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Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby

The outstanding northern food and drink journalist of his generation

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Beer Me Up: Marble turns 20, female brewers unite, new bars & new brews

Confidential's ale maven Neil Sowerby with the latest from Manchester's bubbling beer scene

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Fascinating Fisherman’s Wharf – beyond the tourist traps

With its nautical playfulness, garden, games and firepits boutique hotel The Zephyr was a laidback...

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'Spectacular yes, but it doesn't come cheap' - Mackie Mayor, Northern Quarter, Reviewed

Neil Sowerby searches for something new in NQ's trendy food hall

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'Arguably the city's best new arrival' - Elnecot, Ancoats, Reviewed

It may sound like a laxative, but Elnecot's food offering is solid

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Long live the Revolution - it's Russian October in Manchester

A month of music and arts marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution

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Choc and Baroque treats in spectacular Modica

Modica is the source of some of the world’s finest chocolate, but it also felt...

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Beer Here Now - IndyManBeerCon & MFDF bring the suds

Five breweries to check out at IMBC + MFDF's best beer events

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Ghost towns and gamblers haunt the High Rockies

Tomboy is aptly set in The Savage Basin. Today it is a ‘Ghost Town’, one...

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Sweet Northern Sicily – where the mountains sweep to the sea

Our holiday base was inland, under 10 miles from Cefalù – the Villa Charme, part...

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Time to party in Wittenberg, Martin Luther’s home town

Talk about landing lucky. Wittenberg would be a fascinating place to visit at any time...

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Snapshots of Denver, America’s capital of craft beer and legal highs

Denver, US capital of craft brewing, home to more than 100 breweries, with a rumoured...

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Mountain air and melodies in the Austrian Tyrol

ANY city that builds a ski-jump overlooking a graveyard must have a sense of humour...