A new sourdough bagel shop that also sells bouquets of flowers has just opened inside Ducie Street Warehouse.
A project founded in lockdown 2020, Bread Flower has just enjoyed a busy run at KAMPUS over Christmas – and will now fill the Counter at the Warehouse with fresh flowers and freshly baked, hand-rolled bagels.
Bagels will available to buy by the dozen or half dozen with flavoured schmears (cream cheese), or as sandwiches that can be enjoyed to eat in or takeaway.
A new bespoke bagel menu has been created for the collaboration, which will see Bread Flower bring bagels stuffed with the likes of rainbow veggies with beetroot schmear and pastrami with mustard and pickle schmear.
These will appear alongside staples like smoked salmon with capers and schmear, or their vegan alternative – carrot lox with dairy-free caper and dill schmear.
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Flowers will be available to buy in single-variety bunches and mixed arrangements over the counter, but larger bouquets will need to be pre-ordered through the Bread Flower website.
A selection of flowers will be available and change monthly from single variety bunches such as Tulips, Anemones, Rose, Eucalyptus, to bouquet arrangements, vases and cards.
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The Bread Flower bagel shop and florist concept, established by friends Maya Black and Scarlett Jamieson, combines the duos’ love of sourdough baking and floral design.
It will take over the Counter space are the warehouse from Monday 14 February, opening every Monday to Saturday between 10am and 2pm throughout 2022.
The Counter also serves drinks, such as teas, and coffees from Manchester-based speciality coffee roasters Blossom Coffee, whilst next to the Counter is the Pantry, which offers a wide selection of beers, wines and canned cocktails as well as snacks and an artisan food cupboard.
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All housed within the warehouse-chic surroundings of the Grade II listed building, Ducie Street Warehouse and its aparthotel, Native Manchester, are right in the heart of the city centre.
The Bread Flower takeover at Ducie Street Warehouse is part of a food concept collaboration series that will be hosted across the warehouse space throughout 2022.
Feature image – Ducie Street Warehosue
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Manchester’s AO Arena scoops up Take That gigs as Keane’s Co-op Live gig is cancelled in ongoing venue saga
Daisy Jackson
Manchester’s existing arena, the AO Arena, has stepped in to host more concerts that have been postponed by Co-op Live, with yet another act being rescheduled too.
First it was announced earlier today that A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie would be moving to the AO Arena, and now Take That’s five-night run that was set for the Co-op Live this May has also had a venue change.
Their two June dates at the new arena are said to be unaffected.
The Co-op Live‘s official opening has been hit with several delays, with events like Peter Kay’s double bill, Olivia Rodrigo and The Black Keys all already postponed over the last week or so.
Issuing a statement after rescuing multiple Take That shows, AO Arena general manager Jen Mitchell, said: “It wouldn’t be a Take That tour without a stop-off in Manchester, so it’s great to welcome the band and their fans back to AO Arena for five nights, in the heart of this wonderful city.”
The venue has naturally welcomed the sudden flood of extra names being added to its already strong lineup for 2024, doing its best to minimise inconvenience for gig-goers who have made travel arrangements, booked hotels etc.
As for the group themselves, they also responded to their tens of thousands of fans expecting to see them from this weekend onwards.
Confessing that they’ve had to make ‘the difficult decision’ to switch venues and although ‘it’s not one [they’ve taken lightly], they wanted to give fans as much notice as possible’, adding: “We thank you for your understanding and we’ll see you all soon”.
Meanwhile, Noughties favourites Keane have sadly had to shelve their Manchester show for the foreseeable following the venue’s continuing ‘technical issues’.
Announcing the news on their social pages on Thursday evening, they admitted that they were ‘absolutely gutted’ but that the decision was ‘entirely beyond our control’.
Notably, the huge new venue by the Etihad Stadium had to turn away fans who were already queueing for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie on Monday 1 May, after part of an air conditioning unit fell from the ceiling onto a (thankfully) empty arena floor.
Question marks had already been hanging over whether some upcoming gigs would be able to go ahead and now it seems that they will be taking place – just not at the Co-op Live…
Manchester’s decades-old AO Arena, the largest indoor venue in the UK (until the Co-op Live opens), will be welcoming A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Take That instead.
It’s an interesting twist when so many people having been pitting the two venues against one another over the last weeks and months.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie moves Manchester gig to AO Arena following Co-op Live cancellation
Danny Jones
Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has confirmed that his cancelled Co-op Live gig has now been moved to Manchester’s AO Arena this weekend.
After suddenly being lined up as the venue’s first official gig after the postponement of both Peter Kay and The Black Keys, the American hip-hop artists’ show ended up going the same as the others previously scheduled for the new arena and being pulled at the last minute.
With guests being turned away from the still-yet-to-open Co-op Live Arena just hours before the show was set to start, and Olivia Rodrigo fans being given the same unfortunate news ahead of her gig this Saturday, ABWDH has taken matters into his own hands.
Announcing the rescheduling of his concert on X, the 28-year-old artist confirmed that Wednesday night’s gig has now been relocated to Co-op’s main rival, the AO Arena.
Set to take place on Saturday, the artist – which just so happens to be his first name (yes, seriously) – had a simple message for his fans: “We won’t give up that easy, let’s go!”.
Nevertheless, it hasn’t stopped the venue – which is set to become the UK’s biggest indoor entertainment venue and one of the largest in Europe when it finally does open – from announcing more events over the coming months and well into 2025.
Confirming the show on their social pages, the AO simply promised, “It’s going to be a brilliant night and we can’t wait to see you all here.”
The AO Arena has hosted some of the biggest names in the entire world in the course of its existence and recently underwent a £50m refurbishment that included the launch of The Mezz.
Safe to say this presents an interesting twist in events when so many people have been pitting the two venues against one another.
Question marks have been hanging over whether more upcoming gigs, like Keane on Sunday 5 May, and then a five-night run of gigs from Take That will still be able to go ahead.
It remains to be seen whether other artists will follow suit in moving their shows should more cancellations/postponements be announced.
You can recap everything that’s happened so far down below: