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Countdown to Peter St pan-Asian palace Sakana’s big opening

Countdown to Peter St pan-Asian palace Sakana’s big opening

SAKANA opens its doors to the public this Thursday (October 30), but early leaks of its pan-Asian menu from soft launches have set TOM salivating. The tiger Prawn Teppanyaki, above, is a thing of beauty, ...

26 October 2014

Shack attack – Victorious Vietnamese vendors hit Fallowfield

Shack attack – Victorious Vietnamese vendors hit Fallowfield

VIET Shack are going from strength. Not content with winning the Cheap Eats category in this year’s Manchester Food and Drink Awards and running a resident stall at the Friday Food Fights, the Arndale Market ...

26 October 2014

Bringing home the bacon – Butcher Frost at The Parlour, Chorlton

Bringing home the bacon – Butcher Frost at The Parlour, Chorlton

TWO Chorlton foodie faves combine for an evening of – pig butchery and bacon curing! Well, it’s a change from pub quizzes and burgers. The Parlour in Beech Road is hosting Chorlton (and the North ...

26 October 2014

What’s your beef? Fazenda brings a flavour of Brazil to Spinningfields

What’s your beef? Fazenda brings a flavour of Brazil to Spinningfields

BRAZIL knows how to stage World Cups (if not to wine them these days). It also wins fans with the way it grills meat on the evidence of Fazenda’s success in Leeds and Liverpool. Now ...

21 October 2014

More stardust for Simon Rogan in Sunday heavies’ food prize lists

More stardust for Simon Rogan in Sunday heavies’ food prize lists

By Neil Sowerby ARRIVALS at Manchester Airport are greeted by a large ad repeating Giles Coren’s verdict on the star dish he ate at Simon Rogan at The French: “I would walk to Manchester barefoot ...

19 October 2014

Coffee Wars – Caffeine and Co v Pot Kettle Black

Coffee Wars – Caffeine and Co v Pot Kettle Black

JUST teasing with that title. The coffee fraternity are as close-knit as the craft brewers and seem equally prolific with new ventures. Hence Caffeine and Co moving from its pop-up in the soon to be ...

19 October 2014

Drunken Butcher and First Chop Brewing Arm headline second Sausage Club shindig

Drunken Butcher and First Chop Brewing Arm headline second Sausage Club shindig

SUPPER club specilaist Iain Devine, aka the Drunken Butcher and Rik Garner, boss of Salford’s innovative First Chop Brewing Arm, are guest hosting the second meeting of the Sausage Club of Manchester at Splendid Sausage ...

19 October 2014

Wahaca – a Mexican wave of interest for the Corn Exchange

Wahaca – a Mexican wave of interest for the Corn Exchange

OAXACA is a bit of a tongue twister, so when Thomasina Miers (above) created a restaurant brand based on the exquisite tucker of this Mexican province she went for a phonetic spelling – Wahaca. Whatever, ...

19 October 2014

Rocket On The Menu At Manchester House’s Bonfire Night Bar Bash

Rocket On The Menu At Manchester House’s Bonfire Night Bar Bash

EXPECT fireworks from Lounge on 12 at Manchester House this Bonfire Night. From 6pm on November 5 Manchester’s 2014 Bar of the Year is offering a civilised bolthole to watch the pyrotechnic displays across the ...

19 October 2014

Electrik sparks into life for the cold months with new menu and half price offer

Electrik sparks into life for the cold months with new menu and half price offer

ELECTRIK bar in Chorlton has launched its autumn/winter food menu by offering customers 50 per cent off each meal, side dishes apart, any time Mon-Fri until November. The new menus includes treats such as: DELI ...

11 October 2014

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