
A new restaurant named The Tickethall has opened up at Douglas Railway Station. The new restaurant will replace Greens, and will still cater for vegetarians with the addition of fish added to the menu as well, brought from the south of the Island to Douglas via the railway. The Tickethall will be run by Steve [...]
It was great news for the Isle of Man’s Scallop and seafood industry this week as the Islands Manx Queenies took the top prize at the 2011 Sustainable Seafood Awards at the Billingsgate Seafood School. The Manx Queenie entry was amongst six finalists that included the Welsh Assembly for their Spider Crab entry and the Wild [...]
A BIGGER guide to the best of Manx food and drink is set to be published. It will be the third version of the guide, which aims to make it easier for people to find out what is available and where to buy it. The publication forms part of I Love Manx’s continued campaign to [...]
This is a real spring time pudding, nice and light with a tangy flavour – yum! What you need For the sponge 1 lemon 1 lime 120g or 4oz of self raising flour (ideally from Laxey flour mill) 3 eggs (Gellings are always good) 50g of Isle of Man Creamery butter, soft 110g of caster [...]
That’s the message from Chris Lennon of Radcliffe Butchers of Malew Street in Castletown. Chris or ‘Lenny’ as he is also known is stressing this message following on from National Butchers week that was held between 15 and 20 March. Radcliffe Butchers has been supplying the highest quality local Manx meat for over 27 years [...]
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Posted on 19 January 2011
Restaurants eateries and takeaways in the Isle of Man have all been invited to participate in the annual Taste Isle of Man scheme. The scheme, now in it’s third year, acknowledges eateries which provide a consistently high quality eating experience. The scheme was introduced to help visitors and residents choose from a diverse range of [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 06 April 2010
It was a packed St Jame’s Hall in Dalby that witnessed the crowning of Fiona Cain as the winner of the Margaret Killey award and winner of the Isle of Man Creameries trophy for the best Bonnag. Other winners included Alex Beavis who won the Men’s category and Ben Awkal who won the junior section. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 31 March 2010
Apparently last weekend saw the World Bonnag Making Championships take place in the heart of Dalby on the east side of the Isle of Man. For those of you not familiar with Bonnag, it’s a traditional Manx recipe similar to a scone. There were different classes for children, men and women with the overall winner [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 08 March 2010
The Isle of Man Creamery has recently achieved two ‘Finalist’ awards in the Dairy Category at The Grocer Food & Drink Awards 2010, that took place in London on Wednesday, 17 February 2010. The Grocer is the UK’s leading grocery trade publication. Both the Black Peppercorn Mature Cheddar and Garlic & Chive Mature Cheddar were [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 01 March 2010
I am a bit of a novice when it come to bread making, but when it works the results are fantastic, and well worth the effort! This is sweet bread recipe with a bug dollop of chocolate spread in the middle, its mighty satisfying to make and equally satisfying to eat. So here goes! This [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 February 2010
When you think of traditional Manx recipes and cooking you will probably have Manx Bonnag in your top three, with possibly Spuds and herring and Queenies? I am not sure if this is that true to tradition, but is was given to me by a good friend Carol Leece of Onchan and it sure tastes [...] Continue Reading