THE bunting’s out on Burton Road this weekend (Sept 1 and 2) as Westfest, the annual celebration of West Didsbury’s indie businesses. And there’s a strong representation, as you’d expect, from the locale’s thriving food ...
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EatsMeatsWest expands with new Chinese restaurant in Altrincham
FROM the team that brought you a duo of CockaDoodleMoos (in Rochdale and Stockport) comes a third restaurant, WowYauChow. If the first brand created by the EatsMeatsWest group trumpets it’s all about their ‘Meat Shack’ ...
A victory for Nelson? First look at Viet Shack Ancoats
FROM the moment Viet Shack opened a stall in the Arndale Market back in 2014, swiftly winning ‘Best Cheap Eats in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards there was always sense of style that set ...
Fable team pull the plug on £3m Manchester Hall project to focus on Ancoats
SO Dishoom is definitely coming to Manchester Hall but Fable won’t be. The spectacular £3m Pan-Asian restaurant project (in CGI above) from Panacea’s Joe Akka has pulled out “due to insurmountable building challenges and persistent ...
Here’s a flavour of Dishoom, coming this winter (but where’s that bacon naan roll?)
NOW that’s what you call a breakfast to set you up for winter. It’s how to start your day at Dishoom this comforting spread centred around Chef Naved Nasir’s legendary Bacon Naan Rolls. ToM has ...
Eat my britches! How dried green beans became Elnecot vegan talking point
WE are used now to the weird and wonderful body parts all those nose-to-tail offal eaters will tackle. But vegans – apart from communing with seitan – aren’t usually in the business of chasing beef ...
'Modern Portuguese' Canto to launch in Ancoats on September 20
THURSDAY, September 20 has been announced as the opening date for Canto, Simon Shaw’s much-anticipated second restaurant and they’ve also given us a sneak preview of their Petiscos (Portuguese tapas) menu – a small taste ...
Eat veggie with the Rabbit after total eclipse of the Moon
DISCREETLY The Rabbit in the Moon restaurant on top of Urbis has dropped the Moon part from its title. ToM hopes The Rabbit – reborn after the Michael O’Hare regime – retains those dinky porcelain ...
Foraged food and the finest floral gins at Allotment NQ
GINSTRONOMY, monthly homage all things botanical at Allotment NQ, is celebrating foraged and locally sourced food this time. On Wednesday, August 29, at 7pm, the Dale Street bar is hosting a five course dinner with ...
BIG GRILLIE’S PROUD FEAST AT REFUGE COME AS YOU ARE WEEKENDER
IT’S August Bank Holiday at The Refuge, so it has to be the legendary Come As You Are Weekender. This time with a naughty courtyard feast from Alex ‘Big Grillie’ Applegarth, fresh from his success ...