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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

Beer of the week: Goose Island Summertime

Our resident beer expert, William France recommends juicy ale, Goose Island Summertime. A German style Kölsch beer by world renowned Chicago brewery, Goose Island. Created with two varieties of hops; with a zesty aroma and ...

13 July 2010

Cook up some Cracking Good Food in Chorlton

Lisa Higginson Local residents, businesses and community groups are enjoying a pioneering culinary network that has been cooked up in Chorlton. Cracking Good Food aims to entice people into the kitchen by offering a range ...

18 June 2010

Summer Wine Fair is set for Didsbury

Lisa Higginson A SUMMER celebration of wine is set to take the stylish suburb of Didsbury by storm. Independent wine merchant Reserve Wines will host its seventh annual Summer Wine Fair on Thursday, July 8. ...

18 June 2010

Success befalls the first Food and Drink Summit

Lisa Higginson Loyd Grossman rocked out with his guitar, Matthew Fort delivered sobering facts about the future of restaurants and Jean Christophe Novelli spilled the beans about the ‘greedy’ lifestyle that almost cost him his ...

28 May 2010

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