PLY, Stevenson Square’s hotly anticipated new bar, restaurant and creative space, has fired up its mirror ball pizza oven and will open its doors this month with launch events planned for March 25, 26 and ...
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Gin Festival With A Splash Of Something Extra at Victoria Baths
GIN shows no signs of trickling out of hipster fashion if a recent bar trawl is anything to go by, but the summit of botanical one-upmanship is certain to be this year’s Manchester Gin Festival. ...
In praise of acorn-fed ham – Iberica brings Spain’s finest to Spinningfields
By Neil Sowerby ONE of my favourite Spanish films of the Nineties – which just happened to mark the big screen debut of Penelope Cruz – was Jamón Jamón, which ends with a duel to ...
Manchester’s food scene outperforms London – celebrate at Northern Restaurant & Bar
IT’S official. Manchester is the fastest growing city for food led businesses. That’s according to leading leisure consultants CGA Peach, but TOM could have told you that from the number of invitations that flood into ...
Pita Pit opens on Deansgate – healthy fast food that makes the perfect lunch
IT’S finally here – Pita Pit Deansgate. Just before the junction with St Mary’s Gate, a perfect consumer-friendly position to spread the word about this health-conscious fast food option, which has already been a huge ...
Burger and Lobster roll with it at Friday FoodFight in build-up to King Street Launch
BURGER And Lobster have been taking their time opening in Ship Canal House. The chain had six outlets in London (plus one in Cardiff) when they first announced they were coming to Manchester last summer. ...
Deliveroo – a new fine dining service that’s door to door
RESTAURANT food delivered to your own home? Well, it sure beats organising a babysitter and taxis. Deliveroo is a new online high-end takeaway service that is debuting in the North in Manchester. Hungry Mancs fancying, ...
Tasty move! Levenshulme Market Comes to the Northern Quarter
TASTE of Manchester fave Levenshulme Market is to run a series of monthly markets in the Northern Quarter's Stevenson Square. The first is on Sunday, March 15, from 11am to 4pm, and will feature 30 ...
CAN THE CRITICS CUT IT? ACTION AGAINST HUNGER SHOWDOWN IS BACK AT THE NEW HAWKSMOOR
HUMANITARIAN organisation Action Against Hunger returns for its second year running to Manchester, bringing its unique brand of playful gastronomic ‘payback’ to Greater Manchester with its annual Too Many Critics event in conjunction with Northern ...
Mary-Ellen’s MIF Treat – High Tea in Wonderland at Manchester Museum
TO celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the new musical wonder.land, the Manchester International Festival has commissioned acclaimed chef Mary-Ellen McTague (Aumbry, Great British Menu, Fat Duck) to create a magical ...