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Hats off to the Yang Sing for hosting Umezushi pop-up in these difficult times

Hats off to the Yang Sing for hosting Umezushi pop-up in these difficult times

MANCHESTER coming together in the wake of Monday’s Arena bombing takes many forms. The shock waves have affected us all emotionally, but the spirit of community has shone through amazingly. The latest act of kindness ...

26 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Big tickets now on sale for Manchester Food and Drink Festival

Big tickets now on sale for Manchester Food and Drink Festival

THE first tickets for some of Manchester Food and Drink Festival’s signature events are now on sale. Places are limited, so hurry… Deliciously Ella: MaE Deli Pop Up, Festival Hub, Saturday, September 30, 12.30pm and ...

26 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

COMING SOON... FODDER FILMS

COMING SOON... FODDER FILMS

Imagine going into a restaurant, sitting down with the owners or chefs and reading to them the worst possible reviews you can find. Well that's what Matt White is doing. And it's being filmed. The ...

25 May 2017

Nearly £12,000 raised to buy drinks for Manchester hospital ‘angels’

Nearly £12,000 raised to buy drinks for Manchester hospital ‘angels’

SO many amazing, warming stories coming out in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing. From the unlikeliest sources, too. Take Ed Hall, a lifeboat crew volunteer in London, who set up a crowdfunding page, ...

24 May 2017

Spreading the dough – Rudy’s Pizza heading for Peter Street?

Spreading the dough – Rudy’s Pizza heading for Peter Street?

TO say we love Rudy’s Pizza here at Taste of Manchester is an understatement. Our original verdict stands: ‘Delizioso Napoli on a plate in Little Italy’. OK, maybe the dogleg dining area was a bit ...

24 May 2017

Vegan Food Fair in Chorlton this Saturday (27th)

Vegan Food Fair in Chorlton this Saturday (27th)

CHORLTON can lay a strong claim to being the vegan capital of the North West. Stray into Unicorn Grocery on a Saturday afternoon and you can’t move for folk piling kohlrabi and tofu into parsnip-emblazoned ...

24 May 2017

Totes Amazeballs and one-off ales – cheers to the Charlatans album launch fest

Totes Amazeballs and one-off ales – cheers to the Charlatans album launch fest

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, ...

24 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Bank Holiday foodie bonanza at Lowry Outlet’s Three day Makers Market

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. ...

23 May 2017

Tickets now on sale for IndyManBeerCon – but hurry!

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 ...

23 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Cheers and steers! Gin and steak restaurant Alston to open in Corn Exchange

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 ...

23 May 2017 by Neil Sowerby

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