FROM Thursday February 19 to Sunday the 22nd Manchester hosts the largest Chinese New Year celebration yet to welcome in the 'Year of the Ram'. With thousands of red lanterns decorating the city's shopping streets ...
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Get on track – Meatrolink charts the juicy cuts from the Fazenda barbecue
BRAZILIAN churrascaria’-style meat restaurant Fazenda is putting itself on the map thanks to some clever marketing spin – creating a spoof tram route plan highlighting its menu strengths. It's what PR companies get paid to ...
Classic village pub Harewood Arms up for two top national awards
THERE are two red letter days in the pipeline for the Harewood Arms, Broadbottom. The first is February 17 the CAMRA national Pub of the Year Award is announced; the second is March 3 when ...
Viet Shack and Hungry Gecko headline Vermilion Restaurant Guest Nights
VERMILION, the glamorous Thai/ Indian restaurant in North East Manchester is launching a unique collaboration by hosting a series of one-off guest nights featuring the finest Asia street food and supper club operators around. First ...
Tampopo Launch Charitable Partnership With The Mines Advisory Group
AMAZINGLY it is 17 years since Tampopo first opened in their canteenlike basement in St Ann’s Square. Co-owners Nick Jeffrey and David Fox based their restaurant approach on their own real-life travels in South East ...
Welcome to Gotham City – Neil Sowerby's guide to some super powered spring openings
IT’S a helter skelter spring and summer ahead for city centre openings, so if my checklist below is incomplete forgive me – and please invite me! But let’s start with a farewell – to Village ...
Living Ventures never sleeps - big changes at Artisan and The Alchemist
YOU’D think Tim Bacon would rest on his considerable laurels after a 2014 that saw him consolidate Living Ventures’ hold on the city centre eating and drinking scene with their opening of the new Gusto ...
Clock in to Ziferblat – NQ's new pay by the minute hip hangout
THE Northern Quarter is not short of fine coffee shops – witness Bonbon, Fig & Sparrow, North Tea Power and TOM’s personal favourite, Takk, purveyors of Icelandic caffeine cool. Icelandic Coffee House Takk. Now they ...
Three award-winning chefs cook Banana Leaf charity Banquet at The Beagle
PUT Monday, March 2 down in your diary for the Banana Leaf Banquet charity dinner at The Beagle in Chorlton. TOM is planning to be there to taste a course each from three of the ...
Restaurant industry legend Nick Lander is star turn at Northern Restaurant Bar Debate
NICK Lander, the writer, consultant, restaurateur and author of The Art of the Restaurateur, has been announced as the headline speaker of the NRB Debate 2015. Taking place at the Northern Restaurant & Bar exhibition ...