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Cheshire Smokehouse open a wine bar called Smoke
IT now seems a natural procession for a food business or brewery to spread out into its own town centre cafe or bar. The latest tasty example is Cheshire Smokehouse’s new venue in Wilmslow, Smoke. ...
Book ahead now for 2019 Rum and Lager Festivals
RUM WHEN the first Manchester Rum Festival took place in 2017 Altrincham’s Marigot Bay Bar and Café was a future dream for organiser Dave Marsland. But for 2019 this new venture by the rum guru ...
IT’S A DOG’S XMAS – REFUGE’S REIN-DOG AND HATCH’S SANTA PAWS
REFUGE GET ready for the most extravagant Christmas pet fancy dress competition. This Sunday December 16, from 3pm, the Refuge will be hosting a special one-off event dedicated to our four-legged friends – The Refuge ...
Left it until the last minute? Our 10 fab foodie gifts for Christmas
JUST remember it’s Christmas and a new set of tea towels or a novelty nutmeg grater just will not do as a present for the foodie in your life. So here is a random but ...
Before we’ve even put up the tree! Tucking into Beastro’s Christmas Menu
JOLLY, burly and bearded with a red bandana for a hood. He even crafts his own Christmas pudding ice cream. James Taylor is Beastro’s not so secret Santa and the festive menu he has created ...
Brussel sprout bhajis bringing festive greenery to Bundobust
HOW to make Brussels interesting – and we’re not taking Brexit. Pop down to Bundobust for 'Return of the Sprout Bhaji', the blockbuster sequel that just keeps giving. A small plate of the gram flour ...
Get into the Christmas spirit at The Whiskey Jar’s festival
WHISKY Festivals are a regular event, as you’d expect at NQ bar The Whiskey Jar but the most appropriate fest has to be the winter warmer Sunday, December 17, offering 450 different varieties of bourbon, ...
First look: Porta, New tapas bar arrival in Salford
OLD bank buildings are such solid presences sometimes it’s hard to lose key components of their previous existence. In Manchester from Flok to Jamie’s Italian there are safes and bank vaults it was easier to ...
Return of the Byrne bearing tasting menus at restaurant MCR
WHEN Aiden Byrne left Manchester House to open 20 Stories earlier in the year he discarded tasting menus. Which felt a bit like Lionel Messi not using his left foot. Now they’ve made the biggest ...