THE Northern Quarter’s busy in the run-up to Christmas. A new bar has opened, surprise, surprise. The Patron, on the corner of Hilton Street and Oldham Street is the final piece in the £1 million ...
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Grape to Grain set to open a new wine shop in Ramsbottom
JUST 18 months after opening their drinks shop/tasting room in Prestwich Grape to Grain are planning a second outlet in Ramsbottom, hoping to open in Bridge Street in time for Christmas. Their Kickstarter campaign closes ...
Igloos, teepees, Alpine Hütte and alternative Christmas markets
CHRISTMAS Markets – you can’t move for them. The Makers Market returns to Chorlton this Saturday (November 18), with a 70 strong trader line-up giving punters the chance to get in some early Christmas shopping. ...
Lupo Caffe Italiano find a new home at Exchange Quay
GREAT news for those of us who lamented the loss of Lupo Caffe Italiano from Chapel Street after their landlord served them notice. Now owners Nico and Ornella have bounced back as they said they ...
A 5-star wrap? Beef and trimmings in a flattened pud
WHAT we get up to in the sanctuary of our own home sometimes shouldn’t always see the light of day. The jury’s out on the Yorkshire Pudding Wrap for this increasingly plant-based member of the ...
SPARKLING LINE-UP AS Altrincham welcomes back fizz festival
CHRISTMAS is so close now there’s no reason not to get stuck into the bubbly. Well, that’s ToM’s excuse and why we’re sorely tempted to pop down to Altrincham Town Hall this weekend (Nov 18 ...
Sleep with the fishes – Fat Tony's new menu at Kosmonaut
FAT Tony may sound like a refugee from The Sopranos but he’s found time to put his name to the new menu at Northern Quarter bar Kosmonaut. There’s been a gap in the food offering ...
Stonemasons Timperley to relaunch as a community gastropub
GOOD to see a splendid old pub being given a makeover, so we look forward to the relaunch of Timperley’s Stonemasons Arms on Saturday, December 2. It’s the second project from Pilling and Pride – ...
Meeting the fashion guru bringing a different kind of pizza to town
DO we really need another pizza place? Whatever, still they spring up. The wood burning ovens are firing up brightly across our great land, the Fior di Latte and San Marzano tomato toppings show no ...
Mackie Mayor has all the hype… but we love the indie taste of GRUB
MACKIE Mayor may be flavour of the month but this man runs the city’s true indie food hall – GRUB. We caught up with Jason Bailey being very hands on at the street food operator’s ...