’ Whitworth Locke. The first residency comes courtesy of Mexican specialists El Camino.

Cheshire
Restaurant
Barristers Restaurant & Bar

The in-house restaurant for The Courthouse in Knutsford, serves high-end but pleasingly traditional food with a fantastic range of drinks for the thirsty traveller.

Restaurants on King Street
Restaurants on King Street

This stylish street isn't just full of expensive watch and handbag shops, it's also host to some of the best restaurants in the city.

Cheshire
Hotel
The Courthouse Cheshire

A one-of-a-kind hotel experience in Knutsford, this beautiful dog-friendly venue is – as you may have already guessed – a renovated court house, with plenty of original fixtures and fittings.

FestivalsManchester
Reserve Wines – Summer Wine Fair

Wine lovers rejoice, it’s time for the inaugural Reserve Wines’ Summer Wine Fair at Mackie Mayor, featuring fifty handpicked wines for you to taste.

From £20
Manchester
Restaurant
20 Stories

High-end restaurant and cocktail bar, with stunning views of the Manchester skyline.