Manchester House are throwing a charity bash on Tuesday Feb 18th, which will include cooking from Head chef Aiden Byrne, as well as his Great British Menu colleagues, Tom Aikens, Daniel Clifford and Michael Wignall. The dinner will include 8 courses, along with matched wine, and costs £200 per person, half of which will go directly to charity; Hospitality Action.
Established in 1837 Hospitality Action, the Hospitality Industry Benevolent Organisation, has offered vital assistance to all who work, or have worked within hospitality in the UK and who find themselves in crisis.
Manchester's Caribbean festival will this year be held at Platt Fields Park, instead of its regular home of Alexandra Park. The venue change first happened last year due to Alexandra Park being closed for renovation. Due to the success of the new venue though, the event is now thought to have been permanently relocated. A provisional date for the carnival weekend has been set for July 26 and 27. _ 30th Jan 2014
Northern Quarter fast food Legend; Hunters BBQ, has submitted a 4am Fri/Sat and 1 to 2am Mon/Sun opening time application to Manchester City Council. The long established purveyor of rice and 2 curries, as well as fine kebabs is optimistic of the application being granted
. _ 30th Jan 2014
A new buyer is being sought for Salford's Lowry Hotel, with an asking price of around £40 million being placed on the 5 star hotel, which has been voted the best UK business hotel, outside of London. _ 29th Jan 2014
It’s all happening for the Sweet Mandarin sisters Helen and Lisa Tse. After recently receiving MBE’s the sisters are continuing to expand their successful brand with the launch of the Sweet Mandarin Cookbook. This weekend, the sisters will be signing copies of their book in Waterstones on Deansgate. _ 23 Jan 2014
What is believed it be the region's first shisha bar, using only electric pipes, has opened on Wilmslow road. At Love Vapour Lounge you are able to choose from a range of flavours, and if you would prefer, can also have nicotine added. _ 23 Jan 2014
Allied London has released more information about their plans for the Old Granada Studios site. They are hoping to take over the site from April 2014 and will looking to host a variety of events including food and drink markets, live music, theatre and pop up fairs. _ 23 Jan 2014
This year's Chinese New Year is soon to arrive. The event; a celebration of the year of the horse, will see Jan 30th to Feb 2nd play host to various events around the city, culminating in the traditional Dragon dance, on the final day. _ 22 Jan 2014
A Washington DC favourite since 1986, Five Guys opened their first UK branch in 2013 becoming a hit in London, are now branching out to Manchester. The burger restaurant's location is currently a secret, but they are recruiting. _ 15 Jan 2014
Caribbean inspired restaurant chain Turtle Bay is recruiting for staff to work in its Manchester based restaurant. _ 17 Jan 2014
Planning application has been lodged to open a Thai restaurant and bar on The Avenue in Spinningfields. The cleverly named Thai Pad, would if approved be open from 11am until 2am, Monday to Sunday. Consultation for the application runs until February 11th. _ 15 Jan 2014
Penelope's Kitchen, based at The Pie Factory in MediaCityUK, is celebrating a successful start to trading, following its October 2013 opening, and subsequent rise as a local favourite. _ 15 Jan 2014
San Carlo's recent expansion is continuing in the form of a takeover of the Players Restaurant, situated in the Marriott hotel at Manchester Airport. The new venture will feature Florence inspired cuisine, which is famed for steaks cooked on a BBQ grill. _ 15 Jan 2014
Ramsbottom favourite Ramson’s is set to re-open the Hideaway. The downstairs venue will open later this month as the Venetian Hideaway and focus on all things Venetian, with the majority of ingredients sauced directly from Italy. _ 14 Jan 2014
Manchester’s Cake and Bake Show which takes place on the 4th–6th of April will see a host of celebrities in attendance including the Judges from ITV's, Britain's Best Bakery, Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, alongside ‘Jungle-Lady’ Rosemary Shrager and the ever popular GBBO’s John Whaite & Frances Quinn offering tips and tricks of the trade. There will live cake decorating and a host of stalls to by equipment and taste delicious bakes. _ 14 Jan 2014
Manchester famous Curry Mile has a new resident. Mr B’s, a traditional fish and chip shop opened last week and believe they are the first ‘old style’ chippy to open on Wilmslow Road for approximately 10 years. _ 13 Jan 2014
Popular waterfront restaurant The Mark Addy has closed down with celebrity chef Robert Owen Brown blaming the cost of essential upgrades to the kitchen. It is believed it will re-open solely as a bar later in the year _ 6 Jan 2014
Lisa and Helen Tse, the two sisters behind the Northern Quarter favourite, Sweet Mandarin, have been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours for services to the hospitality industry ~ 1 Jan 2014
