Discovering new places to eat in Manchester is one of my favourite things to do on a weekend, so when I was invited to the newly launched Cabana in Corn Exchange I was very excited.

If you haven’t heard of Cabana, it is a Brazilian barbecue restaurant that aims to capture the carnival spirit of Rio de Janeiro and San Paulo. The interior is very quirky with neon lights, caged fencing and brightly coloured art on the walls. Even the music was reflective of being in Brazil! We began our adventure with a brasilito cocktail which is a modern take on a mojito.

I absolutely love eating out, especially when I get to choose the restaurant! I recently took my husband to Hawksmoor in Manchester for his birthday after I found out it had opened. Steak is his favourite type of food so I knew it would be the perfect choice. We started with the ricotta dumplings which were very tasty followed by the porterhouse steak with a couple of sides. If you go to this restaurant you must get dessert, we tried the peanut butter shortbread and the salted caramel rolos. This was probably one of the best meals I have had in Manchester!