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Fancy cooking your own zebra and kangaroo on volcanic stones?

Fancy cooking your own zebra and kangaroo on volcanic stones?

ARE you a Stones Fan? Time to confirm if the concept rocks for you when The Stone Grill opens a second outlet serving up a variety of exotic meats (and some seafood) on sizzling volcanic ...

28 March 2019

‘IVY CIRCUS’ COMES TO TOWN TO CELEBRATE REOPENING OF THE ROOF GARDEN

‘IVY CIRCUS’ COMES TO TOWN TO CELEBRATE REOPENING OF THE ROOF GARDEN

THE Ivy Spinningfields is celebrating the re-opening of its fire-hit Roof Garden by presenting ‘The Ivy Circus' – a spectacular extravaganza, hosted for one night only in collaboration with Allied London. A huge ‘Big Top ...

28 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Runaway Brewery to run top floor taproom at Honest Burgers

Runaway Brewery to run top floor taproom at Honest Burgers

IT’s refreshing to see a restaurant chain opening its first venture outside the south of England enlisting one of Manchester’s signature breweries for a unique collaboration. Honest Burgers, whose 30 plus sites are mostly in ...

28 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

MANCHESTER’S HIGHEST EVER BLACKOUT DINNER TO BE HELD AT 20 STORIES

MANCHESTER’S HIGHEST EVER BLACKOUT DINNER TO BE HELD AT 20 STORIES

TAKE the plunge into darkness as 20 Stories unveils a special Blackout Dinner on Sunday, April 7. The only source of light? Thousands of candles and the lights of the Manchester skyline. ToM thinks it’s ...

28 March 2019

Book now for Manchester’s massive celebration of all things lager

Book now for Manchester’s massive celebration of all things lager

THERE are still a few tickets left for the upcomingWe Are Lager festival – Manchester’s well-balanced antidote to double-hopped IPAs and Imperial Stouts as the only cool beers of choice. And this new four-day festival ...

27 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Bangers, mash and ale bar Mash Tun to open by Easter in empty Grafene site

Bangers, mash and ale bar Mash Tun to open by Easter in empty Grafene site

IT’s always fascinating when a venue undergoes a complete re-invention. When Paul and Kathryn Roden opened Grafene in 2016 on that oddly off the beaten track walkway between King Street and Chapel Gardens their casual ...

27 March 2019

Gorge yourself on lamb offal this Good Friday – it could only be Beastro

Gorge yourself on lamb offal this Good Friday – it could only be Beastro

VEGANS look away now. Beastro, never shy to celebrate the joy of meat, is celebrating the arrival of spring with a ‘nose to tail dinner’ making the most of every lamb bit. All matched with ...

23 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

Plannt yourself in front of Matt Nutter’s 10 course tasting menu at Foodwell

Plannt yourself in front of Matt Nutter’s 10 course tasting menu at Foodwell

PLANNT is the vegan eating concept at FoodWell, new arrival at One New Bailey. Fittingly at this spectacular health-centric venue (restaurant/bar meets yoga studios)they’ve hired the best plant-based chef in town to curate the food ...

23 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

First look at Erst in Ancoats and it’s a belter

First look at Erst in Ancoats and it’s a belter

OUR first visit to Erst, yet another new kid on the Sawmill Court block, was hugely encouraging. With many delays along the way it has taken a while to join its mothership Trove in the ...

22 March 2019 by Neil Sowerby

CELEBRATION ALE MARKS AWARDS SUCCESS FOR BIG-HEARTED HOLT’S

CELEBRATION ALE MARKS AWARDS SUCCESS FOR BIG-HEARTED HOLT’S

JOSEPH HOLT are celebrating being the only brewers to win the special ‘Heart of the Community’ award three times in a row, by producing a special edition fund-raising beer. This category at the British Beer ...

21 March 2019

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