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Look who’s taking a video selfie in YO! You too if you order the Chindogu Menu

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 ...

6 April 2018

Food hall, deli and microbrewery plan for Levenshulme Sorting Office

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 ...

5 April 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Hey St Jude! Courteeners launch their own anniversary lager

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 ...

5 April 2018

Marathon man Matt is masterly in the Real Junk Food Challenge

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 ...

5 April 2018

Northern Vegan Festival back at Manchester Central this Saturday

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 ...

4 April 2018

A Good Feed fest at Sadler's Yard – planning for an ethical foodie future

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 ...

3 April 2018 by Neil Sowerby

M41 MARKET FOOD HALL PLAN MOVES CLOSER – AND OUR GUIDE TO FOODIE URMSTON

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 ...

3 April 2018 by Neil Sowerby

Let’s spell it out – Chorlton gets an Alphabet Bar

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 ...

3 April 2018

Tasting notes from Jason Palin, chef and cookery instructor

Tasting notes from Jason Palin, chef and cookery instructor

My favourite place to eat out in Manchester is… Mi& Pho in Northenden – easy eats feels like you’re on holiday. The best dish I’ve eaten in Manchester recently is… A Middle Eastern stew cooked ...

3 April 2018

Five jolly fun things to do this Easter – with food, naturally

Five jolly fun things to do this Easter – with food, naturally

Blackjack Easter Brewtap It must be spring as the Green Quarter brewery runs its first event of 2018 in its rustic beer garden off Irk Street. Friday features music from Devil's Juke Box and Peruvian ...

29 March 2018

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