WHEN ToM attended a recent showcase for traders at Hatch, the Bruntwood-run pop-up project under the Mancunian Way on Oxford Road we were excited what was already in place – a lively community of indie ...
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Where to eat drink and be merry celebrating St George (or Jordi)
SAINT George’s Day is actually April 23, but Manchester’s celebrations straddle the weekend. So the annual Parade will take place on Sunday 22 with marchers wending their way down from Miles Platting shortly after noon ...
The Creameries is rising! First look at Chorlton bakery and kitchen
TUESDAY, April 24 is when the Chorlton cats finally get the cream. That’s the date when eagerly-anticipated The Creameries finally opens its doors on Wilbraham Road. The bakery and kitchen will be serving freshly baked ...
IT’S a bull’s eye for the Bay Horse, named Greater Manchester’s Best Pub
CONGRATULATIONS to the Northern Quarter’s reborn Bay Horse, which has just won ‘Best Pub in Greater Manchester’ in the National Pub and Bar awards. Organised by Pub and Bar magazine, these national awards are unfamiliar ...
Street food cheese legends Mac Daddies to open in the Arndale
CHEESED off? You bet. We missed the boat on National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12), arriving far too late, even though our office is four minutes’ walk from Northern Soul on Church Street, who were ...
Idle Hands and Just Between Friends rack up the Northern Quarter caffeine count
YOU might be forgiven for thinking the Northern Quarter was already suffering from caffeine overload, but ToM extends a warm welcome to two special looking coffee bar arrivals. Idle Hands at 35 Dale Street is ...
Where there’s a Will there’s a chance to add some craft to beer expertise
CHOICES, choices – we’re awash with craft beer, yet the knowledge behind the bar doesn’t always reach the top of the glass. That could be about to change. Leading beer distributors Cave Direct North are ...
French inspired patisserie maestros Bisous Bisous to open on Deansgate
EAT your brioche heart out, Patisserie Valerie, there’s a far better pâtisserie offering looming on Deansgate. One that’s not a flaky chain, just a natural extension of an award-winning top-notch operation in the suburbs. Didsbury’s ...
Hip Hop Chip Shop crowdfunding also helps the homeless
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 ...
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 ...