TASTE of Manchester editor Neil Sowerby is one of seven food critics feeling the heat of the kitchens for this year’s Too Many Critics dinner – at Dishoom on Monday, March 18. At last year’s ...
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Manchester restaurant and bar boom surges while London feels the heat
THE Northern Restaurant Bar show (March 19-20) doesn’t have to justify its existence. Each year at Manchester Central it generates a massive buzz about the healthy state of the hospitality industry in the north. Still, ...
Let’s Craic it for St Patrick’s Day – our Jameson-fuelled party preview
WE’RE all Irish once a year – and there ain’t no Backstopping us now. Here’s our St Patrick’s Day (Sunday March 17) guide to some of the authentic Hibernian hoolie experiences around plus what we ...
HELLO GUDETAMA! EGGSTRA SPECIAL MENU IS A SHORYU RAMEN CRACKER
EGGS are not just for Easter at Shoryu Ramen, but most of April is. From the 1st to the 21st the Piccadilly-based noodles in broth specialists are welcoming back Gudetama, one of Japan’s most beloved ...
Some like it really hot – Bab toasts National Chilli Day with a scorching taste-off
ANOTHER ‘National Day’ tom celebrate and this one might have you weeping with pain. To celebrate National Chilli Day on Wednesday, March 20 BAB in the Northern Quarter is hosting its debut chilli-eating event, inspired ...
MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 DATES AND NEW VENUE FOR FESTIVAL HUB
HARD to credit that this year’s Manchester Food and Drink Festival (September 26-October 7) is the 22nd, but it’s entering an exciting new chapter with a switch of Festival Hub. The relocation to Cathedral Gardens ...
Gary Usher on that £100,000 crowdfund record – and duck heart kebabs for Kala
‘WE’ll call it the Incredible Shrinking Restaurant/Bar.’ Our tease puts a big smile on Gary Usher’s face. Not that he’s really stopped smiling since hitting his £100,000 crowdfunding target for new King Street venture, KALA ...
GRUB host first Eastern Asian Food Fair at Fairfield Street Social Club
STREET food kings GRUB are going east. They are debuting an east Asian themed food event in their Fairfield Street Social Club base from March 29 to 31. For one weekend only the trader line-up ...
Kala smashes £100,000 Kickstarter target overnight
EVERYTHING turns to crowdfunded gold for Gary Usher. His campaign to raise £100,000 for his Manchester city centre project KALA, which kicked off at 9pm on Monday, March 11, hit its target within 11 hours, ...
Full Fat x WTLGI – bid for a unique fund-raising culinary adventure
ONE of last summer’s most glorious indie events was Full Fat, a one-day food, drink music and craft extravaganza, which saw exponents from each Manchester scene join forces to raise money for two fine causes ...