{"id":4604,"date":"2021-09-13T12:49:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatmcr.co.uk\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2021-09-13T12:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:54:57","slug":"manchester-food-and-drink-festival-2021-tickets-events-whats-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatmcr.co.uk\/news\/manchester-food-and-drink-festival-2021-tickets-events-whats-on\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manchester Food and Drink Festival kicks off this week – what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Manchester Food and Drink Festival <\/a>(MFDF) is returning this week, celebrating the city’s restaurants, bars, traders, producers and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running from the Thursday 16 to Monday 27 September, the event centres around the Festival Hub on Cathedral Gardens, alongside other events and offers at venues across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been two years since the last MFDF and so it’s a welcome return for staple Manchester food event which is now in its 24th year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is everything you can look forward to across the 11 days of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As always, the Festival Hub is the centre of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival and this year can be found at Cathedral Gardens. There’s street food, live music, an artisan market and takeovers by Manchester restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hub is open across two long weekends from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September and from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In between the two weekends, there are various events taking place at the Hub and other things happening across the city – more details on all that below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hub Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Manchester’s biggest chippy tea<\/strong> – 22nd September from 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hip Hop Chip Shop are among the venues taking part<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chippies, traders, pie shops and restaurants are teaming up to create Manchester’s biggest ever celebration of the humble chippy tea. The line up includes Anchors of Didsbury<\/a>, Hip Hop Chip Shop<\/a>, JJ Vish and Chips<\/a> and Street Urchin<\/a>, who will each will serve their own take on the classic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’ll be fish, chips, vegan twists, fizz, beers and, to finish, boozy ice cream from A Few Scoops. It’s free to enter and walk ins are welcome. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bull and Bear Takeover<\/strong> – 20th September from 7pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bull and Bear takeover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tom Kerridge’s Bull and Bear <\/a>is taking over the Hub with a take on street food – a pub grub inspired menu creating especially for MFDF. The three-course menu includes potted Loch Duart Salmon, a Braised Beef and Blue Cheese Pie, and Banana Custard with Dates, Pistachio and Honeycomb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets cost \u00a355 and are available to book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schlosstoberfest<\/strong> – 23rd September from 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schlosstoberfest at the Hub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Albert’s Schloss<\/a> is taking over the Hub on Thursday 23 September, with an Oktoberfest themed celebration. Schloss will be serving Bavarian favourites like bratwursts and pretzels in the MFDF Street Kitchen. There’ll be beers, lederhosen and Schloss’ signature high-energy live entertainment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free to enter, more info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat Well x Mana<\/strong> dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manchester’s only Michelin-starred restaurant is hosting a special fundraising dinner, raising money for Eat Well Mcr. Each course of this dinner will be cooked by a different top Manchester chef including Simon Martin of Mana<\/a>, Eddie Shepherd<\/a> of The Walled Gardens, Anna Sogaard of Erst<\/a>, Ben Humphreys of District <\/a>and Mary-Ellen McTague of The Creameries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are sold out for the event but there’s a chance to win the final pair of tickets by entering their prize draw which can be entered here<\/a>. Tickets for the prize draw cost \u00a320 and the winner will win two tickets for the event worth \u00a3400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Street food <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For each long weekend at the Festival Hub, there will be a different line up of local street food traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first weekend (16 to 19 September) will feature burgers from What’s Your Beef, South Asian inspired street food from Aunty Ji’s<\/a>, Breton crepes and galettes from Maison Breizh<\/a>, and wraps and wings from Oh My Glaze<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second weekend (23 to 26 September), the traders will be Halloumination <\/a>serving halloumi fries and halloumi burgers, I Knead Pizza <\/a>with fresh Neapolitan-style pizza, Spoons Desserts serving crepes and waffles, The Spinn <\/a>with their US-style dirty burgers and Northern Soul Grilled Cheese <\/a>with their infamous toasties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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