We are the champions - Cheshire Life Food & Wine Awards

Michael Caines at ABode Manchester has been named Manchester Restaurant of the Year at the Cheshire Life Food & Wine Awards.

Glitzier and more glamourous than ever, Life Magazines' Food and Wine Awards brought together 200 of the leading lights of the hospitality industry in Cheshire, Manchester, Liverpool, North Wales, Lancashire and the Lake District in enthusiastic celebration of the region's culinary excellence.

The event, staged in association with Matthew Clark, wine suppliers to thousands of hotels and restaurants across Britain, is now firmly established as one of the most important in the region's social calendar. And the awards themselves are acknowledged throughout the industry as highly coveted accolades recognising ever-rising standards of quality and distinction.