FESTA Italiana Manchester, the city's festival of Italian food, drink and culture (July 26-29), is this year hosting the first ever ‘Suburbia Meets City’ banquet. Designed to showcase the finest Italian food, created live by ...
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Northern Quarter vegan bar Folk & Soul has closed
LESS than a year after opening the NQ’s all-vegan bar Folk & Soul has closed its doors. Co-owners Matt Nickson and Annabel Holland issued a statement on Instagram saying: “Hi everyone. As of now this ...
Federal coffee house to open a second outlet – on Deansgate
A WEEK to go to the opening of a second Federal, bringing their gorgeous pastel de natas to Deansgate. The jury’s out on which is the best Manc version of these Portuguese custard tarts – ...
Mamucium's Unlimited Sharing Menu – What a surprise spread
MAMUCIUM is buzzing with new menus. Not long after opening (in late November) it launched an opulent Afternoon Tea. To be expected under an exec head chef Andrew Green, who had made his name at ...
Smell the coffee – Ditto Music launch caffeine-fuelled hub in Oxford Place
BRUNTWOOD are really getting down to business as they seek to establish their ‘West Village’ community, sweeping around from Portland Street through to Oxford Street. ToM’s waiting patiently for the whole jigsaw to come together; ...
May Day! GRUB food fairs return to Mayfield Gatehouse from May
YOU can almost imagine the sun on our backs. First the clocks went forward and now street food impresarios GRUB have announced they are returning to the Mayfield Gatehouse for the third successive summer season. ...
Snaxit not brexit – Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival offers two days of sweet escape
A WEEKEND of sweet consolation ahead in these turbulent times – the 11th Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival takes over the foodie-centric mill town. Roam the streets and gorge yourself silly or go down the gourmet route ...
Northern Vegan Festival kicks off on Saturday at United's ground
VEGANISM is not just about a guilt-free Greggs sausage roll. It embraces a whole ethical lifestyle choice and the best way to get up to date with it is the Northern Vegan Festival (Saturday, April ...
MORE ON OUR PLATE AS HATCH TO TREBLE IN SIZE THIS JUNE
A CUNNING plan hatches for the food, drink and retail pop up of that name – it’s going to treble in size. Hatch on Oxford Road has revealed plans for the exciting second phase this ...
How to make Masterchef work for you – Simon Wood’s best menu yet?
SO how many Masterchef winners make a success of running their own restaurant? 2018 champion Kenny Tutt has jettisoned his job as a bank manager to launch a restaurant in his native Worthing this May. ...