IT’s official finally – the Mackie Mayor building on Swan Street is set to open its doors as a food hall destination mid-September. Those secretive folk behind Altrincham Market House have kept pretty shtum about ...
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Vote for your favourites in the MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2017
THERE’S five weeks left for you to vote for your eating and drinking faves nominated for the coveted 2017 Manchester Food and Drink Awards, climax of the 20th Manchester Food and Drink Festival. You’ve got ...
THE MAYFIELD DEPOT IS THE VENUE FOR THE PARTY OF THE YEAR – MFDF AND TAMPOPO’S JOINT 20TH BIRTHDAY BANGKOK STREET PARTY!
Manchester Food and Drink Festival is celebrating its 20th festival birthday this Autumn, and Tampopo opened its doors, as the city’s first Pan Asian restaurant 20 years ago this year. This means that 2 of ...
Summery new food and drink menu freshens NQ bar Ply
FOR NQ punters PLY means pizza, but a new menu launching this week broadens the span to include small plates designed to complement the Lever Street bar’s cocktail and craft beer roster. The new dishes ...
A three course feast of Anthony Burgess at the Whitworth
POLYMATH Anthony Burgess wrote novels, composed symphonies and mich – ToM’s not quite sure of the level of his kitchen skills, but food does crop up across his oeuvre. Hence the excuse for a celebratory ...
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 ...
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 ...
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; ...
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 ...
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 ...