Manchester Food & Drink Blog
I was going to hold off on this post given the latest lockdown incoming. Which made me sad, because Use. is a gorgeous co-working space. Seriously gorgeous. And I loved seeing people and hearing other ‘officey’ noises. One sided phone calls. Taps of fingers on a keyboard that’s not my own. The scratch of a…
So. Here we go again. I mean, I don’t need to recap really, but for posterity’s sake, and in case I read back through these in years to come, this month has been a bit of a doozy. Trump tested positive. Then it turned out half the Whitehouse tested positive because they didn’t mask up/distance….
It would be hard to have missed that Manchester has moved into a higher level of lockdown again. So what has it meant? Well most bars have closed, those who don’t or haven’t been able to change to serve food – or for whom it just doesn’t make fiscal sense to do so. But I’ve…
Yes, I’m going to mention it. Yes I know it’s October. If you haven’t already started planning stuff, then come back to this post when you do. This is a bit of a call out for information. I want to pull together a blog post of all the venues that are pivoting (buzzword I know,…
Well the last few days have been… Interesting. Both myself and the husband are still being cautious. I’m still working from home, he is for about half the week. We’re still dining out, but in line with rules, it’s usually just the two of us. And whereas before all this I’d be out most nights…
I seem to be going through a bit of a jewellery phase. Maybe it’s because masks cover my face so often, there’s little point in buying a new lippie. Or maybe it’s because on Zoom and other platforms, you only ever see my shoulders and head. It’s not like you can see my feet, so…
With all that’s going on, it’s easy to forget that restaurants are still open, are still changing their menus, are still serving guests. And all of the experiences I’ve had in restaurants over the last few months have been positive. The staff want to serve you. The chefs want to cook for you. They will…
Hard Seltzers are all the rage. Light, fresh, low in alcohol. They offer something canned for the no and low market That said, they’re not to everyone’s taste. If you’re expecting something bouncing with flavour, then these aren’t for you. Think gently flavoured fizzy water with a spirit (often vodka or gin) – something like…
In pre-coronial times, tasting sessions with The Liquorists would be on the water. We’d all pile onto a canal boat, and gently bob along from the Castlefield Basin, thought locks and past ‘Gnome Island’, to Media City and back. There would be booze aplenty, and lots of chat. Maybe a flirt or two with the…