FISH and chips, hip hop heritage and helping the homeless – it’s a potent agenda for a crowdfunding campaign with a difference. Hip Hop Chip Shop’s target? £50,000 towards their own place in Ancoats, due ...
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Cloudwater to open London taproom
WE’RE so used to London sending raiding parties into our food and drink scene. OK, there have been hugely welcome arrivals, the likes of Hawksmoor and Randall & Aubin, but others are just seeking to ...
Look who’s taking a video selfie in YO! You too if you order the Chindogu Menu
OUR own Matty White was born to wear an orange kitchen roll on his head, so when YO! proposed it as one of the latest ‘Useless Japanese Gadgets’ we sent him along to be a ...
Food hall, deli and microbrewery plan for Levenshulme Sorting Office
FOOD halls are definitely the rage these days. In the wake of the Altrincham Market and Mackie Mayor success stories came Steve Pilling winning the contract to convert Stockport’s Produce Hall, now the new-build Urmston ...
Hey St Jude! Courteeners launch their own anniversary lager
THERE are some hard acts to follow in rocker-inspired beer brands. Take Trooper, Iron Maiden’s collab with Robinsons Brewery, which smashed through the 10 million pints barrier within two years of its launch. Small beer ...
Marathon man Matt is masterly in the Real Junk Food Challenge
WE went for a Nando’s with a difference at the Real Junk Food Project. The difference? It didn’t come charred and coarsely spiced with industrial chips. This was Professional Masterchef star Matt Campbell using flash-chilled ...
Northern Vegan Festival back at Manchester Central this Saturday
STILL suffering withdrawal pangs from Veganuary? Well, this weekend is a chance to broaden your plant-based horizons once again. The Northern Vegan Festival returns to Manchester Central 12 months after it made its breakthrough leap ...
A Good Feed fest at Sadler's Yard – planning for an ethical foodie future
COMING up at Sadler’s Yard in the heart of the Co-op's NOMA district is a five day food festival (May 24-28) with a difference. A Good Feed, is project to highlight and discuss the food ...
M41 MARKET FOOD HALL PLAN MOVES CLOSER – AND OUR GUIDE TO FOODIE URMSTON
URMSTON’S claim to be a foodie destination grows by the month. Already home to a clutch of vibrant indie operations (see below), its resurgence seems confirmed by one further step towards launching M41. The McGoff ...
Let’s spell it out – Chorlton gets an Alphabet Bar
WE’VE been waiting a couple of years for bar entrepreneur Joe Fearnhead to open the Quick Brown Fox, in an old bank building on the corner of Oldham Street and Swan Street. This third venue ...