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WHAT A TONIC! THE GIN IS FLOWING EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

WHAT A TONIC! THE GIN IS FLOWING EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

WITH Gin Festivals popping up all over the shop you’d think we’d be sated with that trendy juniper-infused tipple. Not so. On Wednesday, March 1, Northern Quarter bar Pen and Pencil is hosting The Battle ...

21 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

SALVI’S LAUNCH ‘FLORENCE PIZZA’ TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL GIRL WITH GM1

SALVI’S LAUNCH ‘FLORENCE PIZZA’ TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL GIRL WITH GM1

SALVI’S is launching a news addition to their menu, The Florence Pizza, which is a classic ‘Fiorentina’ pizza with a tomato base and topped with fresh mozzarella, friarielli (wild broccoli) and finished off with an ...

20 February 2017

Vermilion Hall – spectacular events space launches

Vermilion Hall – spectacular events space launches

IN its decade of existence Vermilion Restaurant has been synonymous with spectacular. Combining interior design created by Miguel Cancino Martins of Buddah Bar fame with an equally lavish Thai/Indian cuisine based upon the seafood imported ...

17 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Salvi's chefs go back to the classroom on a healthy Med Diet mission

Salvi's chefs go back to the classroom on a healthy Med Diet mission

THE team from Salvi’s Mozzarella Bar in Manchester spent the day at Hopwood County Primary school in Heywood with a very special Italian kitchen takeover. Salvi’s owner Maurizio Cecco and chefs from his restaurant in ...

15 February 2017

Cocktail & Craft Coffee Bar Roc & Rye gets the go-ahead for Spring Gardens

Cocktail & Craft Coffee Bar Roc & Rye gets the go-ahead for Spring Gardens

SEAN Finnegan’s CV is a random roll call of cutting edge bars. From the legendary Mash & Air to Red’s True Barbecue and El Capo in Manchester via the likes of Platinum and Baby Blue ...

15 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Hola Knutsford! Spanish specialist Evuna spread their wings

Hola Knutsford! Spanish specialist Evuna spread their wings

THERE'S a new Evuna, scheduled to open this summer in Knutsford. It’s the first time Jane Dowler has ventured outside Manchester city centre after plans for Liverpool and Hale collapsed. But it’s full steam ahead ...

15 February 2017

Hop to it if you want to celebrate Cloudwater's second birthday

Hop to it if you want to celebrate Cloudwater's second birthday

CONGRATULATIONS to Cloudwater Brewing Company, whose second birthday fell on Valentine’s Day. Typically they consummated their love affair with the hop by producing two celebratory beers that didn’t stint on the pungent green cones. Recently ...

15 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Chorlton Makers Market is back with a hint of spring in its step

Chorlton Makers Market is back with a hint of spring in its step

THIS Saturday (February 18) The Makers Market returns to one of its most popular sites, Chorlton, with appetising looking street food line-up. Prepare yourself for open topped growlers from Cumbrian Pie, Ddoorstop sized brownies from ...

13 February 2017

New weekend brunch menu at Northern Quarter's Cottonopolis

New weekend brunch menu at Northern Quarter's Cottonopolis

COTTONOPOLIS has launched a fresh new brunch menu that ticks every head-clearing box. The snacks bolstering the menu are Pork and Kimchi Dumplings (£5), Sweet Potato and Sesame Hash Browns (£5), Tomato and Bacon Skewers ...

13 February 2017 by Neil Sowerby

Three year pop-up boost announced for £850m Mayfield project

Three year pop-up boost announced for £850m Mayfield project

WHAT is it about former railway property that attracts pop-ups? Availability first and foremost. The post-industrial city is scattered with arches and indeed whole stations that have seen more glorious days. If the Great Northern ...

13 February 2017

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