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Poetry not Poverty – StreetSmart fund-raiser at the MFDF Hub

Poetry not Poverty – StreetSmart fund-raiser at the MFDF Hub

POETRY with your pint is the deal as homeless charity StreetSmart takes centre stage for a fund-raiser in the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Hub at Albert Square on Wednesday, October 5. The city’s unofficial ...

4 October 2016

No Michelin for Manchester again... but The Lakes are full of stars

No Michelin for Manchester again... but The Lakes are full of stars

THE Lakes were the big Northern winners when the Michelin Guide UK handed out the stars for 2017. As expected The Samling overlooking Windermere retained its and was joined by newcomer The Forest Side at ...

3 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

Salvi’s Bring Italian Nonnas and 20m of Pizza to Manchester City Centre 


Salvi’s Bring Italian Nonnas and 20m of Pizza to Manchester City Centre 


A SLICE of Naples, but 20 metres long? It happened. Italian food specialists Salvi’s rolled out the dough at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival hub in Albert Square on Sunday, October 2. Not one ...

3 October 2016

Book now for MFDF Spanish Trail – a top tapas ramble down Deansgate

Book now for MFDF Spanish Trail – a top tapas ramble down Deansgate

SOME clever hombre at Taste of Manchester labelled the cluster of Spanish restaurants around Deansgate the ‘Magnifico Seven’ and the monicker seems to have stuck. Take a bow Evuna, El Rincon, Tapeo (pictured above), La ...

3 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

FODDER: MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

FODDER: MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

As MFDF16 launches Fodder takes a look at some of the highlights.Jackie Kearney (ex-masterchef finalist) talks about her Experimental Vegan Banquet and head chef at The French Adam Reid talks about making the finals of ...

3 October 2016

Woodall’s new salamis – charming charcuterie from deepest Stretford

Woodall’s new salamis – charming charcuterie from deepest Stretford

‘BRITAIN – home of quality salamis’ is up there with Swiss naval heroes, but UK pork curing artisans have been rivaling their continental cousins of late. Witness the likes of Trealy Farm in Monmouthshire or ...

2 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

‘Pop up at The Park’ – showcasing a project that makes a difference to lives

‘Pop up at The Park’ – showcasing a project that makes a difference to lives

THE Real Junk Food Project operate a ‘pay what you feel the meal is worth’ policy and another of the region’s ethical operations is offering the same deal for their upcoming ‘Pop Up at The ...

2 October 2016

Stellar chef line-up for fund-raising Art and Wine Masterpiece Dinner

Stellar chef line-up for fund-raising Art and Wine Masterpiece Dinner

FOR the first time in Manchester, humanitarian charity Action Against Hunger is organising an exclusive Michelin starred dining event, The Art and Wine Masterpiece Dinner, with the aim of raising more than £30,000 to help ...

2 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

Victoria Baths October 6-9: Indy Man Beer Con reigns as it pours

Victoria Baths October 6-9: Indy Man Beer Con reigns as it pours

INDY MAN BEER CON, acclaimed celebration of the contemporary, progressive beer scene, returns to the Victoria Baths this week (Octobr 6-9), bigger and more popular than ever in its fifth year of existence. A mere ...

2 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

Why Didsbury newcomer Hispi may become our home from home

Why Didsbury newcomer Hispi may become our home from home

IF any city knows how to throw a party it’s Manchester. Barely a week after the mega launch bash for Refuge by Volta it was time to welcome Hispi in the former Jem & I ...

2 October 2016 by Neil Sowerby

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