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Randall & Aubin's Ed Baines heads celeb chef roster at new Eat and Drink Festival

Randall & Aubin's Ed Baines heads celeb chef roster at new Eat and Drink Festival

YOU’VE got to hand it to newly arrived Randall & Aubin, now open, – they certainly keep a high profile. Co-founder/chef Ed Baines has been spearheading the restaurant’s arrival in Manchester and he’s also one ...

1 June 2017

Unholy crab ale? Seafood and ice cream in the mix for MCR Beer Week

Unholy crab ale? Seafood and ice cream in the mix for MCR Beer Week

SIX of Manchester’s finest independent food and drinks producers are teaming up with breweries to create a series of exclusive beers for this year’s Manchester Beer Week. The initiative is designed to shine a light ...

1 June 2017

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival this weekend (June1-3)

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival this weekend (June1-3)

A THIRSTY weekend ahead in Stockport with more than 200 beers, ciders and perries lined up for the town’s annual CAMRA-organised Beer and Cider Festival (June 1-3), held as usual at the Edgeley Park football ...

1 June 2017

Vote vegan! Matthew Nutter for The Wonder Inn… and plant-based food fests sprout

Vote vegan! Matthew Nutter for The Wonder Inn… and plant-based food fests sprout

IT’S not only the Labour Party on the rise. Another passionate cause going from strength to strength is Veganism. And if one local chef can lay claim to be its vote winner it’s Matthew Nutter. ...

1 June 2017

Viva the Revolución – have a rum old time at this Saturday’s Festival

Viva the Revolución – have a rum old time at this Saturday’s Festival

MANCHESTER’S first ever Rum Festival is sold out, so in the build-up to the big day, Saturday, June 3, it’s worth schmoozing any bibulous buddies for a spare hot ticket. It all kicks off with ...

31 May 2017

Anglo-French Brasserie Randall & Aubin is now open on Bridge Street

Anglo-French Brasserie Randall & Aubin is now open on Bridge Street

IT seems to have been a work in progress for so long but Randall & Aubin’s meticulous approach has finally paid off with this specialist seafood restaurant – with plenty of rotisserie meats on offer ...

31 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Hispi chef Gary Usher storms to £200,000 Kickstarter target for latest venture

Hispi chef Gary Usher storms to £200,000 Kickstarter target for latest venture

LIKE young Mr Twist, Gary Usher asked for more – and he’s got it. Not content with opening his third bistro, Hispi in Didsbury (our review) he went down the Kickstarter route again in pursuit ...

31 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Vote for the Republic as the Beatnikz brewery launches on Red Bank

Vote for the Republic as the Beatnikz brewery launches on Red Bank

RED Bank may sound like some nationalised financial institution in Jeremy Corbyn’s dreams. In fact, it’s a radical food and drink stronghold up the hill in the Green Quarter. Sharing the arches with RedBankCo cafe ...

30 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Returning King Street Festival promises a weekend of fun and fine food

Returning King Street Festival promises a weekend of fun and fine food

THE King Street Festival is back at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4) with a busy programme showcasing the manifold attractions of this iconic shopping address we ordinarily may take for granted. ...

30 May 2017

ROB'S Manchester Kebab set to be a storming success at Electric Weekender

ROB'S Manchester Kebab set to be a storming success at Electric Weekender

STORMS forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend but the real electric storm kicking up will be down at Refuge by Volta where the Unambombers DJ duo are whipping up a wild celebration of art music ...

26 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

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