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Gobby Chef vs Drunken Butcher charity dinner

Gobby Chef vs Drunken Butcher charity dinner

AS charity cook-offs go it sounds more like a wrestling match, but you can expect some of the best food in town when Gobby Chef comes up against the Drunken Butcher on the former’s home ...

26 August 2015

Final Line-up For Big Indie Wine Fest – The Tippler's Hot Ticket Is On Sale Now

Final Line-up For Big Indie Wine Fest – The Tippler's Hot Ticket Is On Sale Now

HERE’S the full line-up for the Big Indie Wine Fest, now in its eighth year as one of the perennial highlights of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival. More than 100 wines will be available ...

24 August 2015

Red’s True BBQ By The Book – Neil Sowerby joins the band of smoky brethren

Red’s True BBQ By The Book – Neil Sowerby joins the band of smoky brethren

TWO priests are tucking into Red’s finest smoked ribs – seemingly oblivious of the tongue-in-cheek brand evangelism all around, proclaiming the gospel of True Barbecue. Co-founder James Douglas, aware of possible sacrilege, approaches them to ...

24 August 2015

Ten food minnows do battle for coveted mini-diner slots on B.EAT Street

Ten food minnows do battle for coveted mini-diner slots on B.EAT Street

FORGET Friday Food Fights – this is real kitchen war. Ten food traders will do battle in a cook-off to win six micro-diner slots in B.EAT Street’s latest takeover of the Great Northern Warehouse. The ...

23 August 2015

Chef’s Table Back at Bangers and Bacon @The Kitchens

Chef’s Table Back at Bangers and Bacon @The Kitchens

WILL all vegetarians look away now. After settling into their new home at The Kitchens in Spinningfields Bangers and Bacon are unleashing another of their Chef’s Tables. These piggy-centric trough-outs were hugely popular at the ...

23 August 2015

First look: Solita's an action-packed neon-lit marvel

First look: Solita's an action-packed neon-lit marvel

PRESTWICH suddenly got dirty – foodwise. Those purveyors of sloppy, artery-hardening Americana Solita have finally opened their doors in North Manchester after phenomenal success in the Northern Quarter and Didsbury. Opening event on Thursday, August ...

20 August 2015

Ottolenghi’s NOPI talk and demo at the Royal Exchange

Ottolenghi’s NOPI talk and demo at the Royal Exchange

THE chef that launched a million dinner parties featuring sumac and pomegranate molasses via his books and Guardian Saturday columns is coming to Manchester’s Royal Exchange to promote his latest volume. On Monday, September 28 ...

19 August 2015

WIN: Wine Tasting Selezione at Veeno Wine Café

WIN: Wine Tasting Selezione at Veeno Wine Café

The wine specialists Veeno - the Italian Wine Café, are offering you the chance to win a wine tasting for two at their warm and welcoming bar just off Albert Square. Taste your way through ...

19 August 2015

Afternoon Tea: L.S. Lowry inspired afternoon tea at The Lowry Hotel explores work of iconic artist

Afternoon Tea: L.S. Lowry inspired afternoon tea at The Lowry Hotel explores work of iconic artist

When they opened in 2001, The Lowry Hotel set the bar as Manchester’s first five star hotel, and they’ve since earned a great reputation over their 14-year history. The contemporary hotel, often focused on modern ...

19 August 2015

Albert’s Schloss – hipster beer and pretzel hall from Mars

Albert’s Schloss – hipster beer and pretzel hall from Mars

IT has been a long time, so Taste of Manchester is unsure if Brannigan’s dress policy excluded lederhosen or whether ‘Bohemian pleasure’ was on the cards for party animals at the legendary Peter Street fun ...

19 August 2015

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