Category Archive for 'ale'

Friday Night Delight/Fright: Fish n’Chips

Posted in British, Jewish, Manchester, Portuguese, Recipe, Recipes, ale, batter, beef tallow, beer, butter, capers, chips, crispy, easy, egg, fish, food, french fries, fried, history, lard, mushy peas, oil, olives, peas, salt, sauce, seafood, side dish, tartar, tradition, travel, vegetables, vinegar on Oct 31st, 2008

Happy Hallowe’en, WANF readers! Instead of posting shots of us dressed up in costume as the tastiest parts of a pig’s anatomy, we’re celebrating All Soul’s Day and the arrival of a much-needed weekend with a classic Friday night dish from the British Isles (where in truth, Hallowe’en has never really caught on in the […]

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Pulling Pints: Not Small Beer

Posted in British, England, Europe, Food Commentary, Manchester, Pub, ale, beer, culture, drink, food, important details, television show, travel on Nov 30th, 2007

So, as the beautifully illustrated post by my wife (see below) attests, we were recently in the UK, and spent a good portion of that trip inside pubs enjoying traditional pub food and cask-conditioned, hand-pulled ales.
I describe the beers in this way for a reason. You see, the old joke that Americans never seem to […]

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