TASTE of Manchester is used to bands getting involved in brewing their own beers. Both Elbow and Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson have done collabs with Robinson’s Brewery, for example, but opening your own pop-up pub, ...
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Bank Holiday foodie bonanza at Lowry Outlet’s Three day Makers Market
HOPING to beat their Bank Holiday Weekend record, the Makers Market returns to The Lowry Outlet, Salford Quays from Saturday, May 27 to Monday, May 29, offering over 120 traders with food to the forefront. ...
Tickets now on sale for IndyManBeerCon – but hurry!
TICKETS are now on sale (from 9am, Wednesday, May 24) for cult craft beer gathering IndyManBeerCon, held as in ITS FIVE previous years at the iconic Victoria Baths. This year’s event runs from Thursday, September ...
Cheers and steers! Gin and steak restaurant Alston to open in Corn Exchange
IT’S been a long time coming, but two years after the first rumours Alston Bar & Beef is finally set to open in one of the remaining Corn Exchange units (No6). The formula will mirror ...
Doughnut maestros Blawd to open their own NQ cafe
BLAWD (pronounced B-Loud) is Welsh for flour, while siop means shop. Both mean doughnuts as far as ToM is concerned. Our office is tantalisingly close to the Northern Quarter basement kitchen where Iwan Roberts and ...
Tasty new Petiscos and Cocktails to welcome in summer at Fazenda
IF you thought a Picanha was a nasty flesh-stripping fish from the Amazon then you haven’t been paying attention to Fazenda’s carnivore-centric menu, where it is a prized beef rump cut. It has a starring ...
Viva Basque feasts from clay! Baratxuri expands next door with a unique new oven
JUST when you thought Ramsbottom was resting on its laurels as a food and drink destination along comes the legendary ‘Pereruela’ to cement the mill town’s status as a neo-Basque enclave. Yes, Joe Botham, whose ...
Birthday Banquets at Mayfield Depot icing on the cake for Manchester Food And Drink Festival No.20
LIKE the cuckoo heralding spring, one of the most eagerly awaited moments in the foodie calendar is the opening announcement of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival programme. And here it is, freshly unveiled at ...
ALL HANS TO THE PUMPS – dig out your lederhosen for the Albert Square Bierfest
PHEW. ToM is only just recovering from a weekend of celebrating Transylvania in Albert Square when along comes Manchester Bierfest to add it own extra oompah to the spring. This family-friendly event made its debut ...
Co-op joins forces with Blackjack to create unique brew for Manchester Beer Week
THE Co-op has teamed up with its neighbours, Blackjack Brewery, to create an unusual new beer especially for Manchester’s only citywide beer festival. The ‘breakfast’ pale ale, using all British hops and leftover fruit from ...