LONDON Road Fire Station is to host ‘Made Here’, a series of free pop-up events showcasing the work of some of Manchester’s best designers, makers and creators across four dates starting in August. Oh, and ...
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Lawn Club to go as The Field ploughs a new furrow at Spinningfields
WHEN a lawn hits two years old it becomes a field. With little touches like these – with a spot of mini-golf – Spinningfields reinvents itself. The Lawn Club was always a temporary structure, a ...
Celebrate Hemingway's birthday with Bacardi at Tariff and Dale
TARIFF and Dale, nominated for Bar of the Year in the 2016 Manchester Food and Drink Awards, are celbarating Ernest Hemingway's Birthday on Thursday, August 21 ( and in retrospect, Daiquiri Day on the 19th)/ ...
First look at Grafene – the summer’s big Manchester opening
THE hottest day of the year and the hottest new restaurant in town. TOM can report that the air-con at Grafene is as impressive as its sleek looks. The £1m Modern British restaurant transforming the ...
MANCHESTER PICNIC – FOODIE FUN IN THE SUN (FINGERS CROSSED)
THE Co-op sponsored Manchester Picnic (July 22-24) is a highlight of One Big Summer Weekend, offering six outstanding street food traders in an Exchange Square transformed into a live music-packed summer garden. Try Tibetan Kitchen's ...
Fun! Fun! Fun! B.EAT Street lands like Godzilla on the Great Northern
TASTE of Manchester is accustomed to attending openings when the last lick of paint is still drying or they haven’t chiseled off the nails in the rustic tables. Sometimes even the menus haven’t been printed. ...
Brewery room sponsors named for IndyManBeerCon 2016
INDYMANBEERCON, acclaimed celebration of the contemporary, progressive beer scene, has confirmed the full room sponsor list for the 2016 festival, which runs from Thursday, October 6 to Sunday, October 9 at the Victoria Baths. All ...
Beam us up, Aiden! Byrne’s intergalactic banquet alone makes Bluedot worth the trek
AIDEN Byrne must never regret returning to his Northern roots after a stellar start in Norwich and London. The Scouse chef’s first return venture, The Church Green at Lymm is still winning admirers, while his ...
Mind your molars as Milkjam trio launch the ultimate dessert bar
THERE’s really been no reason for TOM to venture down Manchester’s Oxford Street since Jilly’s Rockworld at No.65 shut six years ago. Oh, apart from San Carlo Fumo for cocktails, of course – mixing with ...
Blanc canvas as newcomers Grafene paint Raymond out of history
IT’S a bit like a new Pope taking the Farrow and Ball to the Sistine Chapel, but Grafene are putting their own stamp on the premises they inherited (with a seven year gap for tumbleweed ...