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The five pies of Christmas – Yule be amazed with the quality

The five pies of Christmas – Yule be amazed with the quality

ALTOGETHER after us: “Five pies of Yuletide, Christmas in a crust, fillings all so festive, smashing mash a must.” OK, not quite Ed Sheeran yet, but Taste of Manchester is working on it as the ...

14 December 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Manhatta to bring another slice of the Big Apple to the city

Manhatta to bring another slice of the Big Apple to the city

NEW York never loses its cool allure, but ToM always greets the arrival of another Big Apple inspired bar with a suspicion of… not another Manhattan skyline on the wall and a cocktail to match. ...

14 December 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Sociable at the Social: GRUB Christmas Fair (DEC 14-15), NYE and Winter Beer Bonanza

Sociable at the Social: GRUB Christmas Fair (DEC 14-15), NYE and Winter Beer Bonanza

IT has been quite some year for Grub Food Fair. Winner of Best Pop Up, Event of Project of the Year in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards, they’ve made a hugely successful transition to ...

14 December 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Eat New York gets Big Apple vibe just right with the Reuben

Eat New York gets Big Apple vibe just right with the Reuben

TASTE of Manchester can’t recall a vegan option during a visit to Katz’s Deli on New York’s Lower East Side. Serving up pastrami sandwiches and hot dogs since 1888, they now apparently get through 5,000 ...

13 December 2017

REFUGE CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH A HIDDEN CORNER BAR AND A FEAST

REFUGE CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH A HIDDEN CORNER BAR AND A FEAST

FANCY a hidden away antidote to the Christmas Market crush? The courtyard behind The Refuge has been turned into the Winterway Bar with the addition of a colourful airstream van serving mulled wine and prosecco. ...

11 December 2017

Afternoon tee and then a cheese bon bon – explore the full Range

Afternoon tee and then a cheese bon bon – explore the full Range

GOLF, famously (and apocryphally) derided as a “good walk spoiled” by Mark Twain, is redefining itself indoors these days from the crazier than crazy nine holes at Junkyard Golf in First Street to the newly-opened ...

11 December 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Beastro on board as CityMunch launches Food Waste Week in Manchester

Beastro on board as CityMunch launches Food Waste Week in Manchester

TASTE of Manchester is delighted to see Beastro restored to their premises at Spinningfields Leftbank after a hiatus while a telly food challenge show was shot there. There’s a bright new look to the place ...

8 December 2017

Confusion reigns – first look at Evelyn’s new menu

Confusion reigns – first look at Evelyn’s new menu

IT”S little over a year since Evelyn’s was in the spotlight at the 2016 Manchester Food and Drink Awards, shortlisted in four categories – Best Restaurant, Casual Restaurant, Newcomer and Chef of the Year. Not ...

7 December 2017

Fodder film: Play it again Sam – Matt White runs the bad reviews past WTLGI chef

Fodder film: Play it again Sam – Matt White runs the bad reviews past WTLGI chef

ALL of us at ToM are tickled by the ‘spoof restaurant tricks TripAdvisor’ story doing the social media rounds. A writer set up a professional looking website, created food images of an exotic menu using ...

7 December 2017

Digest these crackers – 10 Food and Drink Books for Christmas

Digest these crackers – 10 Food and Drink Books for Christmas

INDIAN, Spanish, vegan, natural wines, cheese, the keys to flavour in cooking – female writers dominate our selection of the best food and drink books of 2017. And not another dreary clean eating bible or ...

7 December 2017 by Neil Sowerby

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