Category Archives: Manchester
Updates to the map of northern food bloggers
Thanks to a little tweet from the ever wonderful CultureVultures blog, a few more northern food and drink blogs have been in touch and I’ve updated the map. Check out new additions: http://eatwithmeshrimoyee.com @shrimoyee http://bigspoonmylittlespoon.blogspot.com @eatlittlespoon simonohare.blogspot.com @Simon_OH, eatdrinkmanchester.com @simonbinns … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, Yorkshire
Video: Chinese New Year 2013 – Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool
Yesterday’s Chinese New Year was marked with parades, fireworks, dancing and food across the north yesterday despite the miserable weather. Get a locals tour round from Vincent Lui and his granny. Welcoming the Year of the Snake in Newcastle And … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, north-east
What’s cooking in Malaysia Kitchen?
Guest blogger Stanley Harper went along to a recent showcase of Malaysian food in Manchester and found that simplicity is the key to the cuisine. Here’s his report…… It took a lot of persuading to get out of the house … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, Reviews
Vermillion bosses launch charity seafood cookbook
The Seamark business is well known in Manchester for both its headquarters in the east of the city as well as for being responsible for probably its most expensively built and designed restaurant – Vermillion. Now the global business is … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News
Street food in Manchester – the beginnings of a “scene”
Writer and Lone Gourmet blogger Louise Bolotin gets in at the start of a foodie movement for the city. Despite a busy restaurant environment, an increasing number of specialist markets, dozens of food bloggers and a thriving food and drink festival … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, Small bites
Food news and moves across the north to start the week
Plenty going on across the north this week – here’s my pick: * Alnwick Food Festival has organised an Evening with Novelli. Organisers say: “Jean-Christophe will be demonstrating some dishes (some great ones for all you fish lovers out there) … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, north-east, Yorkshire
Street food fights, home delivery and other food news from the north
A round-up of foodie news and events from around the north this week: * Fancy a meal cooked up by a chef and brought round your house? If you’re in Manchester a business doing just that is setting up in … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, north-east, Yorkshire
The hunt to find the north’s best food and drink blog is on
The Blog North Awards opened for nominations earlier this week giving readers the chance to mark their appreciation for the hours of dedicated blogging going on across our vast region. It’s an expansion of what was previously the Manchester Blog … Continue reading
Bolton to host a beer and cider festival alongside food event
The beer and cider festival, which will be located in a marquee on Corporation Street, joins the town’s Food and Drink Festival held in August. Starring at this year’s event are The Great British Bake Off judges Mary Berry and … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News
Mapping the Food Standards Agency reports
The latest updates to the map of food premises rated zero for hygiene standards are updated today at The Northerner blog. I’ve started this process with five northern cities in order to reveal what lies behind those ‘scores on the … Continue reading
Filed under Cumbria, Manchester, News, north-east
