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Gastr-avaganza! The MFDF Big Festival Hub, Albert Square, 7-17th October
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with an ever changing series of food events and activity including Chilli Lovers Fair, Chocolate Adventure, Festaurants, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and much more besides.
Open from 11am - 11pm daily and with entry completely FREE this is Manchester's food destination of the year so make sure you're a part of it!
The Festival Hub kicks off with a right Mancunian bang today as we bring you the Chilli Lovers Fair (featuring everything from growers to salsa!), the opening of the Street Food Fest with a host of the very best local and national foodies serving up gourmet food on the street, an Autumnal Local Beers Bar, a taste of what the Bavarians do best with our Oktoberfest Bierkeller, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, delicious comfort food courtesy of Home Sweet Home and even more interesting eats in the Taste Garden. It'd be rude not to join in on our opening day shebang!
Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
Come down to Albert Square on the opening weekend of the Festival and prove yourself in Manchester’s second annual Chilli Eating Contest (6.30pm). The competition will be held as part of the Manchester Chilli Lovers Fair, which sees the UK’s finest chilli purveyors descending on the city ...
With the countdown to the 14th Manchester Food and Drink Festival well underway, it’s time to enter our annual Chilli Eating Contest! This spicy event is as popular with the audience as it is with the contestants. After all, who can resist the joy of watching someone squirm, live ...
Departing from the Festival Hub, the Spirit and Cocktail Trails comprise an all inclusive night out around a selection of the cities top eating and drinking establishments. Starting at £35 a head, you will receive a night out worth more than £120 as the Liquorists take you on a trail ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
demoing dishes that embody Sandinista!’s Latin inspired food ethos: simple great tasting cuisine that reflects the culture it was born out of.
5.30pm - 10pm Come and dance on the tables to the fantastic Bierkeller Brass playing authentic bierkeller music , various sets throughout a long night of revellery on the Bar Stage.
8pm -11pm To complete the latin flavour of the chilli day were having a fantastic Salsa band CUBAVIDA playing live on the Gastro Room stage. Bring your dancing shoes
The Festival Hub is transformed into a chocolate lovers paradise as the 'Chocolate Adventure' comes to town with producers, demos, tastings and our very first Pop Up Chocolate Factory. The Street Food Festival will continue to host the very best local and national foodies serving up gourmet food on the street. Home Sweet Home will be serving their famous and rather delicious comfort food, while Harvey Nichols Wine Bar will be serving their very own label wine and nibbles. By Night the Square will turn into one Big Fat Oktoberfest bringing everything Bavarian to the people of Manchester. Flick through the tabs to the right for more details.
Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
Festival Hub/ Albert Square, 8th October This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro ...
Tonight the Oktoberfest celebrations take over the whole Square as the Big Gastro Room Marquee gets the Bier Keller treatment too! If you’ve missed the daytime festivities (or if you’ve not made it home yet), why not take this opportunity to sample fine German beers courtesy of award-winning ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
In 2005 Ian and Anne Scott decided to give up their stressful jobs as an accountant and pharmacist and turn Anne's hobby of chocolatiering into a business.
The couple subsequently opened their first shop, Auberge du Chocolat, in Gerrards Cross.
This was soon followed by another in Littlewick Green, Berkshire.
They have established the company as a significant presence in the premium chocolate business.
In March this year the company launched a chocolate workshop in Chesham and has now won four gold medals in the prestigious 2010 Great Taste awards for its Grey Goose Vodka Truffle, Rose Enrobed Champagne Truffle, Mango Fudge and Goats Milk Ice Cream.
Chef Demo times: 12.00pm and 15.00pm
Bar stage From 6.15 pm A Touch of Brass will be playing a selection of faves from pop to trad with some takes on bierkeller music to suit all tastes.
from 8.pm DRINK, DANCE AND EAT Listen to some of the best of Manchester DJs including Good Vibrations from Nic Bell on the Gastro Room Stage.
The Festival Hub will become uber family friendly zone, as the Festival's very first Kids Food Fest takes over the square. There will be lots to keep the little ones entertained through out the day including Waterstones Foodie Story Corner to Home Sweet Homes cookie making masterclasses - see Events tab for more details. The Street Food Fair will still be going strong with the very best Purveyors of gourmet street food. The Autumnal Local Beer Bar will still be serving local favourites alongside the Oktoberfest Beirkeller and Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, all complemented by chilled out live music across the afternoon.
Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're excited to present a dedicated Kids Food Fest, in the heart of the city at the Festival Hub on Albert Square.
What better thing for you and your kids to have fun with, and learn about, than food?!
This new event will see our big 'Gastro Room' marquee ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Fiona will be demoing several recipes from her book' 25 Foods Kids Hate & How to Get Them Eating 24'. Including..
FAST FOOD: SPINACH PESTO – ideal for those ‘just in from work / picking the kids up from school’ – we need dinner on the table fast! moments…
DON’T CHUCK THE LEFTOVERS: Her roast chicken and parmesan sausages
GETTING CREATIVELY CLEVER WITH VEG: Her butternut and banana smoothie
LUNCHBOX LIFESAVERS: Her leek and cheese muffins
Chris Yates - the owner and executive chef of both the Shoulder of Mutton and the Elephant & Castle - has worked in some of the North West’s best kitchens with some of its top chefs.
His career began as a 16 year-old apprentice to Rochdale’s celebrity chef Andrew Nutter and it continued under chef patron Andrew Robinshaw at the legendary award-winning ‘Dining Room’ at Rawtenstall. Chris was the teenage senior chef de partie, there, when it won a 2-knife and fork Michelin Guide rating and was named Restaurant of the Year in the prestigious Hardens Guide. See Chris at the Live Cookery Theatre demoing some of his favourite dishes.
Fiona will be demoing several recipes from her book' 25 Foods Kids Hate & How to Get Them Eating 24'. Including..
FAST FOOD: SPINACH PESTO – ideal for those ‘just in from work / picking the kids up from school’ – we need dinner on the table fast! moments…
DON’T CHUCK THE LEFTOVERS: Her roast chicken and parmesan sausages
GETTING CREATIVELY CLEVER WITH VEG: Her butternut and banana smoothie
LUNCHBOX LIFESAVERS: Her leek and cheese muffins
Pizza making masterclasses with Gusto. Kids will get to create their own pizzas to take home and bake with top chefs from Gusto Restaruant.
From Noon until around 9pm Live music all day on the Bar Stage including the fabulous guitar sounds of Dan Bridgewood Hill, The superb voice and songs of ex The Out singer Jo Roberts who is still head honcho at the legenderary Chorlton folk club and, speaking of which Chorltons best band today Tom Mitchell and the Thumps will be playing a couple of acoustic sets.Those of you who remember the Lonseome and Peniless Cowboys should remember the Thin Man lead vocalist with the Chorlton Country stars. Thin will be giving us a taste of his huge range of your fave country tunes from 7pm.
The Festival Hub will play host to 'A Jolly Day Off' in celeberation of the hospitality Industry sponsored by Hospitality Action. Festival goes can enjoy discounts on food and drink across the Hub all day. The Street Food Fair, Oktoberfest Beirkeller, Local Ale Bar, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar and Home Sweet Home will all still be serving throughout the day and through into the night. By Night the Gastro Room will play host to the MFDF pub Quiz with legendary DJ and presenter Pete Mitchell. Make sure you get your team in now by emailing quiz@foodanddrinkfestival.com
Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
As part of 'Monday Madness' festival goers can enjoy discounts on food and drink across the Hub site all day whilst 'A Jolly Day Off'' is MFDF's celebration of the hospitality industry sponsored by Hospitality Action. We're welcoming the hospitality industry to the hub for fun, games and ...
MFDF's Official Pub Quiz will see legendary DJ Pete Mitchell host a specialist Pub Quiz with a foodie and Mancunian slant!
Taking place at the Festival Hub, the MFDF Official Pub Quiz wil be a rip roaring way to spend your Monday evening, and is sponsored by Hospitality Action ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
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Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
Tampopo co-founder David Fox and MasterChef’s Jackie Kearney (The Hungry Gecko) present a delightful six course East Asian culinary extravaganza. With their mutual love of travel and food David and Jackie have come together with a team of Tampopo chefs to create a contemporary tasting menu with influences from ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Its all chanage at the Festival Hub today as the Street Food Festival gets a revamp with a host of new street gourmands. Plus today the Gastro Room starts to play host to a full programme of cookery demos in the Live Cookery Theatre including celebrity chef Michael Caines at 1pm. Home Sweet Home's Gourmet Bake House also become transformed into a Hawaian BBQ today in full as Keko Moku come to the Square! By night the Gastro Room is transformed into MFDF's Cocktail comp hosted by the Liquorists, and of course the Happy Hut are still on site providing mini massages and the Silent Disco - its a big day at the Hub so make sure you see us there!
Celebrate October German-style with MFDF’s tribute to the Munich Oktoberfest, sponsored by Lufthansa and award-winning German beer brand Veltins at the Festival Hub. This event returns in 2011 with its own dedicated Bierkeller on the Square. Entry is completely free and visitors will find authentic German beer on sale ...
For the third year running, the Greater Manchester Ale Festival returns to Albert Square, with the MFDF opening session dedicated to bringing you the very finest in local and regional real ale. Entry to the event is completely free - and there is a programme of live entertainment for you to ...
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're bringing a taste of the Southern Pacific to the Square from Wed 12th onwards with their specially created BBQ and cocktail den!
Join them for good times on the Square and maybe a ZOMBIE or two!
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Students from Trafford College will take over the Live Cookery Theatre showcasing their talent and favourite dishes.
Michael Caines is one of Britain's most acclaimed chefs. AA Chef's Chef of the Year in 2007, and awarded an MBE in 2006 for services to the hospitality industry. We are delighted to welcome Micahel to the festival this year, as well as Michael showcasing his signigture dishes in the Live Cookery Theatre he will also be presenting 'An Evening with Michael Caines' at Abode Manchester in aid of Hospitality Action. Click here for further info
Chris Yates - the owner and executive chef of both the Shoulder of Mutton and the Elephant & Castle - has worked in some of the North West’s best kitchens with some of its top chefs.
His career began as a 16 year-old apprentice to Rochdale’s celebrity chef Andrew Nutter and it continued under chef patron Andrew Robinshaw at the legendary award-winning ‘Dining Room’ at Rawtenstall. Chris was the teenage senior chef de partie, there, when it won a 2-knife and fork Michelin Guide rating and was named Restaurant of the Year in the prestigious Hardens Guide. See Chris at the Live Cookery Theatre demoing some of his favourite dishes.
Ian is Executive chef at best newcomer of the year nominee, Vertigo restaurant on John Dalton Street. Ian has worked in some of the North West's most renowned restaurants and has been given free reign and artistic licence to create seasonal menus. Watch Ian demo some of the restaurants signature dishes
Many believe that the number of love songs in the world far outstrip the number of things with which one can fall in love. That is why Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six are doing their very best to readdress the balance, penning twisted dirt-swing about lust and loathing, served up on an exuberant gobbet of malicious delight.
Stories about grieving lovers, thieving lovers and deceiving lovers seep from their songbook like a putrescent parade of painful parables! .
Catch the Bedlam Six at the Hub tonight from 6pm onwards!
After the Street Food Switch Over yesteday, there's more change at the Hub as we say goodbye to the Real Ale and Oktoberfest Bar and Hello to Robinsons Pub on the Square! A true Mancunian Pub at the Hub, we've even got elbow on board to launch a new beer! Meanwhile the Live Cookery Theatre will play host to celebs such as Simon Rimmer and Lisa Allen. By night the Gastro Room is being taken over by Manchester Confidential present Call My Bluff hosted by the formidable Mark Garner aka 'Gordo' and wine expert Charlie Womersley.
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're bringing a taste of the Southern Pacific to the Square from Wed 12th onwards with their specially created BBQ and cocktail den!
Join them for good times on the Square and maybe a ZOMBIE or two!
The big news this yera is that Robinson's Pub on the Square sees the launch of a brand new beer!
Created by theMercury-prize-winning band elbow, and brewed by Official Festival Brewer Frederic Robinson Limited, the new ale is a traditional brew with all the quality of Robbie's other ...
Don’t miss what promises to be one of THE events of the Food and Drink Festival 2011. Aimed at fans of wine – either expert or just enthusiastic– this is a quiz with a difference, the chance for you to learn about wine, or prove just how much you know ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Bar and Mixology extraordinaires, Tom and Jody - The Liquorists - will be shaking and sampling cocktails from 6pm for a demo with a bit of extra kick
BBC2’s Something for the Weekend continuing to cheer up the nation’s Sunday mornings with Simon, In recent times he’s also appeared on BBC2’s Great British Menu, Celebrity Mastermind, Grub’s Up, Recipe for Success, BBC1’s This Little Farmer, Saturday Kitchen, Richard and Judy on Channel 4,Cooking the Books and Breaking in to Tesco for Channel 5.He’s also written four books – The Accidental Vegetarian, Rebel Cook and Lazy Brunch (with Tim Lovejoy) and Seasoned Vegetarian,
Head chef at San Carlo’s Flying Pizza at Roundhay in Leeds. Italian inspired cuisine will be the order of the day.
Head Chef at Northcote Manor, talented Lisa has just become the first female chef to win Great British Menu. Having cooked for the Prince of Wales, she can offer all level of domestic cooks a thing or two!
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Its Truly Good Food Day at the the Festival Hub as we gear up to welcome one of the UK's most talented food writers and broadcasters Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to the Live Cookery Theatre at 1pm. Inspired by his visit we're theming the whole day around sustainable food in association with Truly Good Food - a local schme which recognises restaurants commitment to health and sustainability. Their website launches today and visitors will be able to learn more about sustainable eating througbout the day. Local food heroes including celebrity chef Norman Musa are also on the line - up throughout the day. In the evening festival goers can look forward to a Smoked Meat Demo from the experts at Southern 11 and Tim Wilson from the renowned Ginger pig Farm in Yorkshire. Southern 11 will then take over the Gastro Room and present a slow cooked meat easy dinner as part of the festaurant series.
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're bringing a taste of the Southern Pacific to the Square from Wed 12th onwards with their specially created BBQ and cocktail den!
Join them for good times on the Square and maybe a ZOMBIE or two!
The big news this yera is that Robinson's Pub on the Square sees the launch of a brand new beer!
Created by theMercury-prize-winning band elbow, and brewed by Official Festival Brewer Frederic Robinson Limited, the new ale is a traditional brew with all the quality of Robbie's other ...
A visit from Hugh has inspired a whole day dedicated to the enjoying of delicious yet sustainable food,sponsored by Food Futures, pioneers of healthy and sustainable food and a partnership between the City Council, the NHS and local communities.
Some of the exciting activities include:
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall takes ...
Visit The Vegetarian Society tasting pavilion at the Festival Hub in Albert Square. There will be an exciting range of vegetarian products to sample, all approved by The Vegetarian Society, including autumnal pies from Pieminister, yummy sweet treats from Total Greek Yoghurt and The Jelly Bean Factory and drinks from ...
One of the UK's most talented food writers and broadcasters, passionate champion of local, seasonal and ethically sourced food, and of course creator of delicous dishes, we're delighted to announce that Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is to head north for MFDF this Autumn!
This is a unique opportunity to ...
Jam and Chutney making with Cracking Good Food and Trove Foods - using seasonal, organic food sourced locally.
Collaborators Cracking Good Food, a community cooking group based in Chorlton and Trove Foods, a newly established organic and sustainable food business based in Levenshulme, offer you the chance to make jam and ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Chef Norman Musa - who aside from being Chef-Proprietor of Ning in the Northern Quarter, also now hosts his own TV cooking show in Malaysia - is a star ambassador for Malaysia Kitchen around the UK. He is proud to be sponsored in this lively cooking demo by Malaysia Kitchen, and will be handing out free samples and recipe cards of what he cooks.
Malaysia Kitchen is a global campaign by the Malaysian External Trade Commission (MATRADE) to raise awareness of the amazing flavours and diversity of Malaysian food.
One of the UK's most talented food writers and broadcasters, passionate champion of local, seasonal and ethically sourced food, and of course creator of delicous dishes, we're delighted to announce that Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is to head north for MFDF this Autumn! To buy tickets to Hugh's demo click here
Alex Connell, Principle tutor from The Vegetarian Society’s Cordon Vert Cookery School will be demonstrating a range of exciting vegetarian dishes in the main cookery theatre. He will show you how to make superb paella full packed full of flavours from Spain, delicious sweat and sour crispy tofu, a delight to the senses, and a sweet potato burger with griddled pineapple and chilli salsa to satisfy even the biggest hunger. Alex will be happy to answer your culinary conundrums and provide inspiration for your dining pleasure. For more information have a look atwww.cordonvert.co.uk
This popular new American restaurant is home to the only Hickory wood burning smoker outside of London. Southern Eleven brings authentic smoked flavours famous in the eleven southern states
of America to this year’s food and drink festival. They will be holding a demo in the Live Cookery Theatre alongside the Tim Wilson from the world renowned Ginger Pig Farm in Yorkshire explaining about the different kinds of cuts of meat, how to trim meat and rub meat. You will then be able to taste samples of the meat that has been slow cooked.
Dinner will follow on from the demo and will be a set menu including either ribs, briskett and/or pulled pork. Tickets are be around £25 per person for the dinnner however entry into the demo is free. for more details and to book click here
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Ah, the final Saturday at the Hub. A full programme of Chef Demos is on the menu today with a jam packed schedule of food theatre as the Gastro Room becomes the Live Cookery Venue for the weekend. Then its all change as the Gastro Room becomes the location for the Festival Closing Party as we celebrate the final Saturday night of the Festival in style with DJs, a live band, drinks offers, prizes and more - and its all FREE!! Meanwhile amazing street food abounds and there's fabulous local beers still available from Robinsons Pub at the Hub.
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're bringing a taste of the Southern Pacific to the Square from Wed 12th onwards with their specially created BBQ and cocktail den!
Join them for good times on the Square and maybe a ZOMBIE or two!
The big news this yera is that Robinson's Pub on the Square sees the launch of a brand new beer!
Created by theMercury-prize-winning band elbow, and brewed by Official Festival Brewer Frederic Robinson Limited, the new ale is a traditional brew with all the quality of Robbie's other ...
Visit The Vegetarian Society tasting pavilion at the Festival Hub in Albert Square. There will be an exciting range of vegetarian products to sample, all approved by The Vegetarian Society, including autumnal pies from Pieminister, yummy sweet treats from Total Greek Yoghurt and The Jelly Bean Factory and drinks from ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Jeannette Jackson author of the best selling Drop Zone Diet and Celebrity Nutritionist off Sky TV 'Slave to Food' with Claire Richards will be hosting and comparing the Live Cookery Theatre through out the day. For more information on Jeannette visist http://www.JeannetteJackson.com
Pete has just secured Room with 2 AA Rosettes joining just three other chefs in Manchester. He’ll be showcasing some of the dishes and skills that have earned him those plaudits.
David Fox co-founder of Tampopo will explore all things East Asian with some of his restaurants most popular dishes
Laurence Tottingham of the London Road, is the former sous chef from Blumenthal's Hind's and has previously worked with him at the Fat Duck and Steve Midgely of Grado (Manchester). He says his favourite restaurant is in Barcelona, called Cal Pepe. Lawrence is currently at the Aumbry, Prestwich.
A finalist in BBC One’s MasterChef 2011, Jackie has travelled extensively across Asia and her passion lies with vegetarian dining and Asian street food. She’ll be demonstrating her favourites today at the theatre.
Head chef at Manchester's new Park Inn cooks up British clasics.
Bar and Mixology extraordinaires, Tom and Jody - The Liquorists - will be shaking and sampling cocktails from 6pm for a demo with a bit of extra kick
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The Big Bake Day Comes to the Hub! Today is dedicated to all things that rise in the oven! As we welcome the Bird House Chariry Bake Sale and a host of baking related cookery demos including one with the prince of baking Edd Kimber! See the next tabs for more details!
For the duration of the Festival Harvey Nichols Second Floor bar will be setting up at Albert Square selling their large selection of Harvey Nichols own brand wines by the bottle or by the glass. Wines on offer include Harvey Nichol’s Rose (Corbieres 2009), Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux 2009) and ...
Get ready for an awesome eating experience at the Festival Hub on the Square with Manchester’s First Street Food Festival - celebrating the UK’s hottest new food trend, and the country’s new found love for top quality food on the street.
In association with Eat St, we're ...
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
We're bringing a taste of the Southern Pacific to the Square from Wed 12th onwards with their specially created BBQ and cocktail den!
Join them for good times on the Square and maybe a ZOMBIE or two!
The big news this yera is that Robinson's Pub on the Square sees the launch of a brand new beer!
Created by theMercury-prize-winning band elbow, and brewed by Official Festival Brewer Frederic Robinson Limited, the new ale is a traditional brew with all the quality of Robbie's other ...
Visit The Vegetarian Society tasting pavilion at the Festival Hub in Albert Square. There will be an exciting range of vegetarian products to sample, all approved by The Vegetarian Society, including autumnal pies from Pieminister, yummy sweet treats from Total Greek Yoghurt and The Jelly Bean Factory and drinks from ...
Talented Manchester cake makers are being asked to bake and donate a cake to Manchester’s biggest charity cakesale on this Festival, in the Gastro Room at the Festival Hub on Albert Square in aid of The Birdhouse Fund, a Manchester women’s charity.
In its fourth year, The Birdhouse ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
Jeannette Jackson author of the best selling Drop Zone Diet and Celebrity Nutritionist off Sky TV 'Slave to Food' with Claire Richards will be hosting and comparing the Live Cookery Theatre through out the day. For more information on Jeannette visit http://www.JeannetteJackson.com
Author Manju Malhi shows off her western approach to Indian cooking. Manju Malhi won the BBC's food and drink competition in 1999 and cooked with Antony Worrall Thompson on BBC 2, and was asked back a second time.
Manju's simply Indian series was aired on Taste Network in 2001, she has also appeared amongst serveal other programmes, on ITV's Saturday cooks and This Morning, Channel 5's Open House and the Terry and Gaby show, Sky One's Taste, UKTV Food's great food live, Food Uncut and Market Kitchen and BBC1's Saturday Kitchen.
Her foray into the world of the googlebox has taken her to India for a forty part series entitled 'Cooking Isn't Rocket Science' for one of India's leading broadcasters NDTV. She was preparing British cuisine for India - a reverse of what she is generally known for in the United Kingdom!
Robert Owen Brown executive head chef of the Mark Addy will be cooking dishes with a historical twist to celebrate the launch of A Taste of Modern History, a historical recipe book featuring dishes from the past that filled the bellies of the great and good who transformed the world
Stuart Collins is the newly appointed Executive Chef for the Michael Caines Restaurant at ABode Chester. Originally from Staffordshire, Stuart has just returned from New York, where he completed two years as Head Chef for Gordon Ramsay's acclaimed Maze Restaurant. Stuart will be demoing some of Michael Caines signature dishes on the day.
Edd Kimber fought off competition from 4000 applicants to become the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2010 on BBC2. Since being crowned Britain’s best amateur baker Edd has appeared on a number of UK TV and radio programmes, including Market Kitchen and Perfect.... He has been gaining professional experience, most recently at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir in Oxford. Edd has also been running popular Macaron Classes in London, food blogging to an avid following and appearing at the BBC Good Food Show as well as food festivals around the country including Manchester in October
Internationally acclaimed chef Ryan Murphy brings a wealth of culinary experience to the Lowry Hotel and the River Restaurant, having worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants in the US, Sweden and Austria. Ryan began his illustrious career in his hometown of New York where during his studies; he worked at the renowned three-Michelin starred Daniel restaurant. From there, Ryan went his way through the ranks and spent time working with Alain Ducasse at Essex House and Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Trump Tower. Ryan’s style of cooking is to provide classic dishes created in a modern and stylish way, his philosophy is based on a “no nonsense” approach that only products in season should be offered on the menu for maximum flavour he believes in sourcing great quality ingredients and letting them sing.
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The Hub is now CLOSED! We hope you enjoyed it!
Exclusively for MFDF 11, the good people of Home Sweet Home will be recreating their gourmet bakehouse grandeur at the Festival Hub on Albert Square! They'll be offering a fine selection of their signature dishes; crispy melt in the middle toasties, indulgent malkshakes, sundaes and delicious freshly brewed coffee ...
This year's Festival Hub is happening on Albert Square for a big fat 10 days. This pop up food village will provide a gastro honeypot of food adventures with the Festival Bar, Street Food Fair, Harvey Nichols Wine Bar, Live Entertainment, and Gastro Room - the centre piece pavilion with ...
Session 2: 12th-16th
Manchester's award-winning restaurant presents retro British classics
Chillikoko Cuisine is an award-winning Street Food business specialising in Creole food. The combination of their traditional family recipes, and selection of high quality, locally sourced meat and vegetables means that you can get an authentic taste of the Seychelles, right here in marvellous Manchester!
Session 2: 12th-16th
The Manchester Egg is a new pub snack phenomenon, developed by esteemed local Ben Holden, who decided that the traditional scotch egg was lacking a little Mancunian-ness. While chomping on a pickled egg in his favourite local pub, he had a brainwave: Let's put a pickled egg in a sausage and black-pudding coating, and wrap it in breadcrumb. The legend was born.
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One of the UK's most talented food writers and broadcasters, passionate champion of local, ...
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This year the Gala Dinner and Awards were held at the Prestigious Lowry Hotel, and nominees and friends of the ...
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