Hatch, the indie street food market nestled underneath one of Manchester’s busiest ring roads, has long been a popular choice amongst foodies on the hunt for something new.
With traders selling everything from perfectly-formed traditional Sicilian arancini, to Teesside parmos and a glittery crumble stall with unlimited custard refills, it has a well-earned reputation for housing some of the city’s most interesting food traders.
This month, the kitchen teams have put their heads together to launch a host of globally-inspired breakfast dishes which means we’ve now got another reason to get ourselves down Oxford Road.
With choices spanning Ethiopian and Eritrean-inspired fry-ups, sweet and savoury focaccia breakfast butties, and a special deep-fried French toast from the team at Parmogeddon, there are some really interesting new dishes to dig into here.
Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats
Of its more than thirty independent businesses in the village, a total of seven food traders are involved with globe-trotting dishes spanning the regions of North Eastern Africa, Brazil, Texas, Teeside, Australia Sicily, and Mexico.
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As for this weekend, breakfast is now being served every Saturday and Sunday with quality steak shop Block dishing up steak and eggs on sourdough toast with avocado and chimichurri from 10am.
Parmogeddon, meanwhile, is putting its signature chicken tenders on deep-fried French toast with crispy bacon and hot honey for the mother of all breakfasts.
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House of Habesha is delivering its very own twist on the full English complete with scrambled eggs, lamb sausage, fava beans, fried tomatoes, hash brown, and brioche toast, as well as traditional Etrian breakfast Fata (a shredded pitta stewed with berbere spices), Turkish eggs, and egg frittatas.
Meanwhile, T’arricrii has put together a line of breakfast sarnies that sound so good it’s silly. Made on home-baked bread, these new Sicilian butties comprise sweet options like Nutella and pistachio as well as the likes of Caprese and Caponata.
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Elsewhere, you’ll find breakfast tacos, burritos and Mexican Breakfast Bowls, classic Mexican brunch dish Huevos Rancheros and buttermilk pancakes courtesy of the excellent Caroline Martins (ex-MasterChef and Great British Menu) and her Rio Mex team.
Add to that fresh and vibrant vegan breakfast bowls made using refreshing coconut water and super nutritious goji berries, as well as overnight oats and cacao smoothie bowls, and nourishing plant-based breakfast options from Herbivorous, and you really are spoilt for choice.
Starting on 19 August, Hatch will now be rising and shining at the earlier hour of 10am every Saturday and Sunday for breakfast.
The new Hatch morning experience is rounded off with a new collection of breakfast cocktails served at the Hatch Bar, alongside soft drinks, coffee, tea, and a selection of pastries and cakes courtesy of ASAP Coffee.
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Family behind Salvi’s launch new concept, weeks after iconic restaurant closure
Daisy Jackson
Just weeks after the closure of its iconic, 16-year-old Italian restaurant in the Corn Exchange, the family behind Salvi’s have revealed a brand-new concept.
And this time, the reins are being handed over to the next generation.
Salvi’s founder Maurizio Cecco has helped to shape Amò, but it’s all the brainchild of his daughter, Sienna.
Sienna will run the business out of a unit up on Deansgate Mews, serving fresh pasta dishes, pizza sandwiches, tubs of tiramisu, and two-for-£10 spritzes.
The deli aspect of the original Salvi’s has been carried over to Amò too – you’ll find shelves almost to the ceiling filled with Italian pasta, wine, olive oils, pistachio spreads, and more.
Sienna has grown up in restaurants, with her parents launching Salvi’s when she was just two years old.
She said she wants the space to be a livelier, fresher version of the Italian restaurant that has been so loved by Mancs for so many years.
Sienna outside AmòFresh pasta dishesInside Amò by Salvi’sTheir viral frozen crema di caffeLemon granitaInside Amò by Salvi’sTiramisu pots
Amò, which is Neapolitan slang for ‘my love’, will have loads of fresh Italian dishes, including arancini, gnocchi, and hearty pasta plates.
At lunchtimes, guests can order from a £10 lunch menu, with dishes changing daily depending on the best produce the kitchen can get – it could be a pizza sandwich with proscuitto and tomato, a spicy pasta, or a gnocchi bake, always served with your choice of soft drink.
With its position on Deansgate Mews, Amò basks in the sunshine at lunchtimes.
And while it’s definitely a different concept to the original Salvi’s, Amò looks set to carry the family’s Italian food legacy into its next generation.
Award-winning Didsbury bakery La Chouquette reveals incredible new site
Daisy Jackson
La Chouquette is one of Greater Manchester’s top bakeries – an award-winner, with queues down the street every weekend for its authentic French pastries and loaves.
And now they’re ready for a new chapter, revealing a major expansion today.
Owners Catrina and Flo have painstakingly expanded the bakery into the unit next door, creating what feels like a true French bakery.
And in the midst of this huge renovation project, they’ve welcomed a tiny new baby boy – quite the summer for the couple.
Catrina and Flo launched La Chouquette in lockdown, and in a time where people could only get their hospitality fix from takeaways, immediately became one of the most popular spots in the region.
Their success has been so great, you’ll still consistently find queues down the street every weekend, for their top sellers like their authentic almond croissants.
Then in October 2024, they grew the business and launched Piqniq, a new deli in Didsbury village, serving freshly-baked baguette sandwiches, breakfast butties, toasties, tiramisu pots and their legendary pastries.
The new-look La Chouquette features beautiful details like mosaic floors, rich blue walls, wooden shelves, and brass light fixtures.
La Chouquette’s best-selling almond croissantsInside the stunning new La Chouquette in DidbsuryNew savoury bakesThe chausson aux pommesThe counter stuffed with artisan French bakesChocolate chip cookies and cinnamon buns
The huge new counter displays more pastries and breads than ever before, like a hearty chausson aux pommes filled with apples that will be perfect for autumn, plus seasonal treats like a rhubarb creme brulee pastry, and homemade quiche.
Speaking at the grand relaunch today, Catrina said: “The layout has changed, it looks so much more chic, it looks like a traditional French bakery. We’re really excited about it.”
As for what’s on the counter, Flo reassured fans that their beloved almond and pistachio croissants remain, but with some new savoury editions, like a truffle croque monsieur made with croissant dough.
La Choquette has reopened today, and will be open seven days a week from 7am until 5pm.
Georgina Pellant -
14th August 2023 
