BLAWD (pronounced B-Loud) is Welsh for flour, while siop means shop. Both mean doughnuts as far as ToM is concerned. Our office is tantalisingly close to the Northern Quarter basement kitchen where Iwan Roberts and ...
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Tasty new Petiscos and Cocktails to welcome in summer at Fazenda
IF you thought a Picanha was a nasty flesh-stripping fish from the Amazon then you haven’t been paying attention to Fazenda’s carnivore-centric menu, where it is a prized beef rump cut. It has a starring ...
Viva Basque feasts from clay! Baratxuri expands next door with a unique new oven
JUST when you thought Ramsbottom was resting on its laurels as a food and drink destination along comes the legendary ‘Pereruela’ to cement the mill town’s status as a neo-Basque enclave. Yes, Joe Botham, whose ...
Birthday Banquets at Mayfield Depot icing on the cake for Manchester Food And Drink Festival No.20
LIKE the cuckoo heralding spring, one of the most eagerly awaited moments in the foodie calendar is the opening announcement of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival programme. And here it is, freshly unveiled at ...
ALL HANS TO THE PUMPS – dig out your lederhosen for the Albert Square Bierfest
PHEW. ToM is only just recovering from a weekend of celebrating Transylvania in Albert Square when along comes Manchester Bierfest to add it own extra oompah to the spring. This family-friendly event made its debut ...
Co-op joins forces with Blackjack to create unique brew for Manchester Beer Week
THE Co-op has teamed up with its neighbours, Blackjack Brewery, to create an unusual new beer especially for Manchester’s only citywide beer festival. The ‘breakfast’ pale ale, using all British hops and leftover fruit from ...
Mary Ellen-McTague to mastermind new Manchester Art Gallery Cafe operation
SO Taste of Manchester has a whole new reason to visit Manchester Art Gallery beyond paying our annual homage to Sappho, Charles-August Mengin’s dark and disturbing portrayal of the Greek poetess (read this and understand ...
Just the ticket as Real Junk Food serve up an ethical treat on a double decker bus
REAL Junk Food Manchester are serving a very special dinner on a reconditioned double decker bus. The event, in Alexandra Park, Whalley Range on Wednesday, May 24, kicks off the Summer Hoopla, a season of ...
Grub at Mayfield launch delayed, so wait a little longer to sample their Runaway Pale
IN today’s hop-happy Manchester a new beer launch is hardly an event. Unless, of course, its arrival coincides with the re-birth of an iconic building, whose redevelopment will help revitalise a neglected corner of the ...
An evening of beautiful eating with Madeleine Shaw at Harvey Nicks
GO with the ‘glow’ as celebrity nutritionist Madeleine Shaw hosts a supper club at Harvey Nichols on Thursday, May 25 to promote her third book, 'A Year of Beautiful Eating'. It’s all part of a ...