Manchester Food and Drink Festival has announced a very special version of its sell-out Curry Club as part of this year’s 25th Festival celebrations. This will be the first event kicking-off a series of hub ...
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Gooey is opening a new Northern Quarter bakery and Café
Manchester’s insta-famous sweet treat brand Gooey will open a new neighbourhood bakery & café on Friday 26th August. Taking over the former Cat Café site on High Street, Gooey’s new home will feature an in-house ...
New independent coffee house, Coffee Block, to open in Stockport
A new independent coffee house is set to open its doors at Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport. The Coffee Block is owned by Stockport local, David Howarth who has 25 years’ experience working in hospitality. ...
Phil Jones picks out the highlights 25 years of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival
Manchester Food and Drink Festival picked up very early on to the cult of the celebrity chef. Whilst the Festival focus had to be on highlighting our own Mancunian chefs, we knew that to maximise ...
Escape to Freight Island reinvent Sundays with Classic Roasts and specialty cocktails
From Sunday 21st August 2022, Escape to Freight Island, Manchester’s inspiring urban landscape, will introduce a new Sunday Roast complemented by specialty cocktails. Guests can expect a warm welcome and a special table service element ...
New Zealand restaurant Tahi launches Kiwi all day dining concept
Tahi (which is Maori for ‘one’) launches the first restaurant of its kind on 20th August 2022, bringing a myriad of New Zealand flavours to Manchester’s vibrant new neighbourhood, Circle Square. Established by New Zealand ...
A huge festival celebrating the weekend is coming to Salford Quays and Media City
Did you know that the concept of a weekend was invented here in Greater Manchester?In 1843, Salford Lyceum director and workers’ rights activist Robert Lowes (who also happens to be Sir Ian McKellen’s great grandfather) ...
Contemporary Japanese fine dining restaurant MUSU to take over ex-Randall & Aubin site
When it opens its doors on Bridge Street on the 18th November, new multi-sensory Japanese fine dining concept MUSU is expected to bring something very different to the city.The Japanese word MUSU translates as ‘infinite ...
What to eat, drink, see and do at Festa Italiana 2022
Last month, we announced that Festa Italiana, the free-to-enter, weekend-long festival, celebrating Italian food, drink and culture, is returning to Cathedral Gardens on the August bank holiday weekend.Now they have revealed their full weekend programme ...
Dumpling discounts and Gyoza Giveaways this August at Tampopo
Tampopo are offering their guests 25% off main courses throughout August to celebrate their 25th birthday. And that’s not all. Tampopo will be giving away FREE gyoza on 17th August from midday at their Albert ...