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WIN: Dinner for two and bottle of wine at Smoak, Malmaison

WIN: Dinner for two and bottle of wine at Smoak, Malmaison

Transformed from an elegant 19th century warehouse, Malmaison is one of the most stylish hotels in Manchester city centre, just a stone's throw from King Street, St Ann's Square and Piccadilly station. The Malmaison Smoak ...

12 October 2015

North’s biggest vegan festival is back in Manchester

North’s biggest vegan festival is back in Manchester

THE Northern Vegan Festival returns to Manchester city centre on Saturday, October 17, spread across four venues with 185 stalls and 16 caterers offering a range of vegan food including Indian, Caribbean, Malaysian, Mexican, Turkish, ...

8 October 2015

Win a table for two tasting Eve Townson’s Great British Menu dishes

Win a table for two tasting Eve Townson’s Great British Menu dishes

THE Great British Menu on BBC2 simmers through the nail-biting final judging all week – without one of the stars of this year’s programme. Eve Townson, chef at the Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom, lost out ...

8 October 2015

CWS fire causes cancellation of GRUB Food Fair opening Sadler's Yard

CWS fire causes cancellation of  GRUB Food Fair opening Sadler's Yard

LOCAL foodie event organisers GRUB were due to run their first ever Grub Food Fair in the brand new public square Sadler’s Yard to mark its opening on Saturday (October 17). But the Tuesday night ...

8 October 2015 by Lucy Lovell

The Paul A. Young Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols is a Chocoholic's dream

The Paul A. Young Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols is a Chocoholic's dream

The ground-breaking chocolatier Paul A. Young has created an Afternoon Tea for Harvey Nichols that treats the taste buds to a truly chocolatey dining experience that plays to all five senses. With a reputation as ...

7 October 2015

Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone - the place to see all the action in Manchester this weekend

Rugby World Cup 2015 Fanzone - the place to see all the action in Manchester this weekend

A free Fanzone for the Rugby World Cup 2015 is set to take over Albert Square this weekend (Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October) – boasting live entertainment, street food traders, as well as big ...

7 October 2015

The Lowry Hotel Wine Dinners are the pick of the bunch for fine wines

The Lowry Hotel Wine Dinners are the pick of the bunch for fine wines

“Wine is like music, ” says Huseyin Bozkurt, food and beverage manager at The Lowry Hotel. “The winemaker must balance all the flavours, like playing the right keys on a piano to get the perfect ...

7 October 2015

You win some, you lose some – digesting the Good Food Guide 2016

You win some, you lose some – digesting the Good Food Guide 2016

THE Good Food Guide never gets us all steamed up in the way Michelin does. It’s been around 65 years, its entries championed in the first instance by its readers rather than being the sole ...

6 October 2015 by Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby’s Lebanese Mission (via Chelsea and Kensington!)

Neil Sowerby’s Lebanese Mission (via Chelsea and Kensington!)

SPINNINFIELDS continues its transition from retail to re-fuel. You can still indulge your inner fashion victim at the likes of Emporio Armani and DKNY at the top end (sic) of The Avenue, but stray further ...

6 October 2015 by Neil Sowerby

LET PIZZA BOXES BE YOUR CANVAS, SAY CRAZY PEDRO’S

LET PIZZA BOXES BE YOUR CANVAS, SAY CRAZY PEDRO’S

ART on a pizza box? TOM thinks it’s a topping idea, especially when it’s for charity. So good luck to Motor Square pizza parlour and cocktail bar Crazy Pedro’s which is celebrating National Pizza Month ...

6 October 2015 by Neil Sowerby

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