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 ...
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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, ...
Temperance Street – of course, it’s the perfect venue for an ale-fuelled bash
ONE or two grouches have been moaning that too many breweries from outside the city have infiltrated Manchester Beer Week. We say bring it on. We had a great time at Summer Beer Thing (pictured ...
Neighbourhood bar Jane Eyre opens a new chapter for Ancoats on July 27
THE Jane Eyre, Ancoats’ latest neighbourhood bar, has announced it will launch on Friday, July 27. By then maybe bartending brothers Jonny and Joe Eyre will have got through to everyone their Cutting Room Square ...
VIDEO: Matty White catches up with the Stockport pals behind Clove Club, one of the world’s top restaurants
ONCE upon a time there were three lads who Dj’d a lot. They also worked at Croma for the extra dough. We all know what happened to Matty White – XS Radio programme controller and ...
Ancoats Food Assembly threatened with closure
ANCOATS Food Assembly has been told to shut up shop by the end of September. The founders of this nationwide collective of websites linking artisan food producers to consumers are pulling the plug after it ...