Manchester Food & Drink Blog
When it comes to food, I think I must be pretty suggestible. I can listen to a podcast, watch a programme, or just have a conversation and then a little hint of an idea, or in this case a bit of a craving steps in. This was the case with this kedgeree. Kedgeree is normally,…
My introduction to gin began many years ago, with a distinctive green bottle and a little yellow labelled mixer. Before the gin renaissance of the noughties, choices were limited. Gordon’s, Beefeater, Tanqueray, and Bombay Sapphire were all the gin shelf could afford. In 1999 there came another. A big blue bottle. Thick dark glass, it’s…
When The Real Junk Food Manchester announced it was closing, everyone was a little aghast. We’d all come to love that little cafe on Oxford Street – even if for me, the opening hours meant I walked past it more than popped in. Then they launched Open Kitchen Manchester. They still do what they’ve always…
What do you do when you have leftover mascarpone? Following my pasta recipe, I had plenty still in the fridge. So I started by adding some to a tomato risotto for a little extra creaminess and, when I still had a lot leftover, I decided to make a pudding. After all, I had some fresh…
It’s taken me six months to get in a visit to Peter Street Kitchen. Partially due to me running around to other venues. Partially because I knew this one was going to be a little on the pricier side than most of the venues I visit. And partially because, well, Japanese and Mexican. The menu…
Earlier this month saw an anniversary for myself and my husband. It’s been 17 years since our first date. It was a nice warm April day (not unlike the few we’ve been enjoying), and I messaged him to suggest we go for a beer. In an attempt to be frugal, he’d left his wallet at…
Last week Beastro in Spinningfields celebrating it’s second birthday. We’ve all watched as the team went from street food traders (and butchers) to restaurant and chefs in a year long competition, that they eventually won. Even since then, things evolved. The decor has been tweaked over the two years. The menu has refined, changed. Even…
Before I start this review of Daffy’s Mulberry Gin, I’ve had a couple of social media rants recently about ‘pink gin’. I don’t really mind a pink gin – either the cocktail, or the spirit. The cocktail utilises Angostura bitters to make the colour pink (same as Fever Tree’s Aromatic Tonic). I’m reliably informed that…
I’ve become a bit addicted to a podcast. Yes, another one. I already love Made of Human by Sofie Hagen, but now that has been firmly joined by Table Manners, with Jessie Ware and the star of the show obviously, her mum. It helps she’s a Manc, but also the whole thing is about food,…