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Say cheese! An Evening With Sean Wilson and Robert Owen Brown

Say cheese! An Evening With Sean Wilson and Robert Owen Brown

TASTE of Manchester was happy to break the story about our favourite chef, Robert Owen Brown taking over a Yorkshire pub – the rather lovely The Hinchliffe Arms in Cragg Vale. The Lancashire exodus continues ...

7 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Manchester Beer Week aims to raise £2,000 to help city's homeless

Manchester Beer Week aims to raise £2,000 to help city's homeless

THE citywide Manchester Beer Week enjoyed a hugely successful second year. On the back of this the festival has launched an appeal to raise vital funds for homeless aid network Street Support. They are hoping ...

7 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Yadda Yadda adds some global gastro spark to Electrik

Yadda Yadda adds some global gastro spark to Electrik

FOODWISE Electrik has always been in the shadow of sibling South Manchester bar Volta. That may be about to change as co-owners Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford shake up the menu, bringing in Phil Cook; ...

6 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

The soccarat season is back – that’s why we support Valencia Paella

The soccarat season is back – that’s why we support Valencia Paella

CESAR Garcia is scraping a cast iron pan vigorously at table to unleash the caramelised ‘soccarat’ crust from a chicken and artichoke paella (above). Iberica’s bearded group head chef is all smiles as he dollops ...

6 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Countdown to Manchester Food and Drink Festival – book early!

Countdown to Manchester Food and Drink Festival – book early!

THE ticket launch for Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Day of the Dead Mayfield Banquet heralds the final countdown to this year’s Manchester Food and Drink Festival, which runs from September 28 to October 9. Check the ...

5 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Manchester Whisky Festival – mammoth celebration of the wee dram

Manchester Whisky Festival – mammoth celebration of the wee dram

THE Manchester Whisky Festival 2017 will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 1 and 2, in the Manchester Town Hall’s spectacular Great Hall with the promise of fresh additions and even more drams for ...

5 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Viva Mexico! El Taquero to launch to the public on Wednesday, August 9

Viva Mexico! El Taquero to launch to the public on Wednesday, August 9

TAQUERO – man who makes tacos. Usually Mexican but street food vendors across the globe refuse to conform to this stereotype. You certainly don’t have to hail from Guadalajara or Chihuahua (the province not the ...

4 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Vegan food and beer market at Chorlton Brewing Co

Vegan food and beer market at Chorlton Brewing Co

IT’S becoming quite a regular date this liaison between Manchester’s finest purveyors of sour beers and the vegan vanguard, the Chorlton Brewery Vegan Market. The Piccadilly Beer Mile stalwart opens its doors to the likes ...

3 August 2017

On Sale Now: Tickets for Thomasina Miers’ Mayfield Mexican Day of the Dead Banquet

On Sale Now: Tickets for Thomasina Miers’ Mayfield Mexican Day of the Dead Banquet

SPOOKY eh? Jaw dropping high jinks are promised as the Mexican Day of The Dead goes live at the Mayfield for Manchester Food and Drink Festival – one more step in bringing the abandoned Piccadilly ...

3 August 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Poetry, pints and sweet sounds at Sadler’s Yard Summer Jam

Poetry, pints and sweet sounds at Sadler’s Yard Summer Jam

ALL tickets have gone for the Sadler’s Yard Summer Jam this Saturday (August 5), but there is a limited number of on the day walk-ins for this free festival of music food and beer, which ...

2 August 2017

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