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Nibble Your way round Harvey Nichols at the Taste On Two Food Festival

Nibble Your way round Harvey Nichols at the Taste On Two Food Festival

THE Manchester Food and Drink Festival is a hard act to follow, but the public’s appetite for foodie events seems insatiable. Step forward Taste on Two Food Festival at Harvey Nichols on Monday, October 6. ...

2 October 2014

Kitchen Of Dreams? Gary Neville Finds It Tough tackling MFDF Cook-off

Kitchen Of Dreams? Gary Neville Finds It Tough tackling MFDF Cook-off

UNITED legend Gary Neville swapped the punditry for pans at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival to showcase some of the dishes on offer at his new Hotel Football, which opens on December 8. Gary ...

30 September 2014

Tim and Aiden rule at Manchester Food And Drink Awards

Tim and Aiden rule at Manchester Food And Drink Awards

LIVING Ventures boss Tim Bacon and his flagship chef Aiden Byrne, enjoyed a night of unprecedented triumph at the Manchester Food and Drink Awards. Tim scooped a Lifetime Achievement for his contribution to the Manchester ...

30 September 2014

Pita Pit – healthy spot where veggies aren’t second class citizens

Pita Pit – healthy spot where veggies aren’t second class citizens

IN a world of fast food that can pile on the hidden, unhealthy extras it is refreshing to tap into an international chain whose motto is ‘Fresh Thinking and Healthy Eating'.Welcome to Pita Pit in ...

29 September 2014

Crazy Pedro’s Pizza Parlour Dances on its hat in Bridge Street

Crazy Pedro’s Pizza Parlour Dances on its hat in Bridge Street

FIRST there was Yolo, the Black Dog basement themed around the Mexican Day of the Dead. Now comes late night, part-time pizza purveyors Crazy Pedro. Any day soon Ross Mackenzie, involved in both, may be ...

24 September 2014

100 Great Beers Fest plus MFDF Street Food Session 2 line-up

100 Great Beers Fest plus MFDF Street Food Session 2 line-up

SHOW me the way to Amarillo. Taste of Manchester has decided to focus on just one contender in this year’s 100 Greatest Beers Fest at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival. For the final week ...

23 September 2014

Super sommelier Garry Clark steps in at Albert Square Chop House

Super sommelier Garry Clark steps in at Albert Square Chop House

IMPORTANT changes at Albert’s Chophouse. As Taste of Manchester exclusively revealed, head chef Paul Faulkner http://tasteofmanchester.com/chop-house-chef-to-open-in-heaton-moor/ is off to Heaton Moor to launch his own restaurant, Brassica, Stuart ‘Vally’ Valentine has stepped up to take ...

23 September 2014

Aumbry’s Mary-Ellen McTague Launches City Centre Pop-up

Aumbry’s Mary-Ellen McTague Launches City Centre Pop-up

MARY-ELLEN McTague, chef of the year in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2013, is running her first pop up, 4244 Edge Street. Initially it's for five weeks while her restaurant, Aumbry in Prestwich, undergoes ...

23 September 2014

Michelin snub for Manchester House And The French after scattering of AA rosettes

Michelin snub for Manchester House And The French after scattering of AA rosettes

SIMON Rogan at The French and Manchester House both missed out on a Michelin star in the 2015 listings. This after the former restaurant was awarded four AA rosettes and the latter three, raising hopes ...

23 September 2014

Over the croissant moon – a genuine French patisserie in Didsbury

Over the croissant moon – a genuine French patisserie in Didsbury

THE Moreau family are up for two gongs at the Manchester Food And Drink Awards. Their impeccably French eaterie 63 Degrees is up for Restaurant of the Year and dad Eric is up for Chef. ...

18 September 2014

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