THERE’S a huge sense of community among craft brewers worldwide, summed up by the unique not-for-profit festival Friends & Family & Beer, which debuted last year in Manchester. Now with about month to go to ...
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On the eve of ExtraVEGANza GRUB inching ever closer to their Kickstarter target
BY the time you read this GRUB might well have hit their crowdfunding target of £17,000 to transform their new Green Quarter base. By mid-morning on Friday January 24 their Kickstarter tally clocked in at ...
Tattu lights the way deliciously to the Chinese Lantern Festival
CONTEMPORARY Chinese restaurant Tattu has announced plans to host a season of spectacular cultural celebration. Running from January 24 until February 8, Tattu will not only celebrate Chinese New Year in style, it will also ...
Double Down’s Nathan heads up sobriety celebration at Selina
YOU still sticking to Dry January? Or maybe before it’s all over you want to make a late foray into sobriety? Whatever, it’s certainly worth sampling the many ingenious alternatives to booze that are now ...
Just the 750 brews to work through – it’s Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
LET’S admit it – major beer festivals can be an overwhelming experience, no matter how much to try to prioritise. Still, here we go as we try to plot our way round the 2020 Manchester ...
Beatnikz team to launch Lättsam – proudly indie, Scandi cafe bar
NEWS of an exciting spring opening. Lättsam is a new café bar concept with a difference from the team behind the award-winning Beatnikz Republic Brewery and NQ bar. Targeted as a business district workspace and ...
Midland rings in the New Year with a Vegan Afternoon Tea revamp
JUST when you thought Veganuary had peaked along comes another tempting plant-based treat. The Midland Hotel’s Tea Room has refreshed its Vegan Afternoon Tea (along with the trad version too). Of course, with a vegan ...
Croquettes and pakoras prove Alston’s more than rib-eye and rump
OF course, you go to Alston Bar & Beef to tuck into their acclaimed Tweed Valley steaks (perhaps slipping in one of their signature infused gins) but the Corn Exchange restaurant boasts a more diverse ...
Welcome to Hotel Brooklyn (and brokering a deal with the Big Apple)
THE love affair between Manchester and New York is getting hotter. We were present at Cultureplex when Marketing Manchester and NYC & Company, the Big Apple’s official marketing organisation, signed a city-to-city tourism partnership deal. ...
Burns Night – our guide to where to have a foodie fling
IT must be all those wee drams on offer – Burns Night is usually a sell-out way in advance. At ToM, sticking to Dry January, we’ll still be honouring the traditional haggis big time. Here ...