SINCE the temperatures are reaching Mekong Delta levels it somehow seems appropriate that the ToM is craving sriracha-infused Saigon Summer Salad (pictured). Viet Shack is a source of many delights from arguably South East Asia’s ...
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THE RABBIT IN THE MOON AND HOME FROM LEEDS TEAM UP FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
HERE at ToM we like an occasional away day to Leeds. It’s where we first got into the amazing Budobust and some amazing breweries whose beers are now regularly on tap this side of the ...
Squeeze the lemon! Countdown to fantastic Festa Italiana
YOU too can be Italian for a whole weekend (July 13-15) when Festa Italiana Manchester returns to Cathedral Gardens bigger and better than last year’s triumphant debut event, whcih attracted more than 26,000 visitors. Don’t ...
Masterchef men and music stars at the Tatton Park Foodies Festival
RARELY a summer weekend goes by without an opportunity to eat and drink in a parkland setting and they don’t come much bigger than the Foodies Festival at Tatton Park (July 13, 14 and 15). ...
Sizzling fun from Big Grill’s Lord of the Flames in Bury park
PICTURED is Robert Owen Brown who makes a speciality out of roasting whole pigs and cows. Here he has added some poultry to the spits at his Hinchliffe Arms pub. This summer, though, you won’t ...
MFDF and THE GIN LOUNGE ANNOUNCE HUGE GIN FESTIVAL AT UPPER CAMPFIELD MARKET
WHAT a festival tonic! A three-day Gin Festival is coming to the city, courtesy of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival and the Gin Lounge. The Upper Campfield Market, a Grade II listed, former Victorian ...
Should go down well – a Titanic feast at Victoria Baths Open Day
THE last meal on the Titanic is being recreated for a special Manchester Buttery pop-up at the Victoria Baths Foodie Open Day (July 8) – bridging the gap between two great Edwardian icons with dishes ...
Give it a Gyoza or take a bao with Wallace and Sons at The Pilcrow
THEY’VE hardly cleared the glasses after the hugely successful Summer Beer Thing, but The Pilcrow Pub are now kicking off their own equivalent of ‘foodie Fridays’ with a guest trader providing quality ballast for their ...
Dachshund Cafe at Yard and Coop – walkies but no walk-ins
WITH no one here at ToM being the proud owner of a ‘sausage dog’ we are spared the complex booking method for the debut of the Dachshund Cafe at Yard and Coop. This daytime event ...
French toast, anyone? A second Fress opens – in Didsbury
FRESS Didsbury Cocktails and Kitchen is officially open from Friday, July 6 in the former Caramello gelato/pastisserie site (they’re relocating). Amazing to think it’s now a year since the original Fress opened on Oldham Street, ...