Tag Archives: manchester
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
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
No bloggers! No Pix! What does this burger joint have to hide?
I was stunned to see this on the North West Nosh blog: “…there’s no reservations (I’m lazy and hate queues), you have to be on Twitter to know where it is, they have a statement saying no bloggers , they … Continue reading
Filed under News
The (link) baitbox: Street food, Subway’s complaints handling, secretive cakes and more
Some of the tastiest morsels with a northern edge to enjoy for your lunch. – Good to see plenty of Northern foodies get a mention in the Guardian’s best street food feature; Leeds caterer Manjit’s Kitchen is offering to make the Indian … Continue reading
Filed under Small bites, Yorkshire
Cookbook review: Malaysian Food
Is the proof of the pudding in the eating – or the reading? When it comes to cookbooks, probably the answer should be both but being an armchair cook seems a perfectly reasonable approach to finding out about an unfamiliar … Continue reading
Filed under Reviews
Fat chicks and fact checks
What happened to the idea that the customer is always right? When it comes to dining out, if this one woman’s experience is anything to go by, simply being able to request a meal prepared as you’d like it seems … Continue reading
Behind the scenes of the F-word
Gordon Ramsay’s hunt for the best UK restaurant has had us couch cooks on the edge of our seats – but what is it really like in the heat of the TV kitchen?I caught up with SweetMandarin‘s Lisa Tse, whose … Continue reading
Manchester Food and Drink Festival: Your votes needed
The annual awards scheme for Manchester’s top restaurants, bars and food retailers is well underway following the official launch and they’re looking for your votes. The full set of categories with the voting buttons are avilable here. There’s some of … Continue reading
Filed under News
Taste of summer range from Abel and Cole
“I don’t care what the weather man says….and the weatherman says it’s raining!” Isn’t that what the song they play at the end of the television weather forecast says? Yeah right! Who doesn’t care what the weather’s like – well … Continue reading
Filed under Product trials
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