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Bistrovin and 63 Degrees – Entente Cordiale in the glass and on the plate

Bistrovin and 63 Degrees – Entente Cordiale in the glass and on the plate

LET’S salute the French. No, not that French – the restaurant that the Good Food Guide gives a perfect 10 score and the Michelin Guide keeps snubbing (cue much incredulous tearing of hair). No, Taste ...

20 September 2015 by Neil Sowerby

Crown and Kettle, Ancoats named among Britain’s 16 best pubs by CAMRA

Crown and Kettle, Ancoats named among Britain’s 16 best pubs by CAMRA

THE Crown and Kettle is one of the great comeback stories. In 1989 the Grade II listed hostelry on the corner of Oldham Road and Great Ancoats Street was abandoned after an arson attack, its ...

20 September 2015 by Neil Sowerby

Interview with Olia Hercules: Preserving veg, preserving tradition

Interview with Olia Hercules: Preserving veg, preserving tradition

When Olia Hercules set about collecting recipes for her new cookbook Mamushka, it was more than just a collection of family recipes, it was a means of preserving generations of tradition that were at risk ...

20 September 2015 by Lucy Lovell

A Bollywood hooray for Asha’s – curry, cocktails and an understated glamour

A Bollywood hooray for Asha’s – curry, cocktails and an understated glamour

By Neil Sowerby THERE’S a touch of chutzpah about having a restaurant chain named after you when you are not even some famous chef, but if you are a legend among Bollywood legends and the ...

18 September 2015 by Neil Sowerby

A TASTY FINAL WEEKEND ON THE MENU FOR MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

A TASTY FINAL WEEKEND ON THE MENU FOR MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL

THE final weekend of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival is you last chance to savour the teeming delights of the Festival Hub in Albert Square with once again acclaimed chefs taking centre stage. On ...

18 September 2015 by Neil Sowerby

Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2015 – All will be revealed at the Cathedral

Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2015 – All will be revealed at the Cathedral

MONDAY, September 21. Manchester Cathedral. The MFDF Gala Dinner. It’s the reckoning. There can only be one winner in each category. It’s the coveted Manchester Food and Drink Awards. And the nerve-ends are already tingling. ...

17 September 2015

Michelin men snub the star-worthy French but Brassica grows on them

Michelin men snub the star-worthy French but Brassica grows on them

By Neil Sowerby TASTE of Manchester is not going to fulminate at length about the city’s absence once again from the Michelin list of the stellar anointed. ie. We are still without one. The 2016 ...

17 September 2015

Refreshing the MFDF HUB – some amazing maestros of street food

Refreshing the MFDF HUB – some amazing maestros of street food

THERE’S a new batch of top street food traders taking over the Albert Square Hub from Wednesday, September 16 until Sunday, September 20. Churros, dogs, fresh fish, pizza, ice cream and some seriously healthy options, ...

16 September 2015

‘TASTE ON TWO’ at Harvey Nichols – an MFDF Fringe winner

‘TASTE ON TWO’ at Harvey Nichols – an MFDF Fringe winner

TASTE on Two at Harvey Nichols delivered big flavours from the upmarket store’s suppliers to stand out as a star turn of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival’s ‘Fringe’ and the 'Bitten Banquet' series. These ...

15 September 2015

Eagle and Child's Eve Townson misses the cut in Great British Menu

Eagle and Child's Eve Townson misses the cut in Great British Menu

COMMISERATIONS to Ramsbottom chef Eve Townson who made it through to the cook-off day in the North West heats of BBC2’s Great British Menu but lost out for the place in the national judging round ...

15 September 2015

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