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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Great Northern Square, M3 4EN Much like pedicures, cider really comes into its own in the summer, so it’s no accident that the first seasonal pop-up to hit the town centre this year is a Scandinavian-inspired summer garden sponsored by the Swedish cider Rekorderlig. Fruity flavours such as…
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Drawing on toilet walls is not a new pastime but Out House takes the concept to new extremes. Located in Stevenson Square, it’s a disused public toilet block dedicated to showcasing street art. Every three months, four new artists cover the brick walls with a piece of work, each with no knowledge…
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123 Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PG Any area worth its salt needs a quality vegetarian restaurant. Chorlton has Bistro 1847, sister to the city centre branch. The venue is cosy and intimate, and the new spring menu has a few pleasant surprises. Twists on veggie favourites such as rarebits and…
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Whether you loved it or hated it, we all ended up in Sankeys at one time or another (apart from Justin Bieber, who was publicly barred). Opening its doors in 1994, the ‘super club’ mopped up forlorn clubbers left bereft after the demise of the Haçienda, and for many it proved a worthy…
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We’re suckers for a good designer/high street collaboration and this latest capsule collection from London-based designer Georgia Hardinge for River Island has all the hallmarks of an iconic fashion range. Totalling only 14 pieces, including a square clutch and a pair of platform sandals, it’s…
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