TANK beer tick. Buttermilk chicken (or seitan) tick. Industrial chic tick. Another Groundhog day in the Northern Quarter. Yawn. So it’s good to see bar/eateries that break the mould. Fress on Oldam Street is one ...
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Shredded chicken salad a taste of Vietnamese summer at Pho
A PERFECT summer refresher? Look no further than the Gin Spritz at Pho. Infused with mint, cucumber, lime and a splash of green tea lemonade. It slipped down easier than the Mekong in full spate ...
Manchester's Woodall’s Charcuterie Wins Coveted Good Pig Award
STRETFORD-BASED Woodall’s Charcuterie has been awarded the prestigious Good Pig Award by the Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards. The awards are organised by Compassion in World Farming, the world’s leading animal welfare organisation. The supply ...
You can't miss the saucy bus – packed with meaty treats
VEGANS look away now. Chilli chickens too. The Sauce and the City bus tour is probably not for you. The warning is on the label; this 10 day food and booze fuelled fest has been ...
As they say, competition is healthy... but a double helping of brand Gino?
THIS is how Gino d’Acampo – My Restaurant in the Corn Exchange looks. Will its diner doppleganger, due to open across Exchange Square in the revamped Next come November look exactly the same… or perhaps ...
Fava bean falafel and pickled sea veg as Menagerie goes wild
HAVING a wild time at Menagerie wasn’t supposed to be like this. The wilfully decadent New Bailey restaurant/bar,created at a cost of £2m, opened last autumn to mixed reviews for its cast of performers on ...
WOOD – a foretaste of the food Masterchef Simon will be offering
SIMON Wood has revealed details of the first menus to be served at his new restaurant, WOOD Manchester, which is set to open later this summer – and they look an exciting addition from the ...
It’s the summer of cake (and spice)! Foodies Festival returns to Tatton
RARELY a summer weekend goes by without an opportunity to eat and drink in a parkland setting and they don’t come much bigger than the Foodies Festival at Tatton Park (July 14, 15 and 16). ...
Stockport’s Foodie Friday hoping to clinch permanent Produce Hall base
ALTRINCHAM Market House, the goose that laid the golden egg, is providing inspiration for another town centre enclave on the road to reinvent itself as a food and drink destination. The folk behind Stockport’s popular ...
Solita team bounce back to tackle authentic Mex at El Taquero in the NQ
GLOBAL melting pot, Manchester. You boot out the Bouncing Czech from the old Francophile Montpellier’s site and go for a Mexican makeover. The Northern Quarter now welcomes the city’s “first traditional Mexican taqueria”, lovechild of ...