OKTOBER always comes early at the Albert Hall. So once again that specific month-centric beer bacchanalia takes place in September (Fri 14 and Sat 15). Last year Oktoberfest sold out with some 2,000 beer lovers ...
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Epernay, that bubbliest of bars, shuts its doors
FURTHER sparkle has gone out of out lives with the closure of Epernay Champagne Bar in the Great Northern Tower. Just four years ago the place had been revitalised under young new owners Chris Payne ...
Chef of the Year Matt to plant top vegan eaterie Allotment in City Centre
TWELVE busy months on from being crowned Manchester’s Chef of the Year vegan champion Matthew Nutter is making the giant leap from Vernon Street, Stockport into the heart of the city centre. The Allotment Vegan ...
16 courses in 100 minutes – how visionary Mana will get up to speed
IT’S the autumn when Ancoats really clinches the real deal as a foodie destination. First up is ‘Modern Portuguese’ Canto, which opens to the public on September 20. Flash forward a month (October 17) and ...
Join the Hungry Gecko’s Vegan Mock Meat Revolution
THIS may look an amazing chunk of meaty protein, but think again. It’s actually Vietnamese vegan ‘ham’ using bean curd skin, a Viet-style five spice marinade and coconut fat. We haven’t tried it but we ...
Shell out for an evening of oysters and cocktails at Hawksmoor
HAWKSMOOR is not just about beef and the kind of substantial red wines that match it. Proof comes this Thursday (September 13) when their Manchester restaurant hosts an Evening of Oysters and Cocktails, a kind ...
Manchester Christmas Markets dates announced
WE can almost hear the sizzle of the first Wurst on the grills and taste that virgin dab of German mustard. Time to dust off the collection of Gluhwein mugs you should really have returned. ...
Gintastic events at the Cathedral and MFDF that raise the spirit bar higher
THE tide of gin shows no sign of abating. The upcoming Manchester Food and Drink Festival is awash with the stuff, both at the two-day MFDF Gin Festival in Upper Campfield Market and at the ...
Take a bao! Wallace and Sons represent Manchester in the British Street Food Awards
ARMED only with some of the best bao buns around, Wallace and Sons are taking on the rest of the UK in the coveted British Street Food Awards – held on Friday and Saturday, September ...
Gaucho steakhouses set to be saved by creditors
GREAT new for those of us who love chewing on an Argentine rib-eye while lounging on cowhide upholstery. More than 700 jobs are set to be saved after the Gaucho restaurant chain was bought out ...