Articles relating to: drink
Review: Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2019 launch, Bistrotheque
On my way to the launch of Manchester’s 22nd Food & Drink Festival, I ponder whether Manchester could become the Lyon of the North.
Read the full story..Hamiltonic: Bolton Gin and Rum Festival
Sunday was the day of rest, according to biblical doctrine.
Read the full story..Food Review: Waterside Terrace, Pier Eight Restaurant, The Lowry, Salford
Is there a better way to spend a sunny northern summer’s afternoon than at The Lowry listening to singer Rob King while sipping Sipmith’s orange and cacao gin and enjoying a selection of small plates from Pier Eight?
Read the full story..Review: Mog on the Tyne, Newcastle
As the 21st century gets into its stride, it seems that cafés serving merely coffee and cake no longer cut the mustard.
Read the full story..Cracking Wine: challenging the wine snobs
A new Northern wine events company aims to challenge the stuffy image of wine and take a modern approach to tasting events and wine fairs. Janet Harrison, owner of Cracking Wine, writes for Northern Soul about the company’s origins and where the business is heading.
Read the full story..Ma Boyle’s: a Liverpool institution
Steve Regan reports on the reopening of an historic Liverpool bar.
Read the full story..Win tickets to Whisky and Chocolate Evening in Manchester
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO A WHISKY AND CHOCOLATE PAIRING EVENING AT THE OAST HOUSE, MANCHESTER
Read the full story..Review: The Alchemist, Manchester
Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. Those three witches from Macbeth had the right idea about making potions. Well, almost.
Read the full story..Craft Beers: a photo gallery
Craft breweries are springing up left, right and centre in the North of England. Here, Northern Soul‘s Head Photographer Chris Payne takes lots of lovely photos of craft beers.
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