Manchester Food & Drink Blog
If you’re heading over to Sheffield and love a gin, there’s one place you’re definitely going to visit. Take a little walk from the train station and head to Trippets Bar. They’ve got 86 gins on the bar, all carefully selected as the best of their style, and all with their own recommended garnish and…
It’s been a while since I’ve had a little rum fun. I have some reviews in the pipeline for some made right here in the city. But this review features a rum with it’s roots firmly in the Carribean, promising the best of the sunny islands, blended for the rainy north. After all the lady…
There are some spots that I just love for a lazy lunch, or an early dinner. A glass of wine, great company, and nibbles to pick at whilst we catch up, put the world to rights, and yeah, probably more nibbly things because talking gives you an appetite. You have all the time in the…
Last week, an article appeared in my feed that suggested that along with the other stereotypes that we have – jeans rolled up worn with Converse (guilty, though it’s got more to do with me being short), that we can’t sit on chairs (?!?!) and we can’t do maths (I also beg to differ) –…
This post feels like a little bit of a ‘go hard or go home’ piece, because instead of one, or two, or maybe three spirits, this features eleven. Yep, ELEVEN different spirits – the entire range from The Sweet Potato Spirit Company. So let’s start at the beginning. The Sweet Potato Spirit Company began life…
Think wine, and yeah, Japan is not the first place that comes to mind. And it’s probably not the third, fourth of fifth. You’d be far more likely to consider somewhere in Europe, America, or even our own back yard before Japan. This is perhaps why this tasting led by Sarah from Swirl caught my…
I know, I know, I’m behind on everything! This month has been heavily full of travel, training and work, and I’m kind of hoping April will be distinctly more chill. So, while I play a little catch up, let’s do it over a gin – and specifically the new released from Batch Innovations, Garam Masala…
This weekend was Mr GFB’s birthday and I took him to a shopping centre for dinner. No, not the Trafford Centre for Five Guys, much, much closer to home. We headed (all but) across the road to Stretford Mall (yeah, it’s still the Arndale or Precinct in my head, but then I have lived in…
Last week saw my third class with Food Sorcery (I’ve already done cheese making and fermentation). And this one has been a long time coming. It was my second with chef Jan Cron, and this time concentrating on protein led food, with an Italian twist. There is a bit of a reason for choosing this…