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Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby

The outstanding northern food and drink journalist of his generation

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Relishing a fresh taste of mighty Berlin

It’s a city utterly changed, obviously for the better, the axis for citizen and tourist...

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New look Hipping Hall well worth the trip

It may be seven years since the first series of The Trip on BBC but...

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Getting high on Berlin’s glorious garden extravaganza

IGA – it stands for International Garten Ausstellung – is held every decade, each time...

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Restaurant Review - The Forest Side, Grasmere

Neil Sowerby on a glamorous (at times twee) country haven playing the Michelin star game...

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Elnecot - new Ancoats restaurant will hark back to district's past

It might sound like a laxative, but this latest new opening's offering sounds solid

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Flok - Northern Quarter's quirky new sherry bar

Opening this week, Stevenson Square's latest newcomer will offer Spanish ‘vermut’ on handpull

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Restaurant Review - One88 Bar and Kitchen, Whitefield

Neil Sowerby enjoys a 10 out of 10 lamb's backside in the 'burbs

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Manchester beats Sheffield to become cask beer capital of the UK

Survey of 311 pubs and bars found 72% serving cask ale - and Guinness is...

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10 beers to try at Manchester Beer Week

Stretch your appreciation of flavours and combinations from 23 June to 2 July

Hanging Ditch Wine Fair

Wine fair in Manchester Cathedral will be even bigger this year

Expect two days, three sessions, 200 wines and 500 jolly tipplers to mark Hanging Ditch...

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Restaurant Review - Suri, King Street

Neil Sowerby finds an amicable marriage of Med and Middle Eastern at this sunny newcomer

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Langoustine beer? Now Manchester brewers have gone too far...

Manchester Beer Week (23 Jun-2 Jul) continues to push the boundaries with offbeat brewer/food combos