Well, would you clear your diary? "Si, could you come down early to the Summer BBQ to help us with the Butcher's Taste Challenge: 28 day hung steak, lamb chops and sausages, plus a speciality round?" Hell yes, like a shot! And so head to head went North Yorkshire farm & rare breed specialists Taste Tradition,... Continue Reading →
Friday Night Foodie Dates – Clucking Hell & Let’s Have A Meating
No better way to round off a busy week than have someone else cook for you and for the last two weeks, Friday night has been spent enjoying Supper Club events at the Drunken Butcher's house being fed to the brim in his own inimitable style. For both Let's Have A Meating and Clucking Hell,... Continue Reading →
Trying a Brit alternative to imported extra virgin – UK Rapeseed Oil
One of the reasons I enjoy going to foodie pop-ups and ad hoc local events is the fantastic information, conversation and suggestions which abound. Food combos I wouldn't have thought of like beef & mackerel, inspiration for seasonal eating, or in recent weeks, mention of an ingredient I'd never bought before. Whilst at the Manchester Gourmet Club's... Continue Reading →
Review: #FridayFoodFight by B.Eat Street Manchester
After a week of hell, this weekend's Friday Food Fight created by B.Eat Street Manchester was the necessary food heaven to put a huge smile back on our faces. What better to wipe away the woes of a working week than nine street food style stalls dishing up a fabulous variety of delicious food in... Continue Reading →
Anyone up for crispy squirrel with the Manchester Gourmet Club?
Purely in the name of research for potential events at the all new Withy Baths, last night was spent enjoying the delights of the Parsonage, a beautiful building in Didsbury recently taken over by a community group, where the newly formed Manchester Gourmet Club was holding it's inaugural event. Chef Rob Owen Brown, ex-Mark Addy &... Continue Reading →
Around The World in 8ish Steaks, Drunken Butcher style
Rarely do Mr M and I eat out and have our Big Food appetite satiated alongside our Delicious Food one. You know what I mean foodie people, especially if you've a big bloke to feed or you own teenage boys, meals out can be spectacularly tasty but rare is the occasion you feel the need... Continue Reading →