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
About
The Manchester Food and Drink Festival is a nationally acclaimed event that has developed to its current level over 11 years (2009 will see the 12th annual event take over the region). Conceived and developed by Phil Jones and Chris Tomlinson in 1998, the event originated as a means of showing the rest of the nation that there was more to Manchester dining than meat pies and gravy.
In the 11 annual Festivals that have taken place over that time, the Festival has achieved a national status.
The Festival is, and always has been, part of the Manchester City Council calendar of events for the City.
It is an urban food and drink festival, there is no single location, rather the Festival takes over as much of the City Centre and surrounding districts of Greater Manchester as possible, with a huge programme of events taking place, both indoor and outdoor.
The Festival highlights a number of 'Festival themes', issues which affect the food and drink industry in the region.
Like Manchester itself, the Festival is both Original and Modern. Events and participation have ranged from a children's food workshop at a community library in Salford, to a glittering Gala Dinner at Manchester's Town Hall.
Over the years the Festival has drawn names as diverse as Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Bill Wyman
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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
Visit Taste of Manchester for a news and reviews of things foodie and fun in Manchester. Visit site.
