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Meat, glorious meat as Zelman King Street pop-up makes its mark

Meat, glorious meat as Zelman King Street pop-up makes its mark

I COULD swear a lobster waved at me from the holding tank as we entered. Off the hook perhaps for the next month as Zelman Meats’ pop-up is centre of attention at Burger & Lobster. ...

28 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Don't miss a single drop as Manchester Beer Week comes to its climax

Don't miss a single drop as Manchester Beer Week comes to its climax

HANDS up, who has had their fill of hops and malts midway through this 10-day Manchester Beer Week (June 23-July2)? Thought not and there’s so much to look forward to this closing weekend – not ...

27 June 2017

Honey, we brewed the beer. One more giant leap for beekind

Honey, we brewed the beer. One more giant leap for beekind

BEES have never been more high profile in Manchester, symbolising the defiance of the city and also its proud creativity. What better way to toast these busy heroes than with a pint made from our ...

27 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Squirrels take cover! Permanent Pennine base for star chef Robert Owen Brown

Squirrels take cover! Permanent Pennine base for star chef Robert Owen Brown

IT was a ‘Chef Livingstone, I presume’ moment. To get there we’d tackled England’s longest continual ascent – 968 feet of climbing in 5.5 miles without a dip. The B6138 up from Mytholmroyd was a ...

27 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Welcome to Fress, NQ bar/restaurant with a difference

Welcome to Fress, NQ bar/restaurant with a difference

THIS is Jenn Hargreaves and Sam Morgan, the team behind Fress, a 'Modern Victorian style' bar restaurant due to open on Oldham Street this Friday (June 30). ToM dropped into the former newsagent’s at No ...

27 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Well pasta their target as more than 26,000 folk flocked to Festa Italiana

Well pasta their target as more than 26,000 folk flocked to Festa Italiana

LITTLE Italy? No way. Manchester’s first bespoke Italian Festival was Italy Writ Large, Rome, Milan and Napoli rolled into one, as more than 20,000 visitors packed into Cathedral Gardens over the three days of Festa ...

27 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

What's on the menu at Manchester International Festival

What's on the menu at Manchester International Festival

AMID all its boundary pushing premieres and parades the MANCHESTER International Festival has never neglected food and this year’s 18 day extravaganza (June 29-July 16) is no different. Even better, after often importing street food ...

27 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Albert Square Chop House victorious at Business Awards

Albert Square Chop House victorious at Business Awards

CONGRATULATIONS to the Albert Square Chop House for walking away with Hospitality Venue of 2017 at the annual Downtown City of Manchester Business Awards. A comparative minnow, Roger Ward’s ‘baby’ Chop House (after Sam’s and ...

27 June 2017

It's official – Manchester is the cask beer swigging capital of the UK

It's official – Manchester is the cask beer swigging capital of the UK

MANCHESTER has emerged as the cask beer capital of Britain, following a major new study into the beer sold in the city’s pubs and bars. The Manchester Beer Audit 2017 has found 411 different cask ...

23 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

‘UNBREAKABLE MANCHESTER’ T-SHIRTS, new look Liars Club, Crazy Pedro's heads west

‘UNBREAKABLE MANCHESTER’ T-SHIRTS, new look Liars Club, Crazy Pedro's heads west

THE folk behind Crazy Pedro's, The Liars Club and Cane & Grain are busy, busy at the moment. Not just relaunching The Liars after a £250,000 refurb with a new cocktail menu and announcing a ...

23 June 2017 by Neil Sowerby

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