AUTHENTIC is a word much abused. Seasonal, too. And Italian restaurants that pay true attention to regionality are few and far between. Glossy San Carlo Cicchetti has never stayed tied for long to its name, ...
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Hop to it and vote for your faves in the Greater Manchester Beer Awards
MANCHESTER Beer Week (June 23-July 2) is 10 days of bliss for the beer lover, taking this citywide celebration way beyond last year’s inaugural event. Hence the inevitable arrival of the Greater Manchester Beer Awards. ...
Upcoming Festa Italiana – looks like a foodie-fantastic Italian job well done
WHAT better vehicle for an Italian festival launch than a classic Fiat? It’s parked in Cathedral Gardens, venue for Festa Italiana, Manchester’s first dedicated Italian Festival, scheduled for the weekend of June 23-25. A bunch ...
FODDER FILMS EPISODE 1 IS HERE
Imagine going into a restaurant, sitting down with the owners or chefs and reading to them the worst possible reviews you can find. Well that's what Matt White is doing. And it's being filmed. Check ...
Manchester restaurants offer free food to raise cash for blast victims
FOR one day only two Manchester-based restaurants are offering food in exchange for cash donations for the families affected by the Manchester Arena bombing. Panama Hatty's and Featherblade Steak restaurants in Brown Street, Manchester will ...
GRUB at Mayfield has lift-off – and don’t miss their Plant Powered Sunday
IT’S a big weekend ahead (June 9-11) for the Mayfield Depot, as it begins its journey to major regeneration, and for street food organisers GRUB, chosen to initiate the process with their weekly food fairs ...
Eccles Makers Market – a feast of treats this Saturday (June 10
THE Makers Market is back in Eccles this Saturday (June 10) with the customary eclectic mix of art, craft and design and,m what ToM is most interested in, artisan food stalls. This week’s line-up includes ...
Tropicadelica weekender with beer and bottomless brunches at Cottonopolis
WHAT better way to launch your summer beer menu than with a three day tropical party. Maybe Cottonopolis calling it their Tropadelica Weekender is just asking for the heavens to open up, but hey, a ...
Craft brewers unite for Hops Not Hate bomb appeal fundraiser at Beer Nouveau
MANCHESTER’s close-knit brewing fraternity are coming together to raise cash for the families fund established in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing. It’s small beer compared with the One Love Concert but is further ...
Randall & Aubin's Ed Baines heads celeb chef roster at new Eat and Drink Festival
YOU’VE got to hand it to newly arrived Randall & Aubin, now open, – they certainly keep a high profile. Co-founder/chef Ed Baines has been spearheading the restaurant’s arrival in Manchester and he’s also one ...