Bella Bologna is pasta and mortadella centrale… yet a whole lot more
Bologna La Grassa is all I expected but other aspects of this historic Italian city are equally satisfying
Entries by Neil Sowerby
No piece of cake! Expect fierce contest for Le Cordon Bleu’s Pâtisserie Scholarship
Le Cordon Bleu’s £75,000 Pâtisserie Competition is great for aspiring chefs
Join the morel crusade as Mike Shaw gives the Freemasons new belief
The Freemasons is a country gastropub that is in resurgent form
It’s a Dhokla shock as Bundobust casts off its menu shackles
The Indian street food meets craft beer pioneer has revamped its food offering triumphantly
Why I’m still yapping – homage to a great French wine pioneer
Yapp Brothers have been part of my wine loving life for decades. Great to see they are still going strong
How Jayasekara’s The Cocochine has brought a unique magic to Mayfair
The Cocochine is one of London’s finest restaurants with a great sustainable ethos. Why then does Michelin ignore it?
Celebrating 20 years of El Gato Negro – cool city prime and brave Pennine gestation
Simon Shaw’s homage to Spanish cuisine was born in a Pennine village and now has spent 10 years in central Manchester. What is El Gato Negro’s secret?
My Italian food trail – the ancient Umbrian ‘pea’ Roveja
Roveja is the ancient legume that came back from near extinction, but is the taste as good as the story?
It’s a Zin! But what version of this enigmatic Californian red will turn up?
Zinfandel is the ‘official’ red grape of California, with an intriguing back story, so why does it play second fiddle to Cabernet and Pinot?
All the winners from the MFDF Awards 2025 on a night celebrating community
The only hospitality awards that really count in Manchester continue to delight and surprise. Now in their 28th year the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards returned to New Century Hall for a celebration of the resilience of the city and region in testing times. 18 winners were announced from food and drink establishments with […]