Manchester Food & Drink Blog
I’m no stranger to Glen Moray – I’ve reviewed their Sherry Cask finish previously, and in fact I’m pretty sure I treated my dad to a bottle last Christmas. But I’m the first to admit, I usually drink it neat, rather than playing about with it – and I’m not sure why. I’ll happily make…
The one with an unexpected sweet treat… Of all the places we were set to visit during our York trip, Le Cochon Aveugle was the one I was most excited about. I’ve been on their mailing list forever, just waiting for the right opportunity. And this was it. Le Cochon Aveugle and it’s sister site,…
The one where we escape the rain… Roots in York has been on my must visit list since it opened. To be honest, so has the Black Swan, but that one will require a chauffeur. Roots is the York home of Tommy Banks and the Black Swan team. And much like the Black Swan the…
The one without any owls, or indeed any rattles… I’ve been watching York for a little while. Not just because I love the city, and they produce some rather delicious spirits (see my visit to the Cooper King Distillery). But also because their food scene is rather good. York is punching above it’s weight when…
You might not know Three Little Words by name, but if I mention Manchester Gin, then that might ring a bell. Manchester Gin’s new home, sits between Manchester Central and the Great Northern – the latter of which houses my gym, so I’ve been watching it slowly grow as I walk past it almost every…
The one with the raspberry sorbet… Wine pairing, beer pairing – there’s a long history in pairing food with drinks. And whilst it might seem like gin is new to the concept, it really isn’t. Hot gin and gingerbread is one of the earliest food pairings ever recorded. A perfect little winter warmer. I myself…
When is a distillery not a distillery? I hesitate to call this visit a distillery visit, because, whilst Tappers Gin do distil gin, it’s not what they’re known for. Tappers are known for their range of compound gins – you may know it as ‘bathtub gin’. Rather than the spirit being put into a still…
The one with a lot of food… August Bank Holiday weekend is possibly my favourite weekend in the whole year. Not because the husband goes to a friend’s barbecue over the weekend and I get the bed to myself. But because it’s filled with two events that I love. Manchester Pride, and Bolton Food and Drink…
A few weeks ago, Dogs n Dough broke our hearts a little. They announced they were to close. But they weren’t to disappear for too long, their new look, Saloonville opened rather recently. And don’t worry, I’ll be going there at some point very soon. But in the intervening weeks, we discovered that we could…