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 ...
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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 ...
Rosy scenario for cider at CAMRA's mighty Manchester festival
THE seventh Manchester Beer & Cider Festival (Manchester Central, Thursday, January 23-Saturday 25) is on the horizon, set to unveil its huge new ‘Coast To Coast’ bar with 175 handpumps showcasing ales from Merseyside to ...
Stockport’s Viking tapas bar Vinaböd has sadly abandoned ship
AS the finale of cult classic The Vikings a longboat bearing the body of Norse warrior Einar (Kirk Douglas) is set adrift and ablaze to carry him off to Valhalla. Ye Gods, that should be ...
The spice is gone – Chaat Cart to shut its Marple restaurant
CHAAT Cart is shutting down its Marple restaurant from Saturday, February 1, but will continue at its three newer sites, serving some of the best South Indian street food around. The surprise closure comes after ...
GRUB launch crowdfunding campaign to boost Red Bank base
IT’S all go from GRUB at the moment. This weekend (January 17-19) they are holding their last ever event at Fairfield Social Club, Winter Beerfest 2020 (full details here), then the following weekend (January 24-26) ...