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Idle Hands offers the devil of a good cup of coffee for rail commuters

Idle Hands offers the devil of a good cup of coffee for rail commuters

TASTE of Manchester loves supporting individual independent ventures, so we will be supporting Idle Hands – even at the risk of twitchy caffeine overload! This coffee pop-up on Piccadilly Staion Approach is the brainchild of ...

2 May 2015

Let it pour – Cocktails in the City comes to the Great Northern

Let it pour – Cocktails in the City comes to the Great Northern

COCKTAILS In The City is back, mixing together some of Manchester’s finest bars in an expanded two-day event (May 14-15) in the Great Northern Warehouse. Twenty handpicked bars, including Fumo, Mr Cooper’s and Hawksmoor, have ...

2 May 2015

FOREVER MANCHESTER LAUNCH THE MANCHESTER MARTINI

FOREVER MANCHESTER LAUNCH THE MANCHESTER MARTINI

The staff at Gusto Manchester have used their creativity to invent a delicious cocktail, inspired by the flavours of Vimto, to raise money for local charity Forever Manchester. The cocktail goes on sale today (1st ...

1 May 2015

Paul Hollywood and Gok Wan headline at Lowry Outlet Food Festival

Paul Hollywood and Gok Wan headline at Lowry Outlet Food Festival

GOK Wan and Paul Hollywood (pictured) are the celeb headliners at the Lowry Outlet Food Festival over the May Day weekend. Their demos, on the Saturday and the Sunday respectively, are ticketed events, but the ...

1 May 2015

MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL MAKES FIRST PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE 2015 SPECTACULAR

MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL MAKES FIRST PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE 2015 SPECTACULAR

IT’s the biggest event in Manchester’s foodie calendar and it’s bigger and brighter than ever, reflecting the remarkable renaissance in our eating and drinking scene. The 18th Manchester Food and Drink Festival will take place ...

29 April 2015

Palate’s a pleasing boost to the Chorlton bar scene

Palate’s a pleasing boost to the Chorlton bar scene

ANOTHER bar for Chorlton? Difficult not to stifle a yawn until you glance at the track record of the folk behind Palate, which is squeezing into a shop space in a Wilbraham Road parade that ...

29 April 2015

Shebeen music and street food fest adds spice to May Day weekend

Shebeen music and street food fest adds spice to May Day weekend

ADDING to the upcoming May Day merriment is the self-starting Shebeen Festival 2015, which takes place on Saturday, May 2, at three venues across the Green Quarter – Runaway Brewery, Glassworks Distribution and Blackjack Brewery. ...

28 April 2015

Simon Rogan's The French to shut for a summer tart-up

Simon Rogan's The French to shut for a summer tart-up

SUCH is the impact The French at the Midland has made on Manchester’s fine dining scene it’s going to be a huge wrench when it shuts this summer. Happily it’s only for a swift revamp ...

28 April 2015

Seven Bro7hers Brewery to open debut craft beer bar in Ancoats

Seven Bro7hers Brewery to open debut craft beer bar in Ancoats

Seven Bro7hers Brewery will be opening their debut bar in Ancoats, Manchester, the brewery confirmed with Taste today (Friday 24). A spokesperson for the brewery told Taste that they aim to have the bar open ...

24 April 2015

Guerrilla Eats launch new gin bar - The Gin Cupboard

Guerrilla Eats launch new gin bar - The Gin Cupboard

Manchester’s pop-up food party specialist Guerrilla Eats is making itself at home in Shudehill’s The Wonder Inn, and this week adds to the street food fun by inviting guests into The Gin Cupboard. This Saturday ...

22 April 2015

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