“Anticlimax can be a cruel mistress, if it can be called a mistress at all”

Manchester’s 2016 Food and Drink Festival has some delightful new food and drink stalls, writes Miriam Mizzi

The atmosphere of the restaurant encapsulated an idyllic destination for a lazy, food-filled Sunday

“The Glamour of Manchester”, “Do you wanna suit up?”, “Yes”

*Listening to Enrique Iglesias is not required but is encouraged

He started home brews at 16

September has come and along with it, Joe Taylor’s need for the curry mile’s finest wrap

A bit like a cross between rocky road and chocolate tiffin, Hedgehog cake does not resemble a hedgehog in any way and it not really a cake

Stanley Johnson drinks some tasty cocktails at the launch of the new range of masterclasses at Black Dog NWS

Evangeline Katz samples El Gato Negro, the black cat that has slunk onto King Street

Stanley Johnson pays a visit to Asmera Bella, a restaurant bringing the flavours of Northeast Africa to the Northern Quarter.

Whip up this creamy Oreo cheesecake using only four ingredients and your microwave

Eva Katz investigates the extent to which this celeb chef’s restaurant is to be celebrated

The first-year was unhappy with the limited offerings for vegan students in Tree Court and has successfully campaigned for a more animal-friendly and sustainable menu

A super quick, healthy and satisfying dish, butternut squash is full of vitamin c and is creamy when mashed and mixed with low fat crème fraîche

A visually striking and delicious dish which celebrates the harmony of some stunning flavours; sweet crispy meringue, tangy lemon with a crunchy almond tart base and sharp blackcurrant with refreshing mint

With a promise of Japanese flavours, Byron Burgers’ new creation challenges the traditional Western burger recipe

Sophie Wyburd explores a vegetarian hotspot in Fallowfield

‘if god had intended us to eat carrots in tiny cubes, he would have made them grow that way.’ No frills but all flavour at Chinatown’s Siam Smiles

Sophie Wyburd reviews a Middle Eastern gem in Withington