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An avocado restaurant could be coming to Manchester

The Avocado Show - an eatery founded by a pair of avo aficionados in Amsterdam three years ago - is planning a European expansion over the coming months.

The Manc - 10th September 2020

Local avocado enthusiasts, rejoice. A restaurant that serves this green fruit with every dish could be coming to Manchester.

The Avocado Show – an eatery founded by a pair of avo aficionados in Amsterdam three years ago – is planning a European expansion over the coming months.

According to The Independent, a deal has already been struck to build locations in 19 cities including London, Paris and Madrid.

Manchester has also been touted as a potential city for another site.

Founder Ron Simpson said in a statement: “We are very excited to work with such great partners and see our dream becoming a reality in these amazing new markets, and are looking forward to establishing The Avocado Show globally as a socially responsible and profitable venture that will bring joy to avo lovers for years to come.”

There’s no confirmation yet as to where The Avocado Show might set up shop in Mancunia. But if we were the betting kind of bunch, we’d put our money on the eastern side of the city centre.

If you’re looking for any kind of meal with avocado, Northern Quarter is your go-to spot, after all.

The Avocado Show ought to feel right at home here…

You can learn more about the niche restaurant and its menu – which includes egg dishes, toasts, pancakes, burgers, salads and sweets – online.

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Luxury Manchester steak restaurant launches bottomless brunch with endless rosé

Daisy Jackson The Cut & Craft bottomless brunch is back

The Cut & Craft bottomless brunch is back

One of the newest luxury restaurants in Manchester is bringing back its suitably luxury bottomless brunch, with endless rosé and champagne.

The Cut & Craft is reintroducing its bottomless brunch, where you can sip on never-ending Whispering Angel Rosé while tucking into a flat iron steak.

And if you’re not fussed about the food and just want to indulge in 90 minutes of non-stop Moët & Chandon Champagne in a beautiful setting, there are bar-only tables available too, which come with complimentary black truffle crisps.

The whole thing will be soundtracked by a live DJ, dancers, and more.

The Cut & Craft opened back in April in a former bank building on Mosley Street, with a £3.5m investment into the beautiful old building.

Now, this landmark Victorian building is painted in rich blues and golds, with huge windows, private dining spaces, a sommelier lounge, and even a ‘gossip room’.

The Cut & Craft is reintroducing its bottomless brunch

The Cut & Craft is reintroducing its bottomless brunch

Its bottomless brunch launched over the previous bank holidays and will be back again this August for one day only.

You can choose from bottomless Whispering Angel, Moët & Chandon Champagne, or both.

And dishes from the Cut & Craft bottomless brunch set menu include flat iron steak and chips; halloumi, steak or prawn fajitas; and grilled peach salad.

Each booking gets you 90 minutes of bottomless, with extra nibbles available like freshly shucked Carlingford oysters, caviar, olives, salted almonds, and more.

Whispering Angel tickets are £55 for bar, or £75 for restaurant.

Champagne AND Whispering Angel tickets are £80 at the bar or £100 in the restaurant.

You can book your table HERE.

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Prestwich wine bar Chin Chin now serves roast dinner sandwiches

Daisy Jackson Sunday Sessions at Chin Chin in Prestwich

Sunday Sessions at Chin Chin in Prestwich

A new (ish) wine bar in Prestwich has launched one of the city’s coolest Sunday offerings – roast dinner sandwiches, with a side of jazz.

If I’ve said it once I’ve said it 1000 times – Elnecot is up there as one of Manchester’s best Sunday roasts, with Yorkshire puddings you could fit a jug of gravy inside, blushing slices of roast beef, and generous portions that put you in the sort of food coma you should be in on a Sunday afternoon.

So when Roast Master (okay fine, his official job title is chef/owner) Michael Clay said that his sister venue Chin Chin was launching a Sunday offering, I was there with my nose pressed up at the window. I’m ready, Michael.

Sunday Sessions at Chin Chin, right in the heart of Prestwich village, brings that incredible roast beef and roast potatoes into a more casual format.

You can tuck into roast meat butties, roast potatoes loaded with cheese and gravy, and ice cream sundaes, all while perusing a well-thought-out wine list that’s written up by hand every time new bottles come in.

Oh, and did we mention there are £4 pints all day on Sunday – and that includes Guinness?

On the side of just about everything on the menu, you’re presented with a little bowl of extra gravy (how delightfully Northern) for dipping and dunking.

Sunday Sessions at Chin Chin in Prestwich

Roast beef sandwiches at Chin Chin — Sunday Sessions at Chin Chin in Prestwich

Our top pick would be the roast beef sandwich, served between ciabatta rolls and laced with mustard mayo and caramelised onions.

But the cheese toastie is worth a visit too – a hefty helping of Lancashire cheese and charred spring onions, with a ‘secret sauce’ on the side.

Coming soon will be a new menu item, a Bifana sandwich. If you’ve trudged the streets of Portugal you’ll have come across these – thin slices of pork marinated in white wine and garlic, piled into bread with a punchy mustard. Chin Chin’s are excellent.

And for afters, because there is always room for dessert, it’s a lovely ice cream sundae topped with miso caramel and a showering of pistachios.

The whole time you’ll be eating with a soundtrack of jazz, played through the wine bar’s vinyl record system and Michael’s own personal collection of vinyls.

Chin Chin is open now on Bury New Road, with food on Sundays served between 12pm and 6pm.

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Featured image: The Manc Group