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A week of Michelin magic from Simon Rogan and his top chefs at MFDF

A week of Michelin magic from Simon Rogan and his top chefs at MFDF

THE Manchester Food and Drink Festival (September 10-21) has announced full details of one of its flagship events – Chef Week in association with Simon Rogan. For five days only, from 15-19 September, Rogan is ...

3 August 2015

Montpellier's head chef on French Cooking from the Heart

Montpellier's head chef on French Cooking from the Heart

Venture off the busy streets of the Northern Quarter and you’ll find a French style bistro that’s been kicking out some classic dishes to a few canny punters. From the outside it looks like another ...

31 July 2015 by Lucy Lovell

Dig the City – eat your greens at the urban garden festival

Dig the City – eat your greens at the urban garden festival

GARDENING, we all know, gives you an appetite – and a thirst. So Taste of Manchester is delighted to see that Dig The City, which starts on Friday, July 31, offers plenty of refuelling opportunities. ...

31 July 2015

Real Junk Food MCR to open Manchester's first entirely upcycled restaurant

Real Junk Food MCR to open Manchester's first entirely upcycled restaurant

The Real Junk Food Project have established themselves in Manchester as a serious advocate of putting food that would otherwise go to waste to good use (see their previous events here). Taking this model one ...

30 July 2015

Chinese cracker Yu and You to open in former Panacea in Alderley Edge

Chinese cracker Yu and You to open in former Panacea in Alderley Edge

ALDERLEY Edge is looking up. The arrival of the eccentric Tomfoolery has shaken up an homogenised bar scene with the only recent bright spot Mughli/David Gale Indian street/food gin bar, the Railway Cafe. Now comes ...

29 July 2015

Helmsleys show off their Spiralizer at Selfridges Trafford Park

Helmsleys show off their Spiralizer at Selfridges Trafford Park

MEDIA foodie darlings the Helmsley Sisters are gigging at the Selfridges Trafford Food Hall on Friday, July 32, creating recipes using their kitchen gadget, the Spiralizer, and cookbook The Art of Eating Well (both sold ...

29 July 2015

Win lunch for two at Aiden Byrne's award-winning Manchester House

Win lunch for two at Aiden Byrne's award-winning Manchester House

HERE’S you chance to dine for free in the current Manchester Food and Drink Festival Restaurant of the Year – Aiden Byrne’s Manchester House. The set-price three course lunch is remarkable value at £27.50 a ...

28 July 2015

Mark Flanagan: My Manchester Top 10

Mark Flanagan: My Manchester Top 10

In 'My Top 10' we grill local industry experts on their favourite foodie spots in Manchester. Where do brewers go for a pint? Where to chefs go for dinner? We wanted to find out. This ...

28 July 2015 by Lucy Lovell

Cook and Win: Simon Stanley's Fillet of Hake and Summer Greens Recipe

Cook and Win: Simon Stanley's Fillet of Hake and Summer Greens Recipe

Summer is upon us, and it’s the perfect time to entertain friends with a glass of fizz and some al fresco dining. Sounds heavenly, but we know that cooking restaurant quality food can be baffling ...

24 July 2015

Montpellier's launch all new Prix Fixe menu

Montpellier's launch all new Prix Fixe menu

You’d be forgiven for thinking you knew the Northern Quarter inside out. But there’s a petit gem that’s recently caught our attention. Tucked away off the main road, Montpellier’s has recently launched a new menu ...

24 July 2015

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