Six By Nico, the restaurant loved for its affordable tasting menus, is bringing back a firm fan favourite – The Chippie.
Inspired by the humble chippy tea, this six-course feast consists of re-imagined chip shop classics, from a deep-fried Mars bar to a steak pie.
And it’s properly accessible, with the full tasting menu costing only £42, with the option to enjoy an expertly selected drink pairing with a £33 supplement.
As Six By Nico changes its menus every six weeks at all of its restaurants (there are two in Manchester city centre alone), the chance to catch The Chippie again is not one you want to miss.
This particular menu first debuted in 2017 and always has people rushing back to the restaurant.
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The Chippie begins with a creative take on chips and cheese (parmesan espuma, curry oil and emulsion and crisp potato terrine), followed by scampi (with brandade, dill emulsion, gribiche, peas and beurre blanc).
Six By Nico has brought back The Chippie tasting menu. Credit: The Manc Group
The Steak Pie course is made with 24-hour beef shin, burnt onion ketchup, mushroom duxelles and ‘meaty salsa’.
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For course four, guests will enjoy Fish Supper, combining scrabster coley, pickled mussels, confit fennel, samphire and a beef emulsion.
This is followed by Smoked Sausage for course five, with a trio of pork, apple, crispy crackling, salt baked celeriac and choucroute.
And then comes the most novelty of all the courses, the deep fried Mars Bar, which is a little fancier than you’d find from a chippy and comes with chocolate pave and Irn Bru sorbet (Six By Nico has Scottish roots, if you hadn’t worked that out at this point).
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Six By Nico has brought back The Chippie tasting menu
There’s a vegetarian version of the tasting menu too, featuring root vegetable pie, cauliflower beignet, and halloumi with confit fennel, samphire, house sauce and beer scraps.
Each course has an optional themed wine pairing, featuring crisp whites, bold reds and sweet dessert wine, and you can add on an aperitif like the Sea Side Spritz (lemon, Early Grey, prosecco and samphire) or the Dirty Chippie Martini (… with added gherkin).
There are also snacks you can add on, like sourdough with shellfish butter (£5) or a black pudding scotch egg (£9).
The Chippie experience will be available until 26 June at Six by Nico Spring Gardens. Book your table here.
Sensory-friendly Northern Lights to illuminate Printworks’ digital ceiling to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Emily Sergeant
This week marks the start of Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Approximately 15-20% of the population has a neurological difference, according to the most recent statistics, and Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16-20 March 2026) highlighting the importance of championing, raising awareness of, and accommodating neurodiverse people.
And Printworks is marking the occasion in its own special way, with a series of new initiatives designed to create a more ‘inclusive’ and ‘sensory-friendly’ environment.
You may already know that the popular indoor entertainment complex in the heart of Manchester city centre is home to more than a dozen bars, restaurants, and leisure activities – including one of the largest IMAX screens on the continent – and Europe’s largest digital ceiling too, of course, but this week’s experience is unlike anything the venue has welcomed before.
Throughout the week, Printworks will be transforming its digital ceiling with calming Northern Lights and constellations which have been specifically designed to create a relaxed, sensory-friendly atmosphere for visitors with additional sensory needs.
Northern Lights to illuminate Printworks’ digital ceiling to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week / Credit: Supplied
As part of a long-term commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, Printworks is also introducing a weekly sensory-friendly hour every Sunday too, where lighting throughout the venue will be dimmed, and music and SFX volumes reduced for a reduced-stimulus environment.
200 free sensory packs – which can be collected at Vue cinema – with a pair of ear defenders and sensory-friendly toys, designed to support visitors who may benefit from sensory tools while enjoying the venue, are also on offer throughout the course of the week.
On top of this, there’s also a range of autism-friendly cinema screenings taking place on the last Sunday of every month at 10:30am.
An additional autism-friendly screening will be taking place with a showing of Hoppers this Sunday 22 March at 10:30am, with tickets now available from Vue’s website.
“Neurodiversity Celebration Week is an important time for brands and venues to recognise and support the diverse ways visitors and audiences experience the world,” commented Dan Davis, who is the General Manager at Printworks.
“We endeavour to ensure that all visitors feel comfortable and welcome when spending time at Printworks.”
Find out more about Neurodiversity Celebration Week on Printworks’ website here.
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Lovely last-minute Mother’s Day ideas from Selfridges in Manchester
The Manc
Mother’s Day is this Sunday – and if those words have just sent you into a blind panic, just take a breath and head straight across to Selfridges.
The huge department store has come up with all sorts of things that make for perfect last-minute gifts and experiences.
That includes a carefully curated selection of gifts available in-store, plus a very special Morning With Mum beauty workshop so you can spend some quality time together on Mother’s Day.
Selfridges can be your one-stop shop for the big day.
In both Exchange Square and Trafford Centre stores, you can pick up lovely gifts like feast-filled hampers, fabulous accessories, luxury chocolates, candles, and even cards.
As always, there are gifts you can have personalised in-store for a sentimental present for the mother figure in your life.
If you’re really stuck, you can pop along to the Beauty Concierge and book her an experience.
And over in Selfridges Exchange Square, you can pick up a beautiful fresh bouquet from The Royal Exchange Florists.
Selfridges has loads of last-minute Mother’s Day ideas
There’s rarely a gift more precious than quality time together, which is why Selfridges will be hosting a special Mother’s Day floor-wide beauty event on Saturday 14 March.
Ticket-holders will receive expert beauty advice from your favourite brands, while enjoying complimentary drinks and sweet treats.
There’ll also be plus exclusive gifts with purchase available, and giveaways on the day, and you can redeem the £20 ticket price against products purchased on the day.
You can even grab an artist print for mum at the vending machine.
Tickets for the Morning With Mum beauty workshop are on sale HERE.
You could also share a moment over a glass of champagne at San Carlo in both locations, or grab a sweet treat from the bakery in the Trafford Centre store.
Daisy Jackson -
30th May 2024 
