Following the success of the first Friday Food Fight this Spring, the team from B.EAT Street Manchester is bringing it ’ s ever-changing food, drink and DJ line-up to Manchester ’ s Northern Quarter for ten summer weekend block parties.
Each weekend is to be curated by one of Manchester ’ s leading club nights; combining food from the best venues and street food hero es in the North all washed down with an expertly selected range of craft beers, ciders and fresh cocktails.
Up In Your Grill starts on Friday June 20th at Brownsfield Mill, Tariff Street. With food from Mughli, Dough Boys, Solita plus a Special Guest.
We attended a wonderful evening at Rosso who presented “Prosecco By Night”. Being fans of the all things bubbly, naturally we were more than happy to try out five different glasses of Prosecco and judge each one.
Peter Dushko, who ran the evening, had a tough job on his hands persuading us that his favourite drink wasn’t a “poor man’s champagne”, although over the last three years, Prosecco has been growing some 40% year on year volume in the UK market so clearly people like it. But would we
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On Saturday, June 14, 2014, Hard Rock will celebrate its 43 rd birthday by turning back the clock to June 14 th 1971 and will offer guests the opportunity to sample the original 1971 menu at the original 1971 prices for one sacred hour.
In 1971, two music-loving Americans founded the first Hard Rock Cafe in an old Rolls Royce showroom in London, and an icon was born. More than four decades later, Hard Rock celebrates its birthday by thanking those who have queued through wind, rain, snow and sun around the world for the past 43 years and invites all to celebrate and enjoy the original menu on June 14th 2014 between 11am and 12 midday.
Guests can enjoy the HRC Burger for 50p, Roadhouse Ribs for 80p and the Original BLT for 60p. For dessert those lucky enough to dine in the first hour can enjoy ice cream for 25p and the original Sundae for 40p.
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As the world’s greatest football players limbo-up for the FIFA World Cup, what are you doing to prepare for a fantastic summer of football? Pieminister suggests you get a Brazilian.
There’s a new player in Pieminister’s winning pie line-up and its available now! For the perfect pie to have with a pint when the World Cup kicks-off, head to Pieminister in the Northern Quarter for this limited edition summer special.
The limited edition‘Brazilian’ is packed with hot, latin flavours, inspired by the host country’s famous Feijoada stews. It’s made with free range British chicken, free range British chorizo, black beans and sweet potato in a rich tomato sauce with chipotle chilli and paprika to give the pie a bit of a kick!
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Manchester’s popular venue, The Bierkeller Entertainment Complex, is well known in the city as the best place to watch the match on the huge screens while soaking up the lively atmosphere. Having been selected as one of only a handful of venues in the country to become a ‘Budweiser Hero Bar’, making it an official partner of the main World Cup sponsor, the Bierkeller is poised to serve up a warm welcome and a nerve-steadying Stein to the North West’s football lovers this summer.
Kicking off the World Cup celebrations in style, the Bierkeller will be bringing the party to Manchester when they screen their FIFA World Cup flash mob video around city centre starting from Piccadilly Gardens and ending at the ‘Ski Lodge’ at the Printworks from 1pm on Saturday 7th June. This is just the first of a series of special football-related activities and events that the Bierkeller team have planned for the duration of the World Cup, when they’ll be showing every match live on the biggest non cinema 3D screens in the country.
So what are you waiting for? Get yourself down to the ‘The Ski Lodge’ Ground floor level of The Bierkeller Entertainment Complex, for a taste of the sports-related fun that awaits you at Shooters within the Bierkeller this summer. Remember dress to impress, as prizes are on offer for the best football-related costume!
Turtle Bay; the Bristol based Caribbean bar/restaurant has come to Manchester following a lavish launch event yesterday evening. Located in the former Alibi unit on Oxford Street. Around £1 million has been invested into the venture, with authentic feeling Caribbean décor setting the scene beautifully. Local VIPs and celebrities including Shayne Ward and the cast of Corry were on hand to join the party. Live reggae bands provided the entertainment, whilst the crowd and staff all joined in with the party vibe until well the night.
Turtle Bay offers a cascade of lively food and drink from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad, including beers, cocktails, jerk chicken, patties, and other spicy Caribbean treats. It’s a niche which has yet to be truly exploited in Manchester, and based on our spicy samples last night, a niche which will be well and truly filled before very long.
The management team explained to us how excited they are to get things started, meet new customers and make new friends, not to mention being incredibly enthusiastic about the food and drink offerings. Head Chef Colin Scott stated that the menu will be heavily authentic, with European twists along the way. Chicken wings, salt fish, patties, spicy prawns and succulent ribs all went down a treat with the crowd, who also enjoyed the genuine Caribbean bar offerings including staple such as Red Stripe beer, the lethally delicious Wray and Nephew over-proof rum, and one of our personal favourites; Koko Kanu premium coconut rum.
Based on the party atmosphere from last night's bash, it looks like Manchester has a new destination. Turtle Bay opens on Friday May 30th.
Granada studios are setting up a football World Cup 'beach' stadium in their formert car park, where fans can enjoy the games live on a big screen, complete with sand beach, grandstands. Tickets are free but in limited numbers. Let's hope that the Manchester weather plays ball too?
~ 21 May 2014
