GOOD to start 2019 with some positive news. Stretford Mall, longtime retail casualty zone, is to get a new foodie destination operated by the enterprising folk behind Ancoats General Store. Stretford Foodhall will take over ...
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Why not catch up on our five star faves this January?
JANUARY’S here and it’s payback time after the excesses of the festive season. Welcome to weightwatching, ‘Dryanuary’, ‘Veganuary’ or just plain being careful with the cash – it’s not an easy time to be running ...
ALBERT’S DIDSBURY TO UNDERGO £500,000 NEW YEAR REFURB
ALBERT’S in West Didsbury is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a £50,000 refurbishment.The well-established neighbourhood restaurant is set to close from Wednesday, January 2 and reopen in late March with an updated look and feel ...
The Counter House, health-led and eco-friendly addition to Ancoats to launch in January
The Counter House, health-led and eco-friendly addition to Ancoats to launch in January THE latest addition to the blossoming Ancoats scene is health-led eaterie The Counter House, which will open its doors on January 25 ...
Hip Hop Chip Shop and Cask up the Ancoats cool count
FOR a couple of weeks Cask Bar was the new kid on the Ancoats block but things move swiftly in the city’s most exciting food and drink quarter and, after a protracted gestation and some ...
12 Days of Christmas Party in Arch No 7 Temperance Street
FESTIVE fun in an archway this Saturday (Dec 22) – are we talking GRUB? No, the street food mecca at Fairfield Social Club is on with a strong pre-Christmas collection of traders but there’s a ...
The Corner Boy rekindles our affection for Irish pubs… but lose the bras please
AN old journo mate, North London Irish with a taste for the Guinness, finding himself stranded in an uninviting US Midwestern city, headed for the comfort zone of some bar called ‘Bridey Murphy’s Shebeen’ or ...
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 ...