The Book of Pintxos – inside story of Basque small plates
American ex-pat Marti Buckley is the great champion for Basque food and her new book is definitive
Entries by Neil Sowerby
Dockworkers’ tipple Rum & Black the new rock and roll?
Neil Sowerby rediscovers rum and black but in a form that’s certainly an upgrade thanks to Salford Rum Company
Calcio’s a game of two halves – retro sports bar and shrine to Brazilian new wave cuisine!
High end Brazilian chef Caroline Martins has set up in Manchester NQ retro sports bar Calcio and her menu is sensational
Begone the travails of trembling madness – York’s Skosh really is a wizard restaurant
Skosh in York offers a globally eclectic small plates menu. Does it work?
Fish, fowl, fur and flesh – Scotland’s rich larder finds focus in Glasgow old and new
Here are my favourite eating and drinking spots in Glasgow
How my gurning Medlock gurnard spouted from Gandalf’s mouth
Meet the gurnard, one of our ugliest and yet tastiest fish
Blossoming Perry – ‘the best examples are the match of anything ever fermented’
I review Adam Wells unique book on perry – a homage to one of the great under-rated drinks.
How a snail trail led back to Manchester’s own flourishing flatbread scene
Flatbreads are very much on trend. I explore the toppings wowing London and Manchester
On fire! Musu chef Shaw’s smoking take on the Land of the Rising Sun
I revisit one of may favourite Manchester restaurants and find Musu has upped its game even further
Yakima Valley dreaming! C’mon smell the hops – and the cilantro
Yakima in America’s Pacific North-West is the hop capital of world and a great area for a road trip