Monthly Archives: January 2009
Guide to explore the region’s foodie hotspots
A new guide which celebrates the speciality foods that set our region apart is being published next month.
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NW Food lover’s guide: Outlets and producers
The following is the list of outlets and producers in Greater Manchester which the NW Food Lover’s Guide has pinpointed as being particularly noteworthy. Find out more about the guide here. MANCHESTER PRODUCERS: A.S. Greek Olives, Salford. Adesso Marinades, Gorton. … Continue reading
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Peveril ‘sold’? Now you see it, now you don’t!
Some comings and goings afoot with the sale of two of the city centre’s pubs – including the iconic landmark that is Peveril of the Peak. This picture showing the Great Bridgewater Street pub displaying a “sold” sign surfaced on the social network Facebook last week.
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Lunch break: Bread and Butter
Bread and Butter is one of those places that lets you know you’re in Manchester. On the one hand it’s just a café – it sells sandwiches, cups of tea and homemade cakes but on the other it’s the epitome of the Northern Quarter vibe with its kitsch pink interior, vintage china tea cups and bakes with a twist.
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Need a boot to kick-start that New Year resolve?
Regular readers of this blog will know that I usually pay short shrift to diets and dedicate this area of the blog to poke a little gentle fun at the silliest of excesses in that respect. But maybe my recent … Continue reading
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Another food blogger eats this city
It seems that new-on-the-scene foodie blogger Carolyn Hughes is a girl after my own heart!
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Big chefs, Little chefs? Heston shows the problem is us!
I’ve never understood just why Little Chef is so poor but actually last night’s programme did at least reveal that – because the customers have made it so.
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New bar NOHO to open Wednesday
I hear the Northern Quarter is about to be home to a new bar called NOHO which takes some of its inspiration from New York. Blogger Phil Healey has got himself a sneak preview and posted pictures which show the … Continue reading
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Ales ahoy as festival sets sail for city
Pirates swashbuckling their stuff? Ales maturing on board a fishing boat in the north sea? Just why has land-locked Manchester come over all sea-faring for the sake of a drink? Because next week the city will be host to the … Continue reading
