Manchester Food & Drink Blog
I feel like rotisserie chicken is due a renaissance. They used to be everywhere. Supermarkets offered them, the local butchers did them as a bit of a sideline. It was an easy post work dinner for people everywhere. Finish work, grab a chicken, maybe some salad and some soft oven bottoms, and dinner was served….
If you’ve been to Stretford Mall (it will always the Precinct to me) recently, well done. I mean, it’s a bit of a challenge right now given the works both on the Mall, on the road and junction near the Mall, and to make things more fun, the works on Chester Road. I should know,…
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…
The delights of Kampus continue. Hot on the heels of Nells, Cloudwater and Levanter (edit: the latter two now extended into the summer), comes yet another opening. The Beeswing Wine Bar & Kitchen. Offering a fabulous selection of wine, and a selection of delicious small plates, they hosted their launch this week, showcasing both the…
I’ll admit it, I’ve long been a Cocoa Cabana fan. From their origins in Didsbury to their incredibly Instagrammable site in Ancoats. It began with Sarah’s long love of chocolate, and now has reached over into cakes, blondies, cocktails and brunch. And they’ve just released a new menu of brunch options – so of course…
It seems rather far away in the mists of time now. Hopping in the car to the local video store, wandering and no doubt selecting something that my parents wouldn’t approve of and would put back on the shelf, before that yellow and blue piece of plastic was brought out of mum’s purse. (Eventually superseded…
I don’t mind admitting before you read further, that I have a soft spot for Open Kitchen. They take sustainably grown and sourced food and drink, pair it with food that would normally be destined for the bin, and create delicious meals to feed hungry tummies. But you’d be forgiven for missing them take over…
There are a lot of good things to say about Nell’s. Living where I do means that I can order from them on my way home from work (via the delivery app of choice), and have huge slices of delicious pizza arrive at my door just as I do. Their Cheese & Onion Pie pizza…
Stretford is a very different place to where I moved 20+ years ago. We’ve gone from the nearest options for food and drink being McDonald’s (I mean there’s now a drive through), and a couple of pubs – The Old Cock, The Robin Hood, The Melville – to Stretford Foodhall, pubs including the Longford Tap,…