Food and Drink
The Skinny food and drink guide. We bring you restaurant reviews offering an alternative take on food writing, from the visual food column to the annual Food and Drink Survey. Monthly food and drink news keeps you up to date with the latest in food.
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SurveyFood Survey 2016: Beers, Shops and Takeaways
Voting in our 2016 Food and Drink Survey comes to a close next week – we run through its final four categories. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
FeaturesThe Rise of Veganism
We need to talk about vegans. The hemp-wearing, dreadlocked cliches of yore? Forget them. There's a new band of bright young things changing the face of a divisive movement, and what it means to be vegan in 2015 Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
PhagomaniaPhagomania: The Pizza Collection interview
Songwriting duo The Pizza Collection have just rolled out their 100th pizza song. Pizza Song, you ask? Allow us to introduce the madness… Read more »| 13 Nov 2015 -
Reviews
Abel’s Dining Room, Manchester
Fed up of dirty burgers? A spruced up addition to the Northern Quarter offers a relaxed alternative Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
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Food Survey 2016: Pubs, cafes, dates & new places
Voting in our annual Food and Drink Survey is well underway, so here’s a guide to what we’re looking for in its first four categories – bars, cafes, new venues and places to go on dates. Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
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Mowgli, Liverpool
This Indian street-food spot is new to Manchester, so it's only right that we check out how the Liverpool original measures up Read more »| 07 Nov 2015
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FeaturesThe Skinny Food & Drink Gift Guide 2015
Imagine the food-obsessed person in your life. Now picture them on Christmas day – the third Toblerone; a novelty apron; an elaborate nut-cracking set. Look at their face. It doesn’t have to be this way. The Skinny’s Alternative Foodie Gift Guide is here. Read more »| 06 Nov 2015 -
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No1 Watson Street: Manchester's newest beer bar
Combining lengthy ale and wine lists with a tantalising menu, No1 Watson Street is a beer house with a difference. We meet the new kid on the block Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
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Christmas in Manchester: ice rinks & hot chocolate
An ice rink, 'penguin dodgems' and tip-top hot chocolate... It's time to wrap up warm and look forward to festive season at the Great Northern Warehouse Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
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Northwest Food News – November 2015
It's time to start building that winter weight, snack fans. Here are our November food and drink picks to get you well on your way Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
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Scottish Food News – November 2015
Our monthly food events round-up includes beer festivals, burger pop-ups and an event looking at Glasgow's relationship with food. Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
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The Food Trends of the Decade: The Skinny at 10
Street food, artisanal coffee, a disregard for plates... misty-eyed, we look back at ten years of food trends. Read more »| 11 Oct 2015 -
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Northern Greats: Home Sweet Home
After four years as the best little cake shop in the Northern Quarter, the time has come for Home Sweet Home to expand its empire with a new venture in the Great Northern Warehouse Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
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The Smithfield Tavern: Return of The Pub
Manchester microbrewers Blackjack talk to us about their new Northern Quarter taphouse, and what makes a proper pub Read more »| 08 Oct 2015 -
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Northwest Food News – October 2015
Calendars at the ready phagomaniacs; we’ve got all the dates you need for a joyous, food-filled October. Read more »| 07 Oct 2015