10-12 Warburton Street, Didsbury, M20 6WA Tuck into plate after plate of rustic Italian fare at CIBO, a modern take on the traditional cicchetti bars of Venice offering a fun alternative to three-course dining. Fresh plates of antipasti, seafood and delicate ravioli are served as they’re turned…
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Edge Street, 39 Edge Street, M4 1HW In spite of the vast number of places in which to grab lunch in the Northern Quarter, more often than not we seem to end up in Common. It’s like a reliable friend, one that always has a well-stocked booze cabinet and something delicious in the oven. The latest…
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Artist and curator Richard Wentworth takes the reins of Manchester’s galleries for three nights of artistic adventure this weekend as part of Museums at Night, a festival of after-hours cultural events taking place all over the UK. The full programme of Lost And Found remains shrouded in secrecy,…
MoreLiven up your commute with an inventive free app from local fiction publishers Comma Press. Gimbal allows you to take a virtual stroll around a city of your choice, guided by a work of short fiction. The idea grew out of the Tramlines project run by Literature Across Frontiers, which invited…
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Having spent years collecting jewellery and being complimented for her quirky sense of style, Katrina Urwin made her first love into her job and set about founding Hoochie Mama, an online boutique offering lavish, unconventional accessories that are built to last. There’s a strong presence from…
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Our latest search for new glasses stalled when we found ourselves endlessly scrolling online, trying to fit digital frames to our slightly grainy portrait. Then an elegantly bespectacled friend steered us towards Seen, a stylish boutique opticians in St Ann’s Arcade. We felt like we’d walked…
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12a Oxford Road, M1 5QA Kukoos is a canteen-style takeaway offering a wonderful selection of Indian, Moroccan and Lebanese street foods including samosas, wraps and falafels. We ordered the lamb, spinach and hummus hot wrap and a salad with tabouleh, spicy chickpeas and baba ganoush, all for less…
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This is the kind of sportswear that actually makes us want to go to the gym. It’s the work of Lisa Stannard, a print designer and fashion illustrator from Lancashire whose kaleidoscopic prints remind us of maximalist designers such as Emilio Pucci and Mary Katrantzou. She’s already been spotted…
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If you’re wondering what to read this lunchtime, hop over to The Manchester Review and get lost in the 10th issue of the biannual online arts journal from Manchester University’s Centre for New Writing. With its roots firmly in the city, the collection is global in scope. New work from local…
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Just look at these delicious new pastel shades from Shellac. The new Spring 2013 collection is called Sweet Dreams and is made up of five sugared almond colours with names such as Grapefruit Sparkle, Cake Pop and Limeade. We like the idea of fading from pink to green but we might just have to get a…
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