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Wine Lovers Unite!

The Big Indie Wine Fest 9th - 10th OctoberTickets on Sale Now The second Wine Festival as part of Manchester Food and Drink Festival will take place on 9th-10th October and will feature the very ...

3 August 2010

Beer of week: Summer Marble

Neil SowerbyHops, hops and more hops (with a a hint of wheat) from Marble Brewery’s summer offering, named inevitably Summer Marble.The Mark Addy was charging £3 a pint for it the other day and it’s ...

2 August 2010

Five brilliant books for cooks

Neil Sowerby recommends five more fascinating food books for serious cooks. Verdura – Vegetables Italian Style by Viana La Place (Grub Street pb, £12.95)Reissue of a much loved classic that influenced the cooks at the ...

2 August 2010

Wine of week: Cotes-du-Rhone Villages 2008

Neil Sowerby Sweet strawberryish Grenache (70 per cent) fruit dominates Caves Saint Pierre Cotes-du-Rhone Villages 2008, but equal measures of other Southern French grape staples Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan add complexity and delicacy. Vivid purple ...

27 July 2010

Beer of the Week: El Bulli’s new creation

Will FranceEstrella Damm Inedit is a beer created with food in mind by the Damm brewmasters and the world’s most celebrated restaurant, El Bulli. Inedit is a Spanish infusion of barley malt and wheat, with ...

27 July 2010

Beer of week: Meantime London Porter

Neil Sowerby Meantime is a Greenwich (geddit) brewery specialising in bottle-conditioned craft beers. Their Meantime London Porter, a resurrected style, is my favourite, a complex yet ethereal (6.5 ABV) expression of malt, chocolate, coffee and ...

20 July 2010

Wine of week: Viñalba Selección Torrontés 2009

Neil Sowerby The best examples of Torrontés around are still to be found on the wine list of the Gaucho upmarket steakhouse chain, but this ultra-floral aromatic Argentine white is slowly making its presence felt ...

20 July 2010

Guestrant and new bar planned for NQ

Hulme has a new African and Caribbean restaurant called Yaba (110 Hulme High Street, Hulme). Offering an all you can eat buffet for around £7, Yaba joins M&Ms (127 Stamford Street) and Buzzrocks (166 Stretford ...

14 July 2010

Wine of the week: Villa Wolf Silvaner 2009

Our resident wine expert, Eleanor Read, recommends an unusual white Silvaner to give your garden party the edge over next door’s. As the summer sun beats down, our thoughts turn to the Great British Barbecue. ...

13 July 2010

Wine of the week: Villa Wolf Silvaner 2009

Our resident wine expert, Eleanor Read, recommends an unusual white Silvaner to give your garden party the edge over the neighbours... As the summer sun beats down, our thoughts turn to the Great British Barbecue. ...

13 July 2010

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