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Eat my britches! How dried green beans became Elnecot vegan talking point

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 ...

29 August 2018 by Neil Sowerby

'Modern Portuguese' Canto to launch in Ancoats on September 20

'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 ...

29 August 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Eat veggie with the Rabbit after total eclipse of the Moon

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 ...

24 August 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Foraged food and the finest floral gins at Allotment NQ

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 ...

24 August 2018

BIG GRILLIE’S PROUD FEAST AT REFUGE COME AS YOU ARE WEEKENDER

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 ...

23 August 2018

Mobberley Brewery opens Project 53 tap room on Stockport Market Place

Mobberley Brewery opens Project 53 tap room on Stockport Market Place

STOCKPORT is well served for traditional real ale pubs – the likes of The Magnet and the Crown, to name but two. Nowadays there’s a new focus for a beer crawl… around the town’s Market ...

23 August 2018 by Neil Sowerby

SADLER’S YARD FREE SUMMER JAM THIS SATURDAY – LET'S MILK IT

SADLER’S YARD FREE SUMMER JAM THIS SATURDAY – LET'S MILK IT

NORMALLY at any event in Sadler’s Yard we make a beeline for the craft beer keglines in The Pilcrow Pub but this Saturday (August 25) we might just sneak in an artisan, organic nut milk ...

23 August 2018

Say Happy Birthday To The Alchemist With A Bank Holiday Bloody Brunch

Say Happy Birthday To The Alchemist With A Bank Holiday Bloody Brunch

BLOODY Mary! The Alchemist on the Quays is celebrating its first birthday. It seems like only yesterday we were admiring this futuristic £1.2m addition to what had previously been a rather low-key bar restaurant scene ...

22 August 2018

Book now: Our Top 10 Countdown to Manchester Food and Drink Festival

Book now: Our Top 10 Countdown to Manchester Food and Drink Festival

Book now: Our Top 10 Countdown to the Manchester Food and Drink Festival JUST a few weeks to the 21st Manchester Food and Drink Festival and it really is time you got you booked in ...

21 August 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Caines heads starry chef line up for Bolton gala dinner

Caines heads starry chef line up for Bolton gala dinner

FRIDAY night’s star-studded Gala Dinner (August 24) is the flagship event at the 2018 Bolton Food and Drink Festival where the chefs cooking include Chefs include Andrew Nutter, Aiden Byrne James Martin’s Manchester 235 team ...

21 August 2018

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