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Makers Markets’ consecutive weekends at Chorlton and Salford Quays

Makers Markets’ consecutive weekends at Chorlton and Salford Quays

TWO more Makers Markets to bring a dash of craft style and culinary flavour to murky old January. First up on Saturday, January 21 the venue is Chorlton, followed on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 ...

17 January 2017

Evuna host five course dinner to toast organic wines from Toledo

Evuna host five course dinner to toast organic wines from Toledo

THE beautiful picture is of the vineyards of the Finca Loranque outside Toledo. For over a decade Manchester’s specialist Spanish wine merchants Evuna have been importing their wines. Now, to celebrate the Finca acquiring organic ...

17 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Salt cod centre stage as SALVI’S SHARES THE HEALTH SECRETS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET

Salt cod centre stage as SALVI’S SHARES THE HEALTH SECRETS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET

THE benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet have long been talked about with study after study showing that this diet, characterised by a high consumption of vegetables and ‘good fats’ like olive oil and a ...

16 January 2017

Manchester Beer and Cider Festival – biggest and best yet

Manchester Beer and Cider Festival – biggest and best yet

IT’S ironic that the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival came into being after the CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival was snatched from the city, funneled off to Derby and then Norwich. How distant that final ...

16 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

The upper crust – is Pollen Manchester’s best bread bakery?

The upper crust – is Pollen Manchester’s best bread bakery?

WELL, without beating about the dough, definitely. ToM is a big fan of both Companio and Trove, but Hannah Calvert and Chris Kelly’s new bakery underneath the arches on Sheffield Street shades their closest rivals. ...

13 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Award-winning Eagle and Child popping up in Bolton's Vaults

Award-winning Eagle and Child popping up in Bolton's Vaults

RAMSBOTTOM’S Eagle and Child, Food Pub of the Year in the 2016 Manchester Food and Drink Awards, is giving Bolton a chance to taste its classic dishes in a pop-up inside the town’s revamped Vaults, ...

13 January 2017

COTTONOPOLIS JOINS WITH QUINTEASSENTIAL FOR JANUARY DETOX MENUS

COTTONOPOLIS JOINS WITH QUINTEASSENTIAL FOR JANUARY DETOX MENUS

TO tell the truth ToM has got over its guilt trip about not going vegan or dry for January. But we know there can be pleasure as well as pain in detoxing. As fans of ...

13 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Naturally fast food champions LEON line up Trafford Centre

Naturally fast food champions LEON line up Trafford Centre

HYPER’s the word for the Manc foodie rumour mill. Not a day goes by without some opportunist London brand sniffing around, putting our media on heat. LEON for Piccadilly still sounds a good bet. A ...

12 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Real Junk Food in sight of £40,000 thanks to major crowdfunding fairy godfather

Real Junk Food in sight of £40,000 thanks to major crowdfunding fairy godfather

TODAY (Friday 13) is the final day to contribute to the Real Junk Food Manchester crowdfunding project. With a week to go they had bust through their initial £25,000 target and now the doughty food ...

12 January 2017 by Neil Sowerby

‘ONE LOVE FOR HAITI’ FUNDRAISING THIS JANUARY AT ALL TURTLE BAY RESTAURANTS

‘ONE LOVE FOR HAITI’ FUNDRAISING THIS JANUARY AT ALL TURTLE BAY RESTAURANTS

WHILE January can be pretty dull, you can get some much needed Caribbean vibes when you visit Turtle Bay restaurants and help out a charitable cause at the same time. Turtle Bay’s ‘One Love for ...

12 January 2017

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