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Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby

The outstanding northern food and drink journalist of his generation

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2019 02 21 Goose Gander Exterior

'Great expectations, dashed' - The Goose & Gander, Blackrod, reviewed

Neil Sowerby takes a slightly wrong turn down memory lane

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'A chippie like no other' - The Hip Hop Chip Shop, Ancoats, reviewed

Neil Sowerby happily takes a battering at this award winning er, plaice

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‘As good as any I’ve slurped in Japan’ - Tokyo Ramen, Northern Quarter, reviewed

Neil Sowerby enjoys all three goes at this slightly stark new noodle joint

181202 Hams Teresas

Why Seville tapas is my new Devouring passion

We were in Seville as part of a guided foodie stroll run by Devour, www.devourtours.comwhich...

2018 12 04 Porta Salford Interior

'Shafts of Spanish sunshine' - Porta Tapas Bar, Salford, reviewed

Neil Sowerby finds a glimmer of light on the border

2018 12 10 Cocktail Beer Ramen Bun Exterior

‘We over-ordered, but don’t regret it’ - Cocktail Beer Ramen + Bun, Oldham Street, reviewed

Neil Sowerby gets busy slurping, crunching and dredging his way through the menu at this...

181130 Gaztelugatxe

Footloose and foodie on a pilgrimage to Bilbao

This circular walk was organised by award-winning tour operators Purely Pyrenees. The next four days...

181201 Longuevillemain

Coast, country and city – how to have a Corking time!

And to think we’d only come to Youghal (pronounced Yawl), on a late detour, for...

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...