Manchester Food & Drink Blog
October is one of my favourite months. Whilst in September we’re often clinging to the last of the late summer sun, October (usually) heralds a change. We turn away from bare legs and naked toes, and lean into opaque tights, knee boots, knitwear and layers. Or at least I do. We ditch salads for soups,…
It’s a grey Sunday afternoon and I’m meeting a group of strangers at the Alan Turing Memorial in Sackville Street Gardens. Whilst this could be a plot for some sort of romance, or shenanigans, I’m actually meeting Kelly, guide for me and all the other attendees of our wine tour through Manchester. The Manchester Wine…
Limoncello holds a host of memories for me. Now as someone reasonably well travelled, you’d expect me to mention sun traps in Amalfi, cafes in Venice, or maybe rooftops in Bologna. No. I’m talking Italian restaurants. The flirty waiter in the Italian chain who heads over whilst you’re paying the bill to flirt, pour a…
You may remember Open Kitchen from my recent visit when they launched their new menu. They’ve just launched their newest project – “Meet the Producer”. A 7 course sustainable taster menu evening at their cafe & bar in Spinningfields. And even more exciting for me, the first on 24 August is in collaboration with the…
Fingers crossed, and if Lana Svitankova and her supporters have anything to do with it, you can expect a new style of beer on beer guides, Ukrainian Golden Ale. And personally, I’m hoping that the tasting at Bundobust Brewery last week, featuring a number of collaboration beers, will help their case. Despite the background of…
Over lockdown, we all saw a lot of people change roles. For some it was a wake up call – an opportunity to reset. For others more of a necessity as their original career path hit a wall. Whatever the reason, there’s no doubt we saw a lot of change, and as a result, a…
As this month promises to be another scorcher, I thought it was past time I mentioned my new favourite drink in a can. Whilst I still have a soft spot for gin in a tin, and wine or beer in a can, Buzzballz have launched and these little round balls are full of flavour. Created…
The eagle eyed among you may have seen that last month I was down in Devon. I was lucky enough to be invited by Keeley to spend a week in Woolacombe, staying at a local caravan park and indulging in great food, walking on the beach, and seafood. Bliss. I mean just look at it….
It feels like a long time since my husband and I first visited the pop up at The Pines and Pantry cafe on Moss Road. So much has happened since it became a regular haunt, and Jo and Dean started feeding the people of Stretford. Five years ago, they started putting their ideas together, but…