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Book now for the hoppiest time of your life at Summer Beer Thing

Book now for the hoppiest time of your life at Summer Beer Thing

SUMMER Beer Thing is high summer in a glass even if the sun isn’t guaranteed to shine on Sadler’s Yard. This upmarket hopfest at The Pilcrow Pub, now in its third year, is certainly a ...

17 June 2019

XYZ SOCIAL – A NEW EATERIE, BAR AND SOCIAL HUB FOR SPINNINGFIELDS

XYZ SOCIAL – A NEW EATERIE, BAR AND SOCIAL HUB FOR SPINNINGFIELDS

WORK these days is not just about clocking in and head down. Increasingly it embraces a dawn to dusk lifestyle choice mixing creativity and chill-out. Well, maybe not if you’re collecting the trolleys at Asda ...

17 June 2019

It's Child's play! Festa Italiana welcomes back Bambini Garden

It's Child's play! Festa Italiana welcomes back Bambini Garden

FAMILY has always been a focus of Festa Italiana. You wouldn’t expect anything other than totally child-friendly from the UK’s biggest celbtratiinn of Italian food, drink and culture. Throughout this year’s festival (Friday-Sunday July 26- ...

17 June 2019

Shock closure of Beastro – the street food traders’ dream that came true

Shock closure of Beastro – the street food traders’ dream that came true

IT may be the saddest announcement of the year. Just after celebrating its second birthday Beastro down at Spinningfields Leftbank has shut, “blaming an incredibly difficult trading period and unsustainable running costs”. Co-owners James and ...

17 June 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Let’s get heavy with a bespoke Bundobust Metallica burger

Let’s get heavy with a bespoke Bundobust Metallica burger

WE never saw Bundobust as the spiritual home of heavy metal heroes Metallica. Maybe James Hetfield’s fearsome combo are closet vegans – it just never occurred to us. But this Tuesday (June 18) to coincide ...

14 June 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Awards – Moor Hall is the tops, Levy Market misses out

Awards – Moor Hall is the tops, Levy Market misses out

THE very different Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards and BBC Food and Farming Awards share one thing in common – huge culinary cachet is attached. So when a North West restaurant, open barely two years ...

14 June 2019 by Neil Sowerby

VOTE FOR YOUR MFDF 2019 AWARDS FAVOURITES NOW

VOTE FOR YOUR MFDF 2019 AWARDS FAVOURITES NOW

THE nominations for the 2019 Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards have been revealed. The winners of the prestigious awards will be announced at this year’s MFDF Gala Dinner and Awards which will be taking ...

12 June 2019

California dreaming comes true for Justin and Diana – in Altrincham

California dreaming comes true for Justin and Diana – in Altrincham

COME for the coffee, stay for the wine is the inspirational mantra of Diana Corville (above right), co-owner of California Coffee and Wine. It’s on a board outside the all-day cafe on Oxford Street, Altrincham. ...

9 June 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Crumbs! Loving Artisan scoop two top breadmaking gongs

Crumbs! Loving Artisan scoop two top breadmaking gongs

CONGRATULATIONS to Lovingly Artisan, which has just won two top awards – Northwest Regional Bakery of the Year and National Bakery of the Year at the inaugural Bakery Business Magazine National Bakery awards. It’s a ...

9 June 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Batch Bottlestore is a crafty addition to the Alty beer scene

Batch Bottlestore is a crafty addition to the Alty beer scene

THE Altrincham scene is not just about the Market House, Greenwood Street and Shaw’s Road. Venture up Stamford New Road and there’s a new Evuna on the block. Ashley Road offers Sardinian stars Sardus and ...

9 June 2019

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