IT’S the coffee equivalent of one of the great craft beer bars with a rotating selection inviting informed appraisal (or you might just want a flat white to go!). Seed & Cherry’s raison d’etre is ...
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Almost Famous and Mughli create the Slumdog Billionaire burger
REMEMBER those days when Almost Famous was, well, newly famous for its awesomely-stacked burgers, attracting queues around the NQ block. As they expanded into the Great Northern Warehouse and beyond other pretenders grappled for their ...
Bundobust to open a second Manc site – with its own brewery
IT’s was always logically the next big step for Bundobust and we’re just glad they’re locating it in Manchester. Yes, the duo who came up with the perfect match of Gujarati veggie street food and ...
August 15 launch for Wilderness Bar + Kitchen – what can we expect?
THE ‘super group’ of NQ bar operators behind Wilderness Bar + Kitchen have announced an August 15 opening date but are not giving an awful lot away yet – except that this ‘three storey eating, ...
Tasting Notes from Janet Harrison of People’s Choice Wine Awards
Favourite place to eat out in Manchester… Hispi in Didsbury. I know it’s not in the city centre, although their latest venture is Kala on King Street. I'm sure the food will be just as ...
The Great Bake-Offs are rising – first The Village, then Bolton
AUGUST is truly the month of cakes, so it’s time to start making your baking plans for the Great Village Bake Off on Sunday 18 or the Great Bolton Bake-Off the following weekend. The first ...
Yum Cha means Sunday dim sum and then some at Cottonopolis
SUNDAY doesn’t have to mean roasts. Certainly when the temperatures are going through the roof. That’s why Yum Cha at NQ bar Cottonopolis sounds such a refreshing change, perfect for a laidback Sabbath. Each Sunday ...
Festa Italian – our five favourite tips to get the party started
AS the hugely popular Festa Italiana gets underway (full preview) here’s our Fave Five treats to get you in the Dolce Vita mood at Manchester’s vibrant celebration of all things Italian. This family-friendly, fun-packed event ...
Break out the bubbles at San Carlo’s lavish new Selfridges Trafford Centre bar
SAN Carlo gave us a sneak preview of their new Champagne Bar inside the Trafford Centre Selfridges just before it opened this week and it banished all thoughts of rehydrating merely with water during the ...
How these dandelion flowers won bartender Nathan a trip to the Big Apple
COCKTAIL bars? We stay loyal to Science and Industry, admire the work of Wood & Company, welcome the arrival of Superstition in the Northern Quarter but our entrenched favourite has to be Speak In Code ...