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Get voting – Here’s the Manchester Food & Drink awards shortlist for 2022

Get voting – Here’s the Manchester Food & Drink awards shortlist for 2022

As the city continues its post-COVID recovery, the awards which showcase Manchester’s dining and drinking scene are back and bigger than ever for Manchester Food and Drink Festival’s 25th Anniversary. This year, a shortlist of ...

28 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Japanese-Brazilian Restaurant SakkuSamba launches in former Artisan site

Japanese-Brazilian Restaurant SakkuSamba launches in former Artisan site

SakkuSamba, a restaurant and bar serving a fusion of Japanese and Brazilian cuisine opened with an extravagant launch party this week. Manchester’s new all-you-can-eat steak and sushi place has taken over the former Artisan site ...

28 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Birthday parties, special offers and food & drink events across Manchester this August

Birthday parties, special offers and food & drink events across Manchester this August

August is shaping up to be a month of events, good times, and celebrations. We’ve already told you about Tast’s two days of Tequila but there’s lots more going on in Manchester over the summer ...

27 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

New family run bistro Stretford Canteen opens on Chester Road

New family run bistro Stretford Canteen opens on Chester Road

After five years of pop ups, supper clubs and feeding the community at home during the pandemic, Stretford Canteen has opened its first bricks-and-mortar site in Stretford. Owners Josephine Sandwith and Dean Taylor are thrilled ...

26 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Panel talks, chef demos, firepits & more as MFDF announces 25th anniversary events

Panel talks, chef demos, firepits & more as MFDF announces 25th anniversary events

This year will see an extra special celebration of our incredible food and drink scene as the city comes together to mark 25 years of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF). The 25th Manchester ...

25 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Enjoy two days of premium tequila and Mexican-Inspired Tastets at Tast this August

Enjoy two days of premium tequila and Mexican-Inspired Tastets at Tast this August

Manchester’s King Street is beginning to resemble a European piazza this summer with El Gato Negro and the new branch of Franco Manca having extended their outdoor eating areas. Now you can treat yourself to ...

22 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Now you can create your own dining experience at District’s New Wave Thai BBQ

Now you can create your own dining experience at District’s New Wave Thai BBQ

For the first time ever, Manchester’s Michelin-acclaimed new wave Thai BBQ restaurant, DISTRICT, will offer dishes from its tasting menu individually. This means diners can now create their own District experience - or just pop ...

22 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Bundobust ‘use their noodles’ with new Indo-Chinese specials for summer

Bundobust ‘use their noodles’ with new Indo-Chinese specials for summer

Sometimes you crave Chinese food and other times you could murder a curry. But there are times when we just can’t decide, so popular Indian street food & craft beer restaurant and brewery Bundobust have ...

19 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Legendary Northern Quarter burger joint, Almost Famous, to close forever

Legendary Northern Quarter burger joint, Almost Famous, to close forever

Almost Famous first opened in 2012 amidst a burst of (mostly) self-generated hype. Social media was relatively new in those days and co-owner Beau Myres was one of the first to use it to promote ...

18 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

Dokes ‘Anglo-Saxon’ pizzeria opens in Prestwich

Dokes ‘Anglo-Saxon’ pizzeria opens in Prestwich

They say you can’t ‘re-invent the wheel’, but that’s not true of Dokes Pizzeria which opened its doors on Wednesday 20th July on Bury New Road, Prestwich. The charm of Dokes is its playful attitude ...

18 July 2022 by Deanna Thomas

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