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HAPPY 20th ANNIVERSARY MFDF! FESTIVAL NAMES ITS 2017 DATES: SEPT 28 TO OCT 9

HAPPY 20th ANNIVERSARY MFDF! FESTIVAL NAMES ITS 2017 DATES: SEPT 28 TO OCT 9

ALBERT Square has hosted some momentous celebrations, so it seemed appropriate for Manchester Food and Drink Festival to mark its landmark 20th anniversary by gathering together on the site of its annual hub the biggest ...

23 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

THE CLASS OF 2017 – 20 FACES CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF MFDF

THE CLASS OF 2017 – 20 FACES CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF MFDF

TO celebrate the 20th anniversary of Manchester Food and Drink Festival we set up a unique photoshoot in Albert Square, perennial hub of this hugely influential event. Assembling 20 key figures in the region’s food ...

23 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

El Gato Negro celebrates an award-winning first year in some style

El Gato Negro celebrates an award-winning first year in some style

TIME flies and El Gato Negro has packed a lot into its first year in situ on King Street, its near decade at Ripponden on the Yorkshire moors overtaken by recent acclaim – City Restaurant ...

23 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

FODDER SERIES 2 - THE STOCKPORT PODCAST

FODDER SERIES 2 - THE STOCKPORT PODCAST

Things are happening in Stockport. Foodie things. In this podcast, Matt speaks to some of the key players in the up and coming food and drink scene. You’ll hear Sam Buckley from the restaurant “Where ...

22 February 2017

Family fun and discount Sunday roasts as Artisan Marketfest returns

Family fun and discount Sunday roasts as Artisan Marketfest returns

THE first Artisan Marketfest of 2017 will take place at the Spinningfields restaurant/bar of that name on Sunday, February 26. The family-friendly formula is much as before but with Manchester-based Etsy http://etsymcr.co.ukproviding the craft stalls. ...

21 February 2017

Don’t miss the Fumo Film Festival – movies with all Italian extras

Don’t miss the Fumo Film Festival – movies with all Italian extras

SAN Carlo Fumo sounds like a film location and early in March it urns into one but only as a venue for screening four cinema classics with an Italian link. A befits one of the ...

21 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

The Botanist arrives in Didsbury along with spring’s green shoots

The Botanist arrives in Didsbury along with spring’s green shoots

A NEW Botanist is sprouting in Didsbury on Monday, April 3 in the former JD Wetherspoon pub, The Milson Rhodes, with Hispi and Solita as foodie neighbours. It’s the 12th Botanist in the New World ...

21 February 2017

WHAT A TONIC! THE GIN IS FLOWING EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

WHAT A TONIC! THE GIN IS FLOWING EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

WITH Gin Festivals popping up all over the shop you’d think we’d be sated with that trendy juniper-infused tipple. Not so. On Wednesday, March 1, Northern Quarter bar Pen and Pencil is hosting The Battle ...

21 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

SALVI’S LAUNCH ‘FLORENCE PIZZA’ TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL GIRL WITH GM1

SALVI’S LAUNCH ‘FLORENCE PIZZA’ TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL GIRL WITH GM1

SALVI’S is launching a news addition to their menu, The Florence Pizza, which is a classic ‘Fiorentina’ pizza with a tomato base and topped with fresh mozzarella, friarielli (wild broccoli) and finished off with an ...

20 February 2017

Vermilion Hall – spectacular events space launches

Vermilion Hall – spectacular events space launches

IN its decade of existence Vermilion Restaurant has been synonymous with spectacular. Combining interior design created by Miguel Cancino Martins of Buddah Bar fame with an equally lavish Thai/Indian cuisine based upon the seafood imported ...

17 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

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