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Death Row Dinners: Starring… murderous men

Death Row Dinners: Starring… murderous men

Last week we had musicians, this week we’re taking a more sinister turn. Here we recount the last meals of some infamous murderous men

Peru Perdu Review: What is Tiger Milk and Why You Need It

Peru Perdu Review: What is Tiger Milk and Why You Need It

Peruvian cuisine has been unknown in the Manchester Food scene, until now – Peru Perdu is something new, temporary and exciting

Death Row Dinners: starring The Mancunion

Death Row Dinners: starring The Mancunion

Introducing the Mancunion’s Food and Drink section to a weekly segment, ‘Death Row Dinners: Starring…’ – Each week, we’ll ask everyone and anyone what their last meal would be… What would yours be?

A morning with FareShare Greater Manchester: a food re-distribution charity

A morning with FareShare Greater Manchester: a food re-distribution charity

Becky Mundill volunteered at FareShare and shares her experience volunteering for the food distribution charity

Interrail Italy: The Food Edit

Interrail Italy: The Food Edit

Writer Anneliese Murray takes you on her food tour of some Italy’s most desirable city breaks. From classic pasta to incredible Pizza, she has your Italian visits covered…

The Caribbean Quarter: Sunshine Food in the Rainy City

The Caribbean Quarter: Sunshine Food in the Rainy City

Contributor Dominic Fung celebrates Black History Month by introducing you to Manchester’s best sunshine food. From Patties to Plantain and salt-fish to chicken splits, the Caribbean in the North is alive and delicious!

Manchester’s sweet escapes: The best places to explore

Manchester’s sweet escapes: The best places to explore

Charlotte Hughes runs down the best places to escape to this autumn

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

Manchester’s Margarita Rumble takes on Victoria Warehouse

Manchester’s Margarita Rumble takes on Victoria Warehouse

Ruby Bannerman and Felix Hanif-Banks review this year’s Margarita Rumble, fuelled by tequila – what could go wrong?

Use your Noodle! A vending machine like no other

Use your Noodle! A vending machine like no other

Not just Pot Noodles on the line, you can win cash too

A Lidl state of mind

A Lidl state of mind

When Sainsbury’s leaves us penniless, Lidl is always there to catch the fall. Lucia Cannizzaro writes of her love for the budget supermarket.

Re-defining comfort eating

Re-defining comfort eating

Catrin Stewart looks at the privilege associated with comfort eating and how the consumption of food is fundamentally about more.

A week with Studifuel 

Read a week in the life of a Manchester student – but with the added benefit of snacks from Studifuel, a student tailored subscription snack box.

Manchester’s ultimate burrito guide

Manchester’s ultimate burrito guide

Chloe Hatton and Liv Clarke took on some of Manchester’s best (and worst) burrito establishments to bring you the ultimate burrito guide

For the love of food

For the love of food

‘Food is a way to nurture and nourish, to bond with someone’. Kate Fawcett shares her thoughts on food, love and relationships.

Yard and Coop: Chicken Fever?

Yard and Coop: Chicken Fever?

Poultry passion or a mediocre meal?

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: Baity Didsbury

Review: Baity Didsbury

Catrin Stewart reviews Didsbury’s latest food venture: Baity Didsbury. A small, simplistic Palestinian restaurant that’s big on flavour

The politics of complaining about food

The politics of complaining about food

As customers, we have the right when paying for food to be able to finish our meal: Catrin Stewart muses on the politics of complaining in restaurants

Celebrating the festival of lights

Celebrating the festival of lights

Victoria Evans speaks about Hanukkah, and the importance of remembering other cultural traditions during the Christmas period.