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Elena Meritxell Bradley

Elena Meritxell Bradley


Action Against Hunger: A Culinary-Charity Collaboration to Remember

Action Against Hunger: A Culinary-Charity Collaboration to Remember

Contributor Elena Bradley gives the Mancunion a sneak peak into Action Against Hunger’s exclusive charity event involving Manchester’s six best chefs raising money to combat global malnourishment
Honest Burger Review: Too good to be true?

Honest Burger Review: Too good to be true?

Food Editor Elena Bradley visits Honest Burgers to see whether they were telling the truth about their perfect patties. Were they lying? Find out here!
GLOBE Chorlton Review: Seasonal and sensational

GLOBE Chorlton Review: Seasonal and sensational

The Mancunion reviews GLOBE, a world-food Chorlton eatery that offers seasonal, locally-sourced fusion food that speaks for itself
Our Predictions for the Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2019

Our Predictions for the Manchester Food and Drink Awards 2019

Elena Bradley gives the low down on the 2019 Manchester Food Award nominations and gives her predictions on who will take the title
Butternut Squash Soup: Cheap, Healthy and Delicious

Butternut Squash Soup: Cheap, Healthy and Delicious

The ultimate butternut squash soup recipe: vegan, cheap, delicious and NOT pesto pasta!
Spend your Sunday at Albert’s Schloss

Spend your Sunday at Albert’s Schloss

Elena Bradley recommends Albert’s Schloss as the place to go this Sunday for your ‘golden roast opportunity’
The best alternative bars in Manchester

The best alternative bars in Manchester

If you want to go somewhere a little bit edgier, perhaps the ‘freshers’ scene isn’t for you, or perhaps you just want to experience more Mancunian authenticity – Elena Bradley has the bars for you
Crazy Pedro’s: the ultimate Freshers’ first date

Crazy Pedro’s: the ultimate Freshers’ first date

Want to know more about the place that does fried chicken and waffles on pizza? Elena Bradley has the perfect place for you to take your date
Waitress Tales: Spilling the hospitali-tea

Waitress Tales: Spilling the hospitali-tea

Elena Bradley spills the ‘hospitali-tea’ on working as a young woman in the restaurant industry. Can you be both pretty and successful in hospitality?
Yard and Coop: Chicken Fever?

Yard and Coop: Chicken Fever?

Poultry passion or a mediocre meal?
‘Slow’ by Gizzi Erskine: A Cookbook Review

‘Slow’ by Gizzi Erskine: A Cookbook Review

Elena Bradley discusses Gizzi Erskine’s newest cookbook ‘Slow’. Is it too complex or is it the ultimate guide to incredible, dream-worthy food?
Feed your mind: finding food in all the right places

Feed your mind: finding food in all the right places

The social media world can be a minefield of fakery and misconception – The Mancunion looks at the best wholesome accounts online
Review: ‘Cravings’ by Chrissy Teigen

Review: ‘Cravings’ by Chrissy Teigen

Elena Bradley reviews the most hyped celebrity cookbook of the last 5 years: Chrissy Teigen’s ‘Cravings’… Is it worth the splurge?
Review: ‘Polpo, A Venetian Cookbook’

Review: ‘Polpo, A Venetian Cookbook’

Elena Bradley reviews Russell Norman’s ‘Polpo’, the Venetian cookbook born out of the successful London restaurant chain. Is it worth £25?
Turtle Bay’s Secret Menu Christmas Cocktails

Turtle Bay’s Secret Menu Christmas Cocktails

Elena Bradley tries Turtle Bay’s new festive menu and secret cocktails to see if a Caribbean Christmas is the present you didn’t know you needed…
Comptoir Libanais: Lebanese Food Heaven

Comptoir Libanais: Lebanese Food Heaven

Elena Bradley reviews Spinningfield’s Lebanese food haunt, Comptoir Libanais. From hommos to pink pickles, Is it hype-worthy?
Gendered Eating: nothing but celery is safe

Gendered Eating: nothing but celery is safe

Contributor Elena Bradley explores gendered eating as a concept. Is it a fad or is there stock in it as a social issue?
In Conversation with Peach Fuzz

In Conversation with Peach Fuzz

Elena Bradley catches up with upcoming Peach Fuzz who are freshly picked and buzzing with promise as their tour with The Vryll Society ends on a high.
V-Rev Diner: saving the animals one overdraft at a time

V-Rev Diner: saving the animals one overdraft at a time

Contributor Elena Bradley reviews the biggest vegan hype in town: V-Rev’s Diner. Is it overpriced or worth the splurge?
The mid-week cheap eats of dreams

The mid-week cheap eats of dreams

Contributor Elena Meritxell Bradley gives us a breakdown of Manchester’s best naughty ‘cheap’ eats. Tried and tested, you won’t be disappointed