THAT enterprising wine guru Andy Leathley is hosting a unique coming together of local specialist shops this Friday (April 15). Independents’ Day: Battle of the Chorlton wine merchants will take place in the premises of ...
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Brass well spent! Dukes 92‘s spectacular new look to mark 25th anniversary
CASTLEFIELD’S pioneering canalside bar, Dukes ’92 has reopened after a magnificent £1m makeover and a menu overhaul to match. The result is quite stunning – fittings and platefuls. The much needed makeover is courtesy of ...
Solita snap up Paul Heathcote restaurants in Preston
WATCH out, Preston – the Big Manc has landed. ‘Dirty food purveyors‘ Solita have expanded their ‘South of Little Italy’ empire yet further by acquiring Heathcote’s Brasserie and the adjacent Olive Press there. Merged, the ...
Cloudwater and JW Lees join forces to brew Manc Beer Week’s official ale
IT’S the unlikeliest of marriages, but it signals the hop-driven ambition of this summer’s inaugural Manchester Beer Week. The area’s oldest family brewer, JW Lees (1828) is set to collaborate with the city’s new wave ...
Crumbs! Teacup Cakery springs up at Leftbank Gardens
OUR Teacup runneth over. Not content with serving some of the best tea and cakes in the Northern Quarter and in their Manchester Museum cafe, Teacup Kitchen have now popped up at The Gardens at ...
Whisky Festival announced with further spirit-lifters on the way
THERE’s a festival for every form of booze in Manchester these days. Beer and gin have dominated recent merry events, but whisky is fighting back. Appropriately enough, The Whiskey Jar on Tariff Street in the ...
Crazy Pedro’s issue the duck – their latest quackers pizza special
ONE of TOM’s favourite moments of the past 12 months was when the Crazy Pedro posse at the Manchester Food and Drink Awards Gala Dinner ordered a delivery of their own takeaway pizzas. This last ...
1847 group launches special ‘free from’ menu for National Vegetarian Week
THE UK’s only group of vegetarian restaurants, 1847 has announced their special ‘Free From’ menu to run May 16-22 to celebrate National Vegetarian Week. It will be available at their Manchester outlet at 58 Mosley ...
Olive oil masterclass at Iberica Spinningfields
IBERICA are proud of their olive oils and so this should be. January saw them spotlighting Pago Baldios' impressive oils; now on Thursday, April 7 they are holding a another tasting – of oils from ...
Royal Mills is new monthly home for Castlefield Market
CASTLEFIELD Market is back this Saturday (April 2) in new premises – under the glass atrium of the iconic Royal Mills, Ancoats. After quitting Campfield last August it has been seeking a replacement venue for ...