Mike and John cooked for us in our home to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. WOW what a night,…read moreI have to say it was the best night we have ever had, Mike and John worked closely with us to create the perfect menu for our guests, he provided all of the cutlery, plates and glasses and even washed up at the end. The evening was extremely good value for money, costing a similar amount to going to a restaurant but, with no babysitters or taxi home required and a much better level of food - simply fantastic and well recommended.

The Drunken Butcher combines the very best quality food with the very best qualities of a…read morenon-commercial enterprise. For sure, he doesn't run a charity, but he's not in this for the money as much as he just seems to love putting on events and watching us all go absolutely gaga for what is served up. The atmosphere is friendly, the prices incredibly reasonable considering, and the portions generous at their smallest size. And before I go any further, a word about the portions. I've only been to The Butcher's Summer Party, but the day before the email instructions included "Bring tupperware" and that was good advice. And to show how serious he was about that, The Butcher had even brought takeaway boxes to give out to people too British to have turned up with their own (I overcame my traditional reserve, thus proving me more greedy than most). I filled two large tupperware with some of the best food I'd eaten in weeks just from the mountain of leftovers when we couldn't eat any more. But The Drunken Butcher isn't really about quantity (although seriously: just huge) as much as jaw-dropping quality. Everything he touches turns to tastebud delighting gold. Particular praise has been heaped before on his pork cheek, and it truly is stand-out even by the high standards of everything else. The lavish attention to detail shines through in the food, such as a 7 day simmered chilli recipe which had the crowds flocking. It says a lot that almost everything I ate all night would have been my best meal all week most weeks, and a number of things my best all month. The quality of the meat is sensational, and The Butcher is like a savant in just understanding how to treat every cut. The only downside to this guy is that his events sell out so quickly I can rarely attend. Don't hesitate, go!

CSFTS is a Jewish supper club hosted by Sue and Ian Waxman at their home in Prestwich. This one,…read more'Balabusta Delight', was the third they'd hosted and it'd grown in scale to 18 dinner guests from 10 at their first event. The concept of supper clubs is quite simple: you buy a ticket to dine at someone's house and enjoy your meal with a wide range of people you wouldn't ordinarily get to meet. Sounds odd and slightly daunting I know, but having been to a few of these now, I can assure you they are a great way to discover new 'foodie' goings-on in Manchester; not to mention meeting lots of lovely people in the process. Pretty much all of them are bring your own booze, too. On to the supper club itself. Balabusta is a Yiddish expression to describe a good homemaker, so we were imagining delicious Jewish family dishes served straight from the heart of the home. Having never eaten this type of cuisine before, I really didn't know what to expect. We were all seated at a long table in the Waxmans' large dining room and our names were written on the menus so we knew where to sit. After some quick introductions and hellos to some familiar faces, Sue welcomed us all and this swiftly followed by the starter: a trio of fish. This comprised chopped and fried gefilte fish with chrane (horseradish and beetroot sauce) and crispy smoked salmon kreplach (a dumpling) served with tangy tabbouleh (vegetarian salad). The next course was Matzah ball chicken soup with lokshen (flat egg noodles) served with a chopped liver choux bun and traditional breads. After this came the hearty main course: Moroccan roasted chicken, tzimmes (Jewish sweet stew), potato kugel and green beans in tomato sauce with onions and garlic. We needed a slight rest after this, to enable us to enjoy the dessert of an apple and challah (Jewish braided bread) pudding with a pot of creamy sesame halva. This was the highlight of the night for me. With our souls and stomachs fully content, we left for home. It was a great, fun night and I'll definitely be going to another one. Tip: for details of upcoming events, follow Sue on Twitter (@schmalznpepper).

We used this company for our wedding catering and they we're fab!! The food was delicious and…read morelooked amazing but the best thing was that all of our guests even those that like moan came and told us how good it all was, FAB!!

From the owner: Hog Roast and barbecue catering for weddings, events and private parties. Using free range pigs to…read moreproduce the finest hog roasts and the same free range pigs to produce the highest quality home made sausages for our bbqs and home made hand made 100% beef burgers for our bbqs too.