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Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby

The outstanding northern food and drink journalist of his generation

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181123 Dartmouth

Go west for wine, cheese… and the Mayflower ghosts

This is still a county rich in all things edible and drinkable – dairy, meat...

2018 11 12 Manchester Craft Beer Crawl Cloudwater Taproom

The best craft beer bar crawl in the UK? Here's our new favourite five...

Neil Sowerby reckons Piccadilly/Northern Quarter has the best craft beer crawl in the land. And...

2018 10 19 Engine Outside

‘It's been rammed every night since August’ - Engine Social Dining, Sowerby Bridge, reviewed

Neil Sowerby is pleased to see this mothballed Calder Valley pub rescued and filled with...

181013 Speedboat

Eagles Villas – luxury Greek lodgings with Godlike views

The temptation was to never stray from Eagles Villas, a recent extension of the perennially...

180426 Northern Avenue Bridge

Walking Boston in the footsteps of greatness

This most strollable of American cities holds surprises around every corner. Best to begin on...

180818 Vista Cape Ann

A New World of Words – exploring Massachusetts’ literary landmarks

Neil Sowerby’s road trip in search of Massachusetts’ literary landmarks took in scenery and settlements...

180824 Lifeguards Jetties F

Cape Cod and Nantucket – the New England of your dreams

It was back in the Sixties that Provincetown, a remote, predominantly Portuguese fishing hamlet first...

Okitchen Interior

'The Korean dishes are a treat (not so much the sushi)' - OKitchen, Didsbury, reviewed

Neil Sowerby considers cultural appropriation and massive geisha heads in the suburbs.

2018 07 27 Oystercatcher Chowder

'Doing lots of little things just right' - The Oystercatcher, Chorlton, reviewed

Chorlton is hardly Cape Cod, but Neil Sowerby still rates this new seafood shack

180610 Suspension

The cream of Bristol? Go with the flow

Bristol attractions are not just centred on engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and explorer John Cabot...

Manchester Beer Week

The pursuit of hoppiness - Top 10 Manchester Beer Week events

What has got Neil Sowerby frothing at the mouth this year?

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Why The Parlour is a man’s best friend

Some 70 beers and ciders, a growing wine list, quality scran...and furry friends welcome too