MFDF Wine & Fizz Festival
www.foodanddrinkfestival.com VENUE DATE Welcome to the Cathedral Gardens and Thursday 26 September – across the City Monday 7 October
MANCHESTER’S 22nd Manchester Food WEB/SOCIAL CONTACT www.foodanddrinkfestival.com Festival Office & Drink Festival @MFDF19 / @MFDF2019 [email protected]
Just as the past 12 months have taken the city’s eating and drinking scene to a different level, Manchester Food & Drink Festival’s switch to a new Hub on Cathedral Gardens is a major refresher for the UK’s largest urban celebration of culinary culture.
Fittingly, the chefs who are driving the current golden age feature prominently across the festival programme and at the Hub’s iconic centrepiece, the Dining Dome. This futuristic, igloo-shaped venue debuted last year. As did Gorton Monastery as the venue for the prestigious MFDF Awards. The Awards are back there again for 2019 with the most impressive shortlist in their history. Quite a task to pick winners from so much talent across the 18 categories.
Of course the 22nd MFDF is not just about VIP Gala Thank you Dinners and Awards – it’s about enjoying Manchester’s to our sponsors... amazing food and drink scene. Sit back and relax with your tipple of choice in the fabulous surroundings Official Accommodation Partner: Official Booking Partner: of Cathedral Gardens, against the backdrop of Manchester Cathedral, Chethams, The National Football Museum and The Corn Exchange. Fine dining Official Gin Partner: Official Lager Partner: is represented, and there’s also street food, craft beer, cocktail bars and coffee shops, all contenders for best in the UK. Plus this year for the first time we devote a whole day at the hub to all things vegan.
And, of course, MFDF’s not just about the city centre. Official Media Partner: The buzz spreads citywide over 11 action-packed days. We’ve filled this brochure with the meatiest bits of the Festival ‘menu, but be sure to check out our wonderful website www.foodanddrinkfestival.com for more events 43 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 2BG and announcements. www.rossorestaurants.com
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Welcome & thanks to our sponsors 3 MFDF Awards shortlist – your vote counts! 6 Introducing the Festival Hub 9 JJ Whitley Cocktail Garden at the Hub 10 Montann English Wine Bar at the Hub 10 Beer and Cider at the Hub 11 Camden Town Brewery at the Hub 11 Festival Directors Street Food at the Festival Hub – The First Half 12 Phil Jones Alexa Stratton-Powell Street Food at the Festival Hub – The Second Half 13 Siobhan Hanley
Bookatable Festival Feast 14 Festival Producers George Jackson CityLife Stage at the Hub 16 Barbara Taylor-Jones Jennifer Pooler Bistrotheque Classique 17 Festival PR An Evening with Simon Shaw 17 Siobhan Hanley Communications
Live Cookery Theatre 18 Festival Graphics Johnson INC* A Punch Above: How to make the perfect party tipple 19 Official Food Photographer Vegan Takeover at the Hub hosted by John Robb 20 Lucas Smith
A Plant Based Evening with John Robb, Shaun Ryder and Bundobust 20 Festival Website Nick Day Roots and Future: A Tasting Menu with Francisco Martinez 22 Festival Brochure Editor Comfort Food ‘Sounds’ Good: A Communal Feast by Adam Reid 22 A PREMIUM RANGE OF MIXERS PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION Neil Sowerby An Evening with Paco Perez and Tast Catala 23 Special thanks Ruth Allan MFDF Curry Collective with Bundobust, Dishoom, Lily’s and Sanskruti 23 Jamie Campbell John Clarke Saturday Skills Kitchen 25 Hannah Davies Mark Garner An Evening of Rum Decadence with Diablesse 27 Thom Hetherington Emily Heward 20% off stays at Roomzzz Aparthotels during MFDF19 27 Lecia Jacobs Daisy Jackson MFDF Wine & Fizz Festival 29 Guy Keeble Katie Popperwell Battle on the Balcony at Pho 30 Louise Rhind-Tutt John Robb The Art of Dining with Aiden Byrne at Manchester Art Gallery 32 Keith Sowerby Emma Sturgess ‘Best In Town Dinner’ in aid of Action Against Hunger 32 Deanna Thomas Adi Thomas Refill not landfill with MFDF 34 Catherine Webber Matt White MFDF Gala Dinner and Awards 35 Trevor Johnson* Craig Johnson* Manchester Food & Drink Festival 2019 – Day by Day 38 Bob Platt* A delicious and refreshing range of mixers made with organic blue agave, natural ingredients and spring water sourced in the Lake District. Festival-long offers 42 Front cover images Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun @lambandwatt MADE IN THE UK lambandwatt.com Where to find the Festival 43 Siop Shop
4 5 The 2019 Awards Shortlist This is the shortlist from the MFDF Judging Panel, PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY made up of leading food and drink experts. Vote for – your vote counts! your favourite nominee on the MFDF website. Voting © 2019 CAMDEN TOWN BREWERY LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. closes at midnight on 26 September. The winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner on 7 October.
Restaurant of the Year Chef of the Year Coffee Shop of the Year NEW! Vegan Offering This overall award will be Sam Buckley (Where Ezra and Gil, Federal Café of the Year chosen from the shortlists The Light Gets In), Aiden Bar, Pollen Bakery, Siop Amma’s Canteen, for Premium & Fine Dining Byrne (restaurant MCR), Shop, Trove Ancoats. Bundobust, Dishoom, and Casual Restaurant Omar Rodriguez Marrero Last year’s winner: Pot Evelyn’s Café Bar, of the Year. Last year’s (Umezushi), Simon Martin Kettle Black. Foodwell, Plant Powered winner: Adam Reid at (Mana), Adam Reid (The Sundays at GRUB. The French. French), Miquel Villacrosa Affordable Eats Last year’s winner (of (Tast Catala). Last year’s Venue of the Year Vegetarian Offering of Premium and winner: Rachel Stockley Bundobust, Lily’s Indian the Year): Lily’s Indian Fine Dining Venue (Baratxuri). Vegetarian Cuisine, Rudy’s Vegetarian Cuisine. of the Year Pizza Ancoats, Siop Shop, Hawksmoor, Mana, Pub and Craft Ale Bar The Spärrows, YES. Last Front of House Team restaurant MCR, Tast of the Year year’s winner: Mi and Pho. of the Year Catala, Umezushi, Where Bunbury’s, Cask Ancoats, Adam Reid at The The Light Gets In. Last Reasons To Be Cheerful, NEW! Artisan Drinks French, Dishoom, erst., year’s winner: Adam Reid Sandbar, The Flying Horse Producer of the Year Hawksmoor, Mana, at The French. Hotel, The Magnet. Last Beatnikz Republic Tast Catala. Last year’s year’s winner: Port Street Brewing Co, Diablesse winner: 20 Stories. Casual Restaurant Beer House. Rum, Manchester Gin, of the Year Manchester Union Sustainability Award Bundobust, Canto, Neighbourhood Lager, Steep Soda, Track MFDF are looking Cocktail Beer Ramen Restaurant of the Year Brewing Co. for venues that pride + Bun, Dishoom, Rudy’s Baratxuri, Lily’s Indian themselves on making Pizza, Sugo Pasta Kitchen. Vegetarian Cuisine, Food and Drink good food for people Last year’s winner: Porta Tapas Salford, Retailer of the Year and the planet. Levanter Fine Foods The Creameries, The Lunya, HM Pasties, Out Restaurants should Fisherman’s Table, The of the Blue, Taste IT, submit themselves via a Newcomer of the Year Oystercatcher. Last year’s Unicorn Grocery, Wong sustainability template Dishoom, erst., Kala winner: Where The Light Wong Bakery. Last year’s form. Email george@ Bistro, Mana, Tast Catala, Gets In. winner: Pollen Bakery. foodanddrinkfestival.com The Fisherman’s Table. Last year’s winner: The Last year’s winner: The Foodie Event or Project Street Food Award Creameries. Creameries. of the Year of the Year Auction Against Hunger, Awarded to one of our Howard and Ruth Bar of The Year GRUB, Indy Man Beer Greater Manchester street Award for Outstanding Cocktail Beer Ramen + Con, Festa Italiana, food legends. There’s no Achievement Bun, Hawksmoor, Henry C, Stockport Foodie Friday, shortlist for this – we’re Last year’s winner: Speak In Code, The Jane SURPLUS! @ Beer handing it over to public Jeremy Roberts of Living Eyre, YES. Last year’s Nouveau. Last year’s vote. Please vote via the Ventures. winner: Science and winner: Hatch. MFDF website. Last year’s Industry. winner: Oh Mei Dumpling.
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CAM-2050 Hells_MFD Pasta_H210 x W148.indd 1 15/07/2019 10:57 VENUE DATE Introducing the Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – 21 million readers. Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October Festival Hub TIME TICKETS One Manchester Evening News. Noon-11pm FREE The beating heart of the Festival has moved to a new Ancoats-based Montann Wines, and a gin bar hosted location – leafy Cathedral Gardens in Manchester’s for the first time by JJ Whitley. Factor in a non-stop Medieval Quarter, between historic Chetham’s School roster of live music and you may never leave! of Music and The National Football Museum, icon of Manchester’s regeneration. Epicentre of the epicurean action will be the Dining Dome, a huge success on its debut last year. This fabulous spherical foodie palace will host specially curated banquets, supper clubs and masterclasses. After 150 years, we’re still at the heart The Hub will offer a delicious array of the finest street of everything that’s great about our city food purveyors, from local to global, alongside a huge craft beer bar serving up the very best from the region’s From Manchester Food & Drink Festival to Bluedot, Manchester incredible brewery and micro-brewery scene. Camden International Festival and Manchester Art Fair to Manchester Pride, Town Brewery will be on site too, pouring fresh beers there’s a reason why the best north west events and some of Manchester’s most from their shipping container bar including Camden thriving entertainment businesses work with the Manchester Evening News. Hells Lager, Pale Ale and Show Off Juicy Lager. Alongside that, there’s a new-look English wine bar from We have a proven track record of turning audience into footfall and sharing our marketing expertise with our partners to help establish and grow their customer base.
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CityLife_PromoteAdvert_A5_v2.indd 1 02/08/2019 14:05 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE JJ Whitley Cocktail Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Beer and Cider Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October
Garden at the Hub TIME TICKETS at the Hub TIME TICKETS Noon-11pm FREE Noon-11pm FREE
J.J. Whitley, a premium spirits range inspired by the Manchester Brew Fest British countryside, and Lamb & Watt, a natural range Celebrating the region’s beer boom with ales from of premium mixers, will be hosting a cocktail garden in across the Northwest. The MFDF beer bar will feature Cathedral Gardens. Think a floral oasis complete with a a wide range of local craft beers from some of penny farthing, tuk-tuk, candle-lit miniature ferris wheels Manchester’s best independent breweries including and cool trailers serving J.J. Whitley’s London Dry Gin, Beartown, Brightside, Three B’s, Irwell, Hophurst, Blood Orange Gin, Rhubarb Gin, Violet Gin and Pink RedWillow, Seven Brothers, Manchester Brewing Co Cherry Gin. and many more.
Look out for special events, including Gin Masterclasses MFDF Cider Fest in the Dining Dome. The gins will be complemented by The Festival’s own little apple-fuelled haven, the Lamb & Watt’s mixers made with organic blue agave, MFDF Cider Bar will be pitching up again to bring all-natural ingredients and spring water sourced in the refreshing ciders to the proceedings. From Weston’s English Lake District. The range includes to Addlestone’s and Sheppy’s to Bad Apple, this is a Original Tonic, Light Tonic, Cucumber, real mini fest-within-a-fest for cider enthusiasts. There’ll Hibiscus, and Basil tonics, as well as also be a range of delicious flavoured ciders including a refreshing Ginger Ale. lemon and lime, mango and apple and pear.
VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Montann English Wine Bar Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Camden Town Brewery Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October at the Hub TIME TICKETS at the Hub TIME TICKETS Noon-11pm FREE Noon-11pm FREE
The Festival is delighted to celebrate the glorious Serving up the freshest pints from their shipping quality of contemporary English wines and mineral container bar at the heart of the Hub. You’re spoilt waters in collaboration with our official wine partner, for choice having to pick from the refreshing likes of Montann. These Manchester-based specialists source Camden Hells Lager, Pale Ale, Week Nite Lager & Show their wines from the country’s increasingly acclaimed Off Juicy Lager. It all started in 2010 out when Jasper vineyards, carefully selecting grapes grown in chalk rich Cuppaidge began brewing in the basement of his pub, soil in the heart of England. Try their wines and fizz at The Horseshoe in Hampstead. He then moved under the bespoke bar they’ll be running at our Cathedral six railway arches in Camden, where they brewed their Gardens Hub throughout MFDF. They’re the product of very first beer that same year – Hells Lager, now one of modern wine-making techniques with long-established the UK’s most popular beers. methods to ensure minimum interference with the natural process. Non-alcoholic refreshment? Montann’s Camden Town Brewery will also be teaming up with water, still and sparkling, is equally stunning. Sourced some of Manchester’s best bars to bring you some over 35 metre’s below protected English terrain, the exciting events across the city including crystal-clear water is naturally filtered through layers beer shouts and merchandise giveaways. of rock on its journey to the surface. The unique sandstone geology is responsible for the delicate See www.foodanddrinkfestival.com interfusion of minerals and great taste. for more details.
10 11 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Street Food at the Festival Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Street Food at the Festival Festival Hub, Wednesday 2 October – Cathedral Gardens Tuesday 1 October Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October
Hub – The First Half TIME TICKETS Hub – The Second Half TIME TICKETS Noon-11pm FREE Noon-11pm FREE
The Ottö-Men Vegan Fried Chicken Proove Cyprus Kouzina Contemporary Middle An alternative chicken Freshly-made wood-fired, Traditional Cypriot food Eastern and Med cuisine experience using their topped dough from West made using locally that has evolved from own house made seitan Didsbury’s favourite pizza sourced ingredients. dynamic duo James and dough, dunking it in a joint. Nick’s love of great food. secret dredge and deep Baratxuri Not just meat-based, frying it. Served with sides Viva La Crepe Basque BBQ specialising their constantly changing inspired by the American Bringing a sweet twist to in roasting and grilling menu is veggie and Deep South. a great French classic, whole fish and big meat vegan-friendly too. The they mix fresh local cuts over a wood-fired Ottö-Men are passionate Tampopo British produce and spin flame. Meat and fish are about the environment, Pan Asian street food amazing crepes in front sourced both locally and so bio packaging and and signature dishes from of your eyes. from specialised suppliers non-GMO comes as across East Asia, inspired in the Basque Country. standard. by the owner’s travelling Love is Churros experiences. Churros champions, chef Golden Nugget Tibetan Kitchen Matt and baker Ruth, run This new concept aims Authentic Himalayan The Humble Kitchen their family business from to deliver fresh and street food, as found in Lancashire based, their gorgeous vintage approachable street the towns of Nepal, Tibet specialising in gourmet horse box, importing food only using high-end and Northern India. The Angus steak burgers churros flour direct from techniques and local tasty likes of handcrafted with locally sourced meat Spain. In their quest for products. This little gold ‘momo’ steamed from Chorley butchers authenticity – and for the spec of Manchester dumplings stuffed with J McRobb. sheer spectacle – they street food offers chicken fresh seasonal vegetables manually pipe the batter nuggets, tofu nuggets, and served with Sonny’s #Cookie Dough into their large fryer. gourmet wraps, smoked Chilli Sauce. Signature cookie dough pork hash browns and with a range of yummy Chaat Cart hand cut chips. toppings is freshly baked, Dim Sum Su Los Churros Amigos Specialising in South Grandad’s Sausages emerging with a crispy Leading the Dim Sum Deliciously fresh churros Indian snacks and small Señor Paella Gourmet banger outer layer and a gooey revolution, street vendor served with their famously plates such as bhel puri, Partners Fernando and purveyors still going inside you need a spoon of the finest, freshest rich Belgian chocolate gunpowder fries, lentil Lesley bring you an strong 50 years after to eat and enjoy. Dim Sum food – steamed sauce. dal and masala dosa that authentic taste of Spain Grandad Bernard buns, spring rolls, savoury champion British produce. with their delicious big founded the business Coffika dumplings, plus a whole pan paellas, chorizo rolls, in Bury. Going with the Fika is a Swedish lot more. On Sun 29 Sept, homemade meatballs times, expect global custom, a kind of social all traders will be in salsa and traditional flavours alongside old coffee break where The English Indian serving vegan and patatas bravas.. favourites. There will be people gather to have Homemade classic fast vegetarian only as vegetarian, vegan a convivial cup of coffee food dishes such as fish part of the MFDF and gluten free or tea and a few nibbles. and chips or halloumi and Vegan Takeover options available at the Hub. in both sessions. It is the inspiration for this chips with an Indian twist. For the full street food line-up visit www.foodanddrinkfestival.com caffeine-fuelled operator.
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MFDF-AE-Brochure_v3.indd 1 16/08/2019 10:02 MFDF-AE-Brochure_v3.indd 2 16/08/2019 10:02 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE The CityLife Stage Festival Hub, Thursday 26 September – Bistrotheque Classique The Dining Dome, Thursday 26 September Cathedral Gardens Sunday 6 October Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens at the Hub TIME TICKETS TIME TICKETS Noon-11pm FREE 7.30pm £45, book via foodanddrinkfestival.com
If you thought the Manchester Food and Drink Festival CULTUREPLEX is one of Manchester’s most anticipated CULTUREPLEX is an all day hangout and can be found was just about eating and drinking, think again. Where 2019 arrivals. It is a new base for Bistrotheque, which has on the ground floor of Ducie Street Warehouse, just would we be without our usual fantastic music line-up? made its name in East London by serving uncomplicated around the corner from Piccadilly Station. The CityLife Stage will once again be hosting a line-up food and drink delivered with good taste, charm and a of musicians and DJs worthy of a food festival based in dollop of fun. one of the world’s most musical cities. Expect extra helpings of all this when Chef Director Across the 11 days of the Hub, you will be able to tune Blaine Duffy creates this special Bistrotheque Classique in, dance or just chill-out, to an eclectic mix of amazing MFDF banquet menu, including arrival cocktails, three artists. Look out especially for stage takeovers. courses, a quality wine pairing and digestif. All served alongside pop playing pianist Xavior, sequin-clad On Wednesday, 2 October YES Manchester will be Whoever and the Somethings satirical weirdos Bourgeois & Maurice and showcasing a line up of some of their best resident a game of pass the parcel. DJ’s including Anti Social Jazz Club, Poppy Turner from Deptford Northern Soul Club and Hot Singles Club.
Thursday 3 October sees CityLife once again running the show. In previous years they’ve featured the likes of The Charlatans and The Slow Readers Club so stay tuned in for the 2019 line-up. VENUE DATE An Evening The Dining Dome, Friday 27 September Sunday 6 October features the XS Manchester Sunday Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens Session with acoustic acts for relaxed chilled out Sunday with Simon Shaw TIME TICKETS vibes along with some of XS Manchester’s Presenters. 7.30pm SOLD OUT
Great cover party bands on the Friday and Saturday One of Manchester’s most innovative and respected nights include Whoever and the Somethings, the DoveTales chefs will be hosting an intimate evening in the Dining Covertones and the Cassettes, while other acts that Dome, featuring a specially curated collection of catch the eye include DoveTales led by songwriters, exquisite dishes from his restaurant brands, El Gato Finnish born Stef Rose and Manc Johnny Evans with Negro and Canto. Victor “Fela” Freeman on bass and a solid rhythmic foundation provided by Chris Joyce, Indie-soul music Guests will be taken on a journey through Simon’s from Manchester four-peice, The Bright Black and authentic cookery style, all inspired by his love of travel singer-songwriter Ben Williams, peaking with his with Spanish and Portuguese influences brought to stunning new album, Minimum Of Fuss. the fore. Each course will be paired with a carefully selected wine and tickets also include a drinks Check the full line-up and times at @MFDF19 or reception. www.foodanddrinkfestival.com
Poppy Turner, Deptford Northern Soul Club
16 17 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Live Cookery Theatre The Dining Dome, Saturday 28 September A Punch Above: The Dining Dome, Saturday 28 September Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens
TIME TICKETS How to make the TIME TICKETS Various FREE 6.30pm £15, book via perfect party tipple foodanddrinkfestival.com 1pm Join Jamie Rowe, JJ Whitley Gin & Vodka Ambassador, Brian Hughson – Head Chef, 20 Stories as he guides you through how to make the perfect Brian has more than 25 years of culinary experience party punch with the knowledge of how to balance in world renowned venues across London, Dubai readily available ingredients and, of course, the JJ and Manchester, where back in 1997 he worked in Whitley range. the kitchens of Oliver Peyton’s legendary Mash & Air. His subsequent career has included stints as You’ll be greeted with a glass of punch on arrival, then executive chef of Coworth Park hotel, Ascot, and Jamie will regale you with the wondrous history of this head chef of the Grill at the Dorchester. And it is delightful drink while you prepare to make your own not just in restaurants where Liverpudlian Brian’s version to enjoy. talent has flourished – he has wealth of private function experience, even catering for the The Queen Capacity for 40 people, split into groups of four. and The Prince of Wales. Nowadays he brings his classical training to bear on the the food offering at Manchester’s glamorous high-flier, 20 Stories, where modestly he aims “to deliver good, honest food”. 3pm 2pm Rachel Stockley – Head Chef, Levanter Sam Buckley – Chef/Patron, Where The Light Gets In 2018 winner Rachel Stockley is one of only three Sam started cooking when he was 15. His career is women to scoop Chef of the Year at the Manchester peppered with stints as a journalist and musician, as Food and Drink Awards. She’s in great company – well as time in the kitchen with such luminaries as Gary alongside Mary-Ellen McTague (Aumbry) and Alison Rhodes, Paul Kitching and Simon Rogan at L’Enclume. Seagrave (Harvey Nichols) – and anyone who has He spent two years in India and Kathmandu, learning tasted her take on Basque pintxos at Baratxuri in about local food culture, then mentor Tanja Grandits of Ramsbottom will recognise her immense talent. After Restaurant Stucki in Basel taught him that a professional working at the likes of the Principal Hotel and Hotel kitchen could be filled with love and honesty through Football, Rachel found her true niche with Joe and nurturing a team. The result shows at Stockport’s Fiona Botham at Spanish specialists Levanter in acclaimed WTLGI, now nearly three years old. Ramsbottom and its award-winning offshoot, Baratxuri. This demo will show you don’t need to be from Barcelona or Bilbao to cook great Iberian cuisine.
4pm Andrew Green – Executive Chef, Mamucium Andrew will be showcasing his signature dish, the Lancashire hot pot, a superlative version of the #tasteadventures cornexchangemanchester.co.uk traditional favourite he brought with him from The Lowry Hotel to the new restaurant/bar at Hotel Indigo. The Glossop-born chef’s inspiration and love of food lies in popular British cuisine. His menu at Mamucium is a creative melting pot of classic dishes that have been given a unique, northern spin using the finest local ingredients.
18 19 VENUE DATE Vegan takeover at the Hub The Dining Dome, Sunday 29 September Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens hosted by John Robb TIME TICKETS Noon-11pm FREE
Join us on Sunday 29 September as we create a Vegan paradise at the Festival Hub hosted by musician and journalist John Robb. The ‘Vegan Kitchen’ will take over the Dining Dome Live Cookery Theatre throughout the day. From 12pm – 4pm some of the leading lights from Manchester’s huge vegan scene will be taking to the stage to showcase some of the most innovative and exciting plant-based dishes, products and cookery techniques around. Local vegan luminaries taking part include author of award-winning, best-seller “Vegan Street Food” Jackie Kearney, who will be cooking seasonal treats from her new book, Vegan Christmas Feasts. And Matt Nutter, Development Chef at Foodwell, will prepare dishes showcasing his favourite flavours. Plant based street food offerings include Dim Sum Su’s Chinese dumplings, The Otto-Men’s contemporary Middle Eastern cuisine, Tampopo’s Thai range and Gingers Comfort Emporium’s array of ice creams.
VENUE DATE A Plant Based Evening The Dining Dome, Sunday 29 September Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens with John Robb, Shaun TIME TICKETS 6pm £35, book via Ryder and Bundobust foodanddrinkfestival.com Guaranteed to prove an out of this world vegan-meets- music Indian street food experience. Broadcaster, musician and journalist John Robb is a vegan of 10 years standing and Shaun Ryder is a pescatarian Happy Monday who loves vegan food. Together they will be hosting a feast from their favourite restaurant, Bundobust.
John and Shaun will converse about a shared passion for food, Manchester, and Shaun’s struggles to become a vegan. An array of award-winning Bundobust dishes will be paired with vegan beers from the new Bundobust Brewing Co, sound-tracked naturally by a great Manchester playlist.
20 21 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Roots and Future: The Dining Dome, Tuesday 1 October An Evening with The Dining Dome, Thursday 3 October Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens
A Tasting Menu by TIME TICKETS Paco Perez and TIME TICKETS 7.30pm £50, book via 7.30pm £45, book via Francisco Martinez foodanddrinkfestival.com Tast Catala foodanddrinkfestival.com Fazenda’s executive Chef Fran Martinez will return The King Street Catalan maestros host a three-course to The Dome (after a sell-out extravaganza last year) dinner designed, cooked and served by Tast’s Head with an exclusive eight-course tasting menu, which Chef Miquel Villacrosa and the Michelin-starred celebrates the cultural diversity of Fazenda’s roots Spanish cooking giant, Paco Perez. Paco is Tast’s world through Argentinian and Brazilian cuisines. Paired with famous exec chef. Based near Barcelona, he is flying glorious South American wines and cocktails, each in especially for MFDF and curating a more casual Tast dish in this gastronomic odyssey fuses tradition with dining occasion, allowing guests to experience their innovation. acclaimed cuisine, cooked by the main man himself, in an extraordinary setting. Paco promises wonderful All proceeds from the evening will be donated to dishes inspired by his beautiful native landscape: the Fazenda’s group charity, Action Against Hunger. sea and the mountains, the countryside and the cities. Guests will receive a glass of Cava on arrival, three course menu and a special MFDF cocktail.
VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Comfort Food ‘Sounds’ The Dining Dome, Wednesday 2 October MFDF Curry Collective The Dining Dome, Friday 4 October Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens
Good: A Communal Feast TIME TICKETS with Bundobust, Dishoom, TIME TICKETS by Adam Reid 7.30pm SOLD OUT Lily’s and Sanskruti 7.30pm SOLD OUT Chef patron at MFDF’s 2018 Restaurant of the This ultimate ‘curry club’ night kicks off with Gujarati- Year, Adam Reid at The French, and star of BBC2’s influenced snacks with a matching craft beer flight Great British Menu, Adam Reid creates the ultimate from specialists Bundobust after an arrival cocktail communal festival feast, all inspired by his GBM dish created by their Piccadilly team. Next up Bombay café ‘Comfort Food Sounds Good’. Dishoom will serve their Nalli Nihari Biryani (tender lamb layered with rice and sealed beneath a pastry blanket), Adam will depart from his signature fine-dining style a special dish created exclusively for their Manchester to host an evening of laid-back social eating and restaurant. Two more incredible courses will come from great British music – his twin refuges when things get two of our finest independent, suburban eateries – Lily’s tough. The dish is based on his Grandad’s recipe – the in Ashton-under-Lyne and Sanskruti in Withington. Both ultimate ‘hug in a bowl’. On the menu is his version will be serving their authentic Indian veggie food in the of chicken stew, employing crowns of Organic Rhug city centre for the first time, especially for MFDF. Estate Chicken – alongside a soundtrack ranging from The Beatles to Oasis and the Arctic Monkeys. Specially curated cocktails add to the communal harmony.
22 23 VENUE DATE Saturday Skills Kitchen The Dining Dome Saturday 5 October Festival Hub, Cathedral Gardens
TIME TICKETS Various FREE
that excellence he organises the annual Festa Italiana in Cathedral Gardens but his day to day passion is Salvi’s, the independent restaurant brand he created – consisting of the Mozzarella Bar, Cucina and Pizzeria Napoletana. For these venues he sources the freshest, most authentic, artisanal raw materials. For MFDF though he is going to reveal the beautiful secrets of freshly-made pasta, easier to make than you might think. With simple sauces to match. And when Maurizio rolls out the fresh dough it’s bound to be perfect. 1pm Pastry Workshop with Lee Wakeham from H.M. Pasties H.M. Pasties in Droylsden is one of Manchester’s great culinary success stories with a fascinating back story. Founder Lee’s entire staff consists of ex-prisoners. He knows the importance of a second chance – after an abusive upbringing he himself had twice been jailed by the age of 19. On his release he turned his life around and now he’s helping others do the same as an employment coach for the charity Groundwork, which helped him launch the pasty project in 2018. Staff earn a living wage while they develop cookery and customer service skills, as well as working towards food hygiene 3pm qualifications and a possible future in the catering trade. Chocolate workshop with Masterchef finalist David Oh, and the crimped Cornish-style pasties taste pretty Crichton damn good along with steak and jerk chicken bakes. Long haul pilot and bespoke chocolatier. Oh and along the way runner-up on Masterchef 2018 – David Crichton doesn’t do things by halves. After his high-profile exposure on BBC’s long-running, nerve-shredding cook- off show the quietly spoken Geordie didn’t give up the day job, now as a training captain with Thomas Cook. “After Masterchef I tried all manner of cooking and realised I was never going to give flying up to own a restaurant. I constantly had people asking if I was going to make a dessert I created for the show. I kept playing it down as it was too difficult to make. Fifty percent success rate to begin with. I then learnt how to do it, 2pm and realised a gap in the market. I decided to learn Pasta Masterclass with Maurizio Cecco from Salvi’s about shelf life and brought the Careless Wispa to life After more than two decades in Manchester, in The Careless Collection. And here we are now.” In the Neapolitan Maurizio is the city’s unofficial ambassador Dining Dome he’ll be showing you how he does it – and for all things tasty and Southern Italian. To showcase all expect a few free samples!
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Decadence with Diablesse TIME TICKETS 6.30pm £20, book via foodanddrinkfestival.com
Let Gethin Jones, Diablesse brand ambassador and bar manager at Cottonopolis take you through the wonderful history of rum, how it’s made and what makes their own unique, award-winning Diablesse Rum so special.
Learn how to taste with your nose and the art of creating your own Diablesse Rum cocktails in a special MFDF masterclass. Tickets include a bespoke cocktail on arrival and a full masterclass including cocktails to drink after.
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Looking for the ultimate home from home to explore Manchester’s top-notch food and drink scene? Roomzzz Aparthotels have got you covered with stylish and spacious suites and apartments, slap-bang in the centre of the city. They couldn’t be handier for the MFDF Hub in Cathedral Gardens. If you haven’t lived that aparthotel life before, picture this: feet up on the sofa, drinks chilling in the fridge for later (there’s a fully-equipped kitchen in every apartment), floating through to your separate sleep space to sort today’s outfit for the city streets. Don’t just stay in the city, live like a local with 20% off stays* during the Manchester Food & Drink Festival. Use code: FOODANDDRINK at roomzzz.com.
*20% off is subject to availability and applies to the Roomzz flexible Visit the Festival website to be in with a chance to win rate. This discount does not apply to advance, long stay, saver or any a VIP two night stay, during MFDF, at their Manchester promotional rates. 20% off is valid at our Manchester Corn Exchange and Manchester City aparthotels only, between 26 September 2019 and 7 City Corn Exchange aparthotel. October 2019, excluding 29 September to 2 October.
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VENUE DATE MFDF Wine & Fizz Festival Manchester Cathedral, M3 1SX Friday 4 October & Saturday 5 October
TIME TICKETS Fri 6.30pm- 9.30pm; Sat 1pm-4pm £15 per session, book via and 6.30pm-9.30pm foodanddrinkfestival.com
In the soaring setting of the Cathedral, an antidote Manchester’s Finest to all those stuffy old school wine tastings. Here the aim is to pack lots of fizz and fun into celebrating Sparkling Wine, Boutique Wines & Waters the world’s wines from a roster of top indie importers and merchants including Croatian Fine Wines, Iberica, Products of England Harvey Nichols, 3D and People’s Choice Wine Awards. Although the wines will be serious, the sessions will be light-hearted, catering for the passionate enthusiast and the novice.
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28 29 VENUE DATE Battle on the Balcony Pho, 37 Hanging Ditch, Thursday 3 October The Corn Exchange, M4 3TR at Pho TIME TICKETS 6pm £20, book via phocafe.co.uk/ battleonthebalcony/
Join Pho as four legendary Mancunians including Matty White, Lucy Noone-Blake and Simon Binns battle it out on their Corn Exchange balcony to make a winning cocktail. Guests will taste all four completely new cocktail recipes and cast their vote for the winner, which will be added to the Pho cocktail menu for a whole year, with profits going directly to Action Against Hunger. Aside from the cocktail wars, there’ll be amazing music provided by Manchester nightlife legend Luke Unabomber, loads of snacks, and a very special fundraising raffle too.
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30 31 VENUE DATE The Art of Dining Manchester Art Gallery, Saturday 5 October M2 3JL with Aiden Byrne at TIME TICKETS Manchester Art Gallery 7pm SOLD OUT As the finale to Manchester Art Gallery’s unique series of art-meets-food supper clubs in collaboration with MFDF, Aiden Byrne, owner and executive chef at restaurant MCR, will team up with curators to create Supplying the best the ultimate food and art feast in a magnificent setting. bars & restaurants Previous dinners were themed around individual for over 150 years exhibitions; This one will celebrate the pick of the Gallery’s whole collection. Aiden is celebrated for tableware • catering equipment • disposables creating some mini-masterpieces of his own on the plate. On this occasion he be will be cooking a six-course tasting menu with each dish inspired by a different piece of art displayed in the gallery. As each course is served, curators and Aiden will guide guests through the art and the dish. stephensons.com @HGStephensons Visit our Showroom at 161 Buxton Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 6EQ
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VENUE DATE ‘Best In Town Dinner’ Tast Catala, Tuesday 1 October 20-22 King Street in aid of Action Against TIME TICKETS 7pm £120, book via Hunger againsthunger.uk/Best Join Action Against Hunger as they celebrate the six chefs nominated for MFDF Chef of the Year at a unique and exclusive dinner. Guests will enjoy a six course bespoke tasting menu created by the region’s most renowned talents: Simon Martin (Mana), Aiden Byrne (restaurant MCR), Sam Buckley (Where The Light Gets In), Miquel Villacrosa (Tast Catala), Omar Rodriguez Marrero (Umezushi) and Adam Reid (Adam Reid at The French).
There’s also the opportunity to bid on some money- can’t-buy foodie experiences, and all proceeds go to YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO EATING AND DRINKING IN MANCHESTER humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger to SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER FOR NEWS, REVIEWS AND OFFERS combat hunger across the globe.
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32 33 VENUE DATE VENUE DATE Refill not landfill with Across the City Throughout the Festival MFDF Gala Dinner Gorton Monastery, Monday 7 October and all year round 89 Gorton Lane, M12 5WF
MFDF and Awards TIME TICKETS 7pm £90, book via foodanddrinkfestival.com
Plastic as a peril to the planet is one of the key issues This sparkling culmination of the Festival returns to the of 2019 and MFDF, in conjunction with I Love MCR® stunning surrounds of Gorton Monastery after proving and the national Refill Campaign, is playing its part a huge success there last year. The most coveted and in tackling water bottle single-use. Throughout the highest profile food awards in the North of England Festival and all year round you’ll be able to refill bottles will, as usual, be distributed to a room packed with the free of charge at lots of venues listed below displaying region’s food and drink ‘A list’. The public voting online ‘refill station’ window stickers. MFDF is also encouraging closes at midnight on Thursday 26 September. people to ditch buying plastic bottles by making and selling special MFDF and I Love Manchester branded versions of the iconic Chilly’s re-usable bottles. They will be sold at the Hub and online at the I Love MCR® shop at a very special price of £15, £3 per bottle from sales going directly to the Campaign. Refill station venues include: Afflecks Palace, Crazy Pedros, Dishoom, Mackie Mayor, Hawksmoor, Chaat Cart, BrewDog, El Gato Negro, Mowgli, Canto, Refuge, Federal, Sandbar, Albatross and Arnold, Foodwell, Urban Grind, The Font, Grand Pacific,f&d_advert.pdf Zad’s, plus many 1more. 16/08/2019 09:39 Monastery Food & Drink Advert 124x90 v6.qxp_124x90 18/07/2018 16:00 Page 1
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THURSDAY 26 Sept cow, Welsh Lamb and SATURDAY 28 Sept (£37.50 conc). Go to www. World! Ancoats history TUESDAY 1 Oct Ibérica’s delicious tapas WEDNESDAY 2 Oct more. Complemented by crackinggoodfood.org for and street art mapped featuring the award Lunya Gin Tasting exquisite South American Tampopo Cooking more details and to book. with five stops for food. National Vegetarian winning olive oils. The Alchemist Great value, fun and wines, Fran will personally School launch £40 per head including Day – Tampopo Taste Visit foodanddrinkfestival. X Sailor Jerrys informal. Learn how gin is explain the origins and Working in collaboration The Northern Quarter guiding, food and Tour com for more details or Join Sailor Jerrys at made and have a guided flavours of each cut with award-winning Taster Walk water. 11.30am Details Enjoy a fantastic five follow @ibericamancheter The Alchemist New tasting of Lunya’s award- as they are carved at cook book author and Manchester Food Walks and booking at course East Asian on Instagram for updates. York Street for a rum winning Spanish range, as the table. Meats will be Masterchef finalist Jackie presents the longest- manchesterfoodwalks. Vegetarian Taste Tour. Iberica Manchester tasting session, nibbles, well as the opportunity served with a selection of Kearney, the Pan-Asian running food walk in co.uk. You’ll have the choice of 14-15 The Avenue, temporary tattoos to try a variety of tapitas sharing sides and guests indie chain let you in Manchester. The NQ’s seven favourite dishes Spinningfields, with Sailor Jerrys/The and ingredients to go will finish their experience on their spicy secrets at culture, history and Vegan Takeover Day served over five courses. Manchester, M3 3HF Alchemist signature with them. with a special dessert and this inaugural event that cuisine explored by The Dining Dome and Tampopo Albert Square designs and the chance Lunya, Barton Arcade, cocktail. includes lunch. Green Badge accredited Hub, see page 20. and Tampopo Trafford Steak Night at to create your own tote Deansgate, Manchester Fazenda, The Avenue, Tampopo Corn Exchange, tour guide John Ryan Centre. £18 a head. Go to Mamucium bag. 5.30pm - 7.30pm M3 2BB. 6.30pm. £33 per Spinningfields, Exchange Square, including stops for food A Plant Based Evening www.tampopo.co.uk/news- Serving some of the £15 pp to book visit www. person. Go to lunya.co.uk/ Manchester, M3 3AP Manchester M4 3TR. at five signature eateries with John Robb, Shaun offers for more details. finest cuts in the city, thealchemist.uk.com gin-tasting/ for more Welcome drink at 6.30pm 10.30pm – 1pm. £65 in the city’s liveliest Ryder and Bundobust Mamucium beef is reared The Alchemist, 1 New details and to book. dinner at 7pm a head. Go to www. district. The Dining Dome, see Quiz Night with Camden and sourced locally York Street, Manchester Secure your space on the tampopo.co.uk/news- 11.30am £40 per head page 20. Town Brewery at The before being aged on the M1 4HD Origenes at Fazenda Fazenda website or by offers for more details including guiding, food Bay Horse Tavern bone for 28 days. The As part of Manchester contacting their reception and to book. and water. Details MONDAY 30 Sept Put your money where special steak night will Beers on Camden at Food & Drink Festival team on manchester@ and booking at your mouth is every serve 8oz beef rump from The Oast House Fazenda’s Executive fazenda.co.uk or 0161 207 Cracking Good Food manchesterfoodwalks. Taste on Two – A Feast Tuesday at the fabulous £8.95, 8oz hanger steak Come and enjoy after Chef, Fran Martinez has 1183. Pasta Perfetto Cookery co.uk. for Foodies Bay Horse Tavern Pub from £12.95, 8oz sirloin work drinks in the Oast created an exclusive Class Sink your teeth into Quiz. Join them from 8pm from £18.95, 10oz rib eye House Courtyard as menu, Orígenes, which Bistrotheque Classique In this four hour Live Cookery Theatre delicious treats and to be in with a chance from £20.95 and 5oz Camden Town Brewery explores meats from The Dining Dome, see masterclass, Italian head The Dining Dome, see tipples with tasting of winning up to £50 beef fillet from £22.95. bring their keggerator. South American roots and page 17. pasta chef Marcello, page 18. stations, food workshops and some great Camden 6 Todd Street, Beers on Camden until a selection of other hand- who runs workshops for and live demonstrations. giveaways .To enter Manchester M3 1WU. the keg runs dry! picked meats from around FRIDAY 27 Sept Piccolino restaurants A Punch Above: How to Harvey Nichols Second your team, email info@ mamuciummcr.com From 6pm until the the world. This specially and makes fresh pasta make the perfect party Floor, 21 New Cathedral thebayhorsetavern.co.uk keg runs dry. The Oast curated experience, will Camden Town Brewery for top London chefs, tipple Street, Manchester, 8pm, £2 per person Roots and Future: House, Crown Square, start with a welcome Shout Out will teach you how to The Dining Dome, see M1 1AD. 6pm-9pm. Bay Horse Tavern, A Tasting Menu by Manchester M3 3AY. drink at the bar followed Get down to NQ64 for create perfect fresh pasta page 19. £10, redeemable on 35-37 Thomas Street, Francisco Martinez of by dinner in one of their a merch giveaway from from scratch, developing Foodmarket and Wine Manchester M4 1NA. Fazenda Group in Aid of luxurious private dining the Official Festival Lager, specific technical skills SUNDAY 29 Sept Shop purchases made on thebayhorsetavern.co.uk Action Against Hunger rooms. Guests will enjoy NQ64, 2 Short Street, around ideal dough the evening plus receive The Dining Dome, see a selection of 10 cuts Manchester M4 1PW. 7pm consistency, different The Ancoats Taster a complimentary drink. Castillo de Canena page 20. of meat; starting their types of rolling, shaping & Walk Bookings can be made olive oil: Meet the journey in South America An Evening with cutting, mess-free filling, Manchester Food Walks in store, by calling 0161 makers ‘Best in Town Dinner’ they will then move Simon Shaw and different sauce- launches its brand new 828 8898 or online at Come and sample a fine in aid of Action Against on to taste Japanese The Dining Dome, making techniques. roving lunch around ‘the harveynichols.com. selection of premium Hunger Wagyu Beef, Iberico see page 17. Parrs Wood High School, world’s first industrial Spanish olive oils from Tast Catala, see page 32 Pork, Aberdeen Black Wilmslow Rd, Manchester suburb’, or Time Out’s 13th Jaén, Andalucía, enjoy Angus, British Old Dairy M20 5PG. £75 a head Coolest District in the some cava & some of
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Dormouse Chocolate – THURSDAY 3 Oct Food Mania! Speed Eat the City – A FRIDAY 4 Oct MFDF Wine & Fizz The Northern Quarter SUNDAY 6 Oct Around the World in Mentoring for F&D Magnificent Manchester Festival Taster Walk 70 Percents 20 Stories – Dinner Start-Ups Food Tour Hawksmoor Manchester Manchester Cathedral Manchester Food Walks The Ancoats Taster Join Dormouse Somewhere High Above Want your own foodie Sample some of the best presents, More Than (until Sat, 5 Oct), see presents the longest- Walk chocolates as they Manchester business but don’t know food and drink the city has Steak page 30. running food walk in Manchester Food Walks explore the vast variation Situated on the rooftop where to start? This fast to offer and learn how our In the intimate setting of Manchester. The NQ’s launches its brand new of cacao from around of No.1 Spinningfields, 20 fun event brings together food and drink offers an the private dining room. Eat the City – A culture, history and roving lunch around ‘the the globe.Try 70% dark Stories is a bar/restaurant experts in the food, drink insight into the city’s past, the restaurant famed for Magnificent Manchester cuisine explored by world’s first industrial chocolate bars made terrace with unparalleled and hospitality sectors to present and future. The the quality of its meat Food Tour Green Badge accredited suburb’, or Time Out’s with beans from Brazil, 360-degree views of provide insight, support 3.5 – 4 hour food tour will showcases an array of See Thursday 3 Oct tour guide John Ryan 13th Coolest District Vietnam, Madagascar, the Manchester skyline. and guidance. Speed reveal the Manchester high quality seafood in including stops for food in the World! Ancoats Sierra Leone and more Chef Brian Hughson has mentors, including Edwin food and drink scene collaboration with Mitch SATURDAY 5 Oct at five signature eateries history and street art and discover your single created an exclusive Booth CBE, help you turn past and present offering Tonks, chef and proprietor in the city’s liveliest mapped with five stops estate favourites. For three course menu to your new food business eight tastings across of The Seahorse in Cracking Good Food district. for food. £40 per head novices there will be a celebrate MFDF with into a tasty success. the city (which adds up Dartmouth. Working with Japanese Sushi and 11.30am £40 per head including guiding, food crash course in how to accompanying wines. Manchester Central to a huge meal, come Mitch means Hawksmoor Miso Cookery school including guiding, food and water. 11.30am taste chocolate, all bars 20 Stories, No1 Library, St Peter’s Square, hungry!) and take you to has direct relationships with Maz and water. Details Details and booking at will be suitable for vegans Spinningfields, M2 5PD. 5.30pm-7pm. some great local haunts. with fishermen and This workshop explodes and booking at manchesterfoodwalks. and expect Manchester, M3 3EB. 7pm Free. Book via eventbrite. The tour will reveal Brixham Market to ensure the myths and explores manchesterfoodwalks. co.uk. 10 per cent off any arrival drinks for 7.30pm. co.uk. fascinating facts about the best, most sustainable the subtle flavours of co.uk. purchase made on the £60 per person. To Manchester and England’s seafood is delivered traditional Japanese MONDAY 7 Oct night. book email Rebeccaw@ Lunya Cheese Tasting food history, touch on daily. The five course soups and sushi. Suitable Diablesse event Unit O, Deansgate danddlondon.com The Catalan-inspired food science and take in feast will feature the likes for both vegetarians The Dining Dome, see MFDF Gala Dinner and Mews, Great Northern restaurant/deli has one of some magnificent local of Vietnamese oysters, and pescatarians, it will page 27. Awards Ceremony Warehouse, Manchester, Meat The Butcher at the world’s best Spanish food along the way. You langoustines, Brixham use high quality fish Gorton Monastery, see M3 4EN. 7pm-9pm. £15. Alston Bar & Beef cheese collections and will explore the food scallops and a show and key ingredients and Saturday Skills Kitchen page 35. Book via Eventbrite or Master butcher John this night will showcase and drink stories of the stopping charcoal-grilled seasonings to create a The Dining Dome, see buy in store. Gilmour, supplier to the many of them. You will city from the ice cream turbot with roast chicken range of mouthwatering page 24. Corn Exchange meat- hear about how cheese vendors of Ancoat’s Little butter and will include dishes, containing the Comfort Food ‘Sounds’ lover’s mecca, showcases is made, discover different Italy and the diet of the wine pairings curated distinctive taste of Umami. The Art of Dining Good – A Communal his skills in an evening styles of Spanish cheeses Victorian mill worker to by wine manager Chloe Maz is an ex-Wagamama with Aiden Byrne at Feast by Adam Reid featuring a three course and taste 12 of their the birth of vegetarianism. Hicks and drinks on arrival. chef with a wealth of Manchester Art Gallery The Dining Dome, see dinner paired with Alston’s different cheeses with a 11am. Special MFDF price Hawksmoor Manchester, experience of teaching Manchester Art Gallery, page 22. other speciality, gin. range of accompaniments, £40, book via www. 184-186 Deansgate, people the tricks of the see page 32. John Gilmour is a third all accompanied by a scranchestertours.com Manchester, M3 3WB. trade. generation family-run flight of three wines and a using code MFDF 6.45pm. £TBC. Parrs Wood High School, MFDF Wine & Fizz business in the Scottish cheese inspired cocktail! Wilmslow Rd, Manchester Festival Lowlands. Lunya, Barton Arcade, An Evening with Paco The MFDF Curry M20 5PG. £75 per person Manchester Cathedral, Alston Bar & Beef, Deansgate, Manchester Perez and Tast Catala Collective with (£37.50 conc) Go to www. see page 30. Cathedral Street., M3 2BB. 6.30pm. £33 The Dining Dome, see Bundobust, Dishoom, crackinggoodfood.org for Manchester M4 3TR. 6p,. per person. Go tohttps:// page 23. Lily’s and Sanskruti more details and to book. Eat the City – A £50 a head. For more lunya.co.uk/cheese- The Dining Dome, see Magnificent Manchester information and to book tasting/ for more details Battle on the Balcony page 23. Food Tour call 0161 804 5555. and to book. at Pho See Thursday 3 Oct Pho, see page 30.
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