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Features
Chinatown, Manchester: On the hunt for 'real' Chinese food
Returning to Manchester after five years living in China, a pair of food lovers take a whistlestop tour of Chinatown. How do the tastes compare? Read more »| 05 Aug 2015 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: I'd Fry That For A Dollar
We take a deep fried look at fried food from around the world to prove that while it isn’t just the Scots that do it, they perhaps do it best... Read more »| 04 Aug 2015 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Festivals Food & Drink events guide
We dive deep into the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, and emerge holding an expertly-carved piece of fruit, gallons of alcohol and a radioactive teapot Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
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Healthy Eating: The Dogmas of Dieting
Can a trend toward healthy eating ever be a bad thing? We look at how healthy eating has become dogma for some and can leave non-believers feeling rejected Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Dude Foods and the Alphabet Sandwich
We catch up with Nick Chapman of Dude Foods – the man who brought us tacos woven from bacon – and discover he’s planted his flag on sandwich mountain Read more »| 03 Jul 2015 -
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The Foodie's Guide to Surviving Summer
Some seasonal culinary advice for the jet-setters amongst you, courtesy of a comedian making meals in kettles, a student cooking dinner on his engine, and some 21st century bushcraft Read more »| 02 Jul 2015
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Feeling Festive: 6 of the World's Most Unusual Food Festivals
Summertime is festival time, and in the world of food that means smoked meat, happy monkeys, oversized breakfasts and the chance to throw things at each other Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
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Northwest Food News - June 2015
Still feeling those election blues? Take solace in the fact that June offers a beer festival, a way to combat food waste and the latest British Street Food Award heats Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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Taste the Difference: The Real Junk Food Project
Two women from Liverpool are setting out to reduce food waste with the city's first Real Junk Food Project Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
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The Skinny Abroad: Thailand
Armed with a 2009 Rough Guide and a frankly embarrassing Thai vocabulary, we embark on a three-week whistle-stop tour of Thailand and present our top picks Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
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One Vision: The rise of the 'single-issue' venue
We look at the growth of foodie venues which focus their efforts on a handful of dishes, debate the pros and cons, then get distracted by animals and other people's bad ideas Read more »| 06 May 2015 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Lollipop, Lollipop
We indulge our sweet tooth this month with the sugar-packed and somewhat saucy creations of photographer Massimo Gammacutra Read more »| 01 May 2015 -
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Arch Pioneers: Keystone Interviewed
It's early March and I'm sitting in the new-look POD in Levenshulme talking to two very happy, if ever so slightly apprehensive, men. Jason Bailey and Jon Ha... Read more »| 03 Apr 2015 -
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The Politics of Food: Carlo Petrini interview
Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini offers The Skinny some insight into the movement's many international branches Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
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Northern Greats: B.EAT STREET
Organising weekly street food parties with a reputation, B.EAT STREET are the latest residents of Manchester's Great Northern Warehouse to tell us about their plans for the space Read more »| 01 Apr 2015