What’s Your Beef is moving into a new home in MediaCityUK this week, and will be giving away free burgers especially for the occasion.
The local Rochdale-born burger brand – which is known for ethically sourcing its beef from a local award-winning butcher and priding itself on making the best burgers in the land – is moving into the MediaCityUK branch of independent retailer General Store this Friday, and is throwing a burger and beer bash alongside Manchester Union Lager to celebrate.
What’s Your Beef will be giving away 100 free burgers this Friday between 3pm-7pm – including fan-favourites the ‘Stateside Deluxe’ and the ‘Got No Beef’ vegan burger.
There’ll also be music from a DJ, and free beer to wash it down with too.
What’s Your Beef joined MediaCity General Store – which is located in the ground floor of the recently-completed Lightbox development, and is just a stone’s throw from the cobbles of the Coronation Street set – when it first opened in May.
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The two local independent brands have been working together to bring brilliant burgers to Salford Quays ever since.
“We love everything that What’s Your Beef stand for,” admitted Jasmine Brannan – Manager Store Retail Group
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“A local, quality, independent brand with a massive passion for what they do, so we were excited to create a more permanent residency for Neil and his team at General Store MediaCity and to be able to keep bringing those brilliant burgers to the community.”
Neil Standring from What’s Your Beef added: “We’ve loved our time at MediaCity so far.
“It’s been fantastic to be on the journey as the site opened – we love working together, and getting the chance to bring our burgers to even more people.”
General Stores is dedicated to “championing exciting and innovative food and drink.”
They retailer – which has a number of branches throughout Manchester – is known for stocking big brand convenience products right through to artisan local producers, alongside a coffee shop on site, plus an alcohol emporium with tasting area, local fresh baked goods and zero-waste, household essential refill stations.
The What’s Your Beef residency is just one of a number of collaborations in the MediaCity General Store.
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Ian Wright raves about Chorlton takeaway Jerk Junction
Daisy Jackson
Ian Wright has publicly raved about a Greater Manchester takeaway, saying it’s the ‘only reason’ he comes to the city.
The TV personality and football great took to Instagram yesterday to share his short but sweet review of Jerk Junction.
It’s a beloved takeaway and restaurant that has a few sites across Greater Manchester and tonnes of loyal followers – including more than a few famous faces.
And now Ian Wright has joined the legions of fans celebrating Jerk Junction, a Caribbean spot famed for its jerk chicken and curried meats.
On his Instagram page yesterday, Wrighty shared a video of himself tucking into a huge helping of curry and rice, with fried dumplings on the side.
In it, he gives the camera a big thumbs up before saying: “It’s the only reason I come to Manchester really.”
Jerk Junction has also shared a photo of them delivering the food to Ian, writing: “Special delivery to everyones favourite Uncle, The Legend himself Mr @wrightyofficial.”
Ian Wright raving about Jerk Junction on Instagram. Credit: Instagram, @wrightyofficialIan Wright with Jerk Junction. Credit: Instagram, @jerkjunction
Ian Wright has then replied: “Too much food! But it was amazing!! Thank you so much.”
The takeaway’s menu is filled with dishes like Jerk chicken, curried goat, and vegetarian options like Ital stew, all served with rice and peas, and prepared with traditional spices and ingredients.
Family-run tapas restaurant shames customers who stole decorations
Daisy Jackson
A family-run restaurant in Whitefield has publicly shamed a couple who stole new decorations from them.
Campo Blanco, a popular tapas joint in the Bury suburb, threatened to call ‘Santa’ over the petty theft.
Owned and operated by high school sweethearts Aaron and Faye Cummins, the charming local spot opened back in 2018 and has been a firm favourite in Whitefield ever since.
But it’s not just their tapas menu that’s caught the attention of locals – now apparently it’s their new table decorations.
Campo Blanco has shared CCTV footage of a couple who dined there recently pocketing lamps off their table.
The customer in question quietly reaches across her dinner, picks up the pretty gold lamp, turns it off, and shoves it into her coat pocket.
The restaurant shared the video online and pleaded for them to return the lamps by Christmas Eve.
They then said they’d be telling Santa – ‘and by Santa, we mean the police’.
Campo Blanco wrote: “We love our new table lights too. We actually can’t get them anymore as they’ve stopped making them so please bring them back. Also, they aren’t yours!
Emily Sergeant -
31st August 2021 
