Northern Restaurant & Bar 2014, the largest hospitality trade show outside London, returns to Manchester Central on the 18 & 19 March with its most exciting line-up yet. Highlights amongst the 50 tastings, talks and demos include superstar chefs Michael Caines and James Martin cooking live, the launch of the NRB Debate, and a cocktail competition with a top prize of a trip to St Lucia, courtesy of Chairman’s Reserve.
Unmissable event
Now in its fourteenth year Northern Restaurant & Bar has become an unmissable event for food and drink operators across the region and this over 250 companies are taking part to supply everything from food and drink to technology and services the show is bursting with new ideas and products for launching, refurbing or expanding businesses.
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Thom Hetherington, Managing Director of Northern Restaurant & Bar, says “The show is 15% bigger this year and stand bookings have gone through the roof with the exhibition a sell out”. He continues “The hospitality industry in the North has gone from strength to strength and with visitor pre- registration breaking all records, the show reflects the confidence, ambition and aspiration amongst the leading operators”.
NRB Debate
New to 2014 is the NRB Debate, which will feature Tim Bacon of Living Ventures, Marcello Distefano of San Carlo and Beau Myers of Beautiful Drinks as they discuss with Thom Hetherington how they developed their businesses and the future trends they see shaping the industry.
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2014 NRB Top 50
NRB also hosts the reception announcing the 2014 NRB Top 50 List with a presentation of this year’s three special achievement awards.
Northern Restaurant & Bar has four main feature areas for visitors to enjoy more than 50 demonstrations and tastings.
Chef Live
The main theatre houses it’s most star-studded line-up yet, with Michael Caines and James Martin making their first ever appearance and Simon Rogan and Aiden Byrne appearing hot from their BBC2 documentary. Marc Wilkinson and Steven Smith both return following sterling reports in the national guides, as well as leading names from Liverpool, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
Market Kitchen
A theatre focused on the finest artisan regional ingredients, with demos featuring the skills and techniques needed for game butchery, cheese mixology, British puddings, hops, hot stones-cooking and patisserie.
Drinks Live
Bartenders can join our team of experts for a range of expert led master classes covering everything from tea and coffee to absinthe, sherry and rum, not to mention a cocktail competition offering the winner a trip to St Lucia. The adjacent Spirit Room hosts over 50 unique brands sampling rum, gin and vodka.
Grape & Grain
With tutored tastings of wine beer and cider the Grape & Grain theatre attracts publicans, bar owners and restaurants looking to improve their drinks offering. Returning speakers include the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, Robinsons and Majestic Commercial. New brands to the theatre this year include Budweiser, Magners and Miller Brands
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