The state of the global food industry is not something I need bang on about here. Much has been written about over-production to feed a demand for fresh produce, depleted fish stocks and wasteful discards, rejection of...
Read More‘If angels cooked, they would make this.’ This is just one of the ways that, over the years, Northern Soul has described Mary-Ellen McTague’s food. Other compliments include ‘the higher echelons of...
Read MoreWhen I first left home all I ate was Crispy Pancakes and Bird’s Eye Potato Waffles. We were rarely allowed this kind of food growing up and were mostly subjected to well balanced meals made from scratch that weren’t...
Read MoreThe smell emanating from the kitchen at Aumbry when I arrive on a damp, grey Manchester day almost defies description. Intense, powerful and meaty. I asked Mary-Ellen McTague what was cooking. Was it for the beef dripping? No,...
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