The cream of Manchester’s culinary crop turned out for a glamorous gathering at the Palace Hotel to celebrate the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.… read more

The twelfth Manchester Food and Drink Festival was another fantastic highlight of the foodie calendar, with 12 days absolutely full of events, festivities and activities.… read more

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MFDF 2009 Award Winners…

The cream of Manchester’s culinary crop turned out for a glamorous gathering at the Palace Hotel to celebrate the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.… read more

MFDF Cheese Challenge…

The Cheese challenge took place on St Ann's square on Thursday 01st of October and, We had over 340 votes from the public. 

The Results… read more

Buy Virtual MFDF Allotment…


This year throughout the festival we will be raising money for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Grass Roots Foundation – a charitable fund… read more

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MFDF 2009 Award Winners Announced!

Posted by on Wednesday 14th Oct, 2009

The cream of Manchester’s culinary crop turned out for a glamorous gathering at the Palace Hotel to celebrate the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards. Hosted by celebrity chef duo The Hairy Bikers, the event on Monday was a star-studded affair that saw a cluster of the city’s finest food… read full article

MFDF Cheese Challenge results

Posted by on Monday 05th Oct, 2009

The Cheese challenge took place on St Ann's square on Thursday 01st of October and, We had over 340 votes from the public. 

The Results are :

Winner:
Garstang Blue, from Dewlay Cheesemakers in Preston.
Its a soft textured creamy Lancashire cheese with a rich indulgent blue flavour.
 
2nd read full article

Buy Virtual MFDF Allotment at Forever Manchester.com

Posted by on Sunday 04th Oct, 2009


This year throughout the festival we will be raising money for the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Grass Roots Foundation – a charitable fund under the Forever Manchester umbrella.

Funds raised will be used to make grants to healthy eating and living projects across Greater Manchester –… read full article

FoodLoversBritain.com Partner MFDF

Posted by on Monday 28th Sep, 2009

FoodLoversBritain.com are partnering with this year's Manchester Food and Drink Festival! Not only will Henrietta Green be taking part in the judging of our prestigous Producer of the Year competition, but we're also going to be launching our own search for Manchester Food Spies.... Watch this space!

FoodLoversBritain.com give you… read full article

Exclusive Dinner in the City Events Not to be Missed!

Posted by on Friday 18th Sep, 2009

In association with Smooth Radio and Forever Manchester this year explore the city’s after-dark dining experi­ences with the Manchester Food and Drink Festival’s Dinner in the City series.

In association with Forever Man­chester, this exciting new pro­gramme of highlight events aims to showcase a unique signa­ture experience at top Manches­ter… read full article

Volunteer Opportunities at this Years Festival

Posted by on Friday 18th Sep, 2009

Get involved in the region’s most hotly anticipated food event. The 12th Annual Manchester Food and Drink Festival will be taking place across the city from the 1st to 12th of October 2009. From Rochdale to Wigan, the region is animated through food and drink, with Manchester City Centre acting… read full article

MFDF working with Smooth Radio

Posted by on Wednesday 09th Sep, 2009

Manchester Food and Drink Festival are proud to say Smooth Radio are the official Media partnership for 2009. Manchester Food and Drink Festival will be working with Smooth on lots of different events and promotions.

Look out for special Dinner In The City events… read full article

Investment in Skills Award sponsored by Visit Manchester: New category-Manchester Bartender

Posted by on Wednesday 22nd Jul, 2009

Are you the best young chef, waiter or Manchester bartender? Or perhaps you employ a talented individual who you think deserves rewarding. If so we want to hear from you!

The 8th MFDF Investment in Skills Awards are incorporating a brand new category for 2009 Professional Bartender of the Year.

To recognise… read full article

Love Food Hate Waste Award

Posted by on Wednesday 22nd Jul, 2009

Fancy bagging yourself your own prestigious MFDF Award plus some fantastic prizes?

MFDF and Love Food Hate Waste have teamed up to bring Greater Manchester a brand new award initiative for 2009, as part of the established Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards. 


To celebrate this year's partnership between MFDF and… read full article

Brand New MFDF Website and Rebrand by Cahoona

Posted by on Wednesday 22nd Jul, 2009

Take a look around our brand new website.. Its clean, fresh, interactive and easy to navigate... and its not even complete yet.
A full calendar tool will make up a big part of the homepage, just as soon as we announce the full programme,  plus a dedicated industry area, online… read full article

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Outdoor Events

The City Centre becomes a hive of activity during MFDF, click below to find out what's happening at the 2 main Festival Hotspots!

Festival Finale

MFDF's culinary celebrations are set to culminate with a three-day extravaganza of fine food, bespoke beers and entertainment. The Festival Finale Pavilion will take shape in Albert Square, ...More info.

St. Ann's Square

Check out the festival fine food village.More info.

Chef Demos

Prepare to be stunned by the culinary wizardry taking place in the chef demonstration theatre. More info.

Taste of Manchester

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