First, it came to Burton Road to wow us with its beetroot hummus and avocado feta toast, then it opened a brunch cafe and wine bar on Stevenson Square selling some of the fittest French toast in town.
Now, the team behind Another Heart to Feed has its sights set on a new project as its plans to open a new bar opposite Ramona on Swan Street are revealed.
Called The Wayfarer, plans seen by The Manc suggest it will not look dissimilar from another of the restaurant group’s neighbouring bars, The Freemount, with a green-tiled exterior and covered outdoor seating for al fresco drinking and dining on warmer nights.
Located just around the corner, if plans are successful new bar opening The Wayfarer will take over the former Mecanica unit which is located on the corner of Oldham Street and Swan Street.
Designs by studio RECOM Solutions show a mixture of green tiling and floor-to-ceiling black windows, with wooden benches stretching the length of the exterior down both roads – suggesting this will be quite the suntrap drinking destination when summer arrives.
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Croissant French toast at Another Heart To Feed. / Image: AHTF
Image: Another Heart To Feed
However, it does not seem that a licensing application has been submitted to Manchester City Council yet so, whilst the plans look impressive, the new opening may be a while off still.
RECOM is also currently working on the opening of Pot Kettle Black’s new customer bakery and coffee shop, Half Dozen Other, which is set to open in the Red Bank Arches later this year.
The team is working on converting a 4,500 sq ft warehouse into an artisan cafe and bakery serving freshly-baked breads, sweet and savoury Veniosserie, focaccias, cakes and modern takes on traditional favourites, with a design that will allow customers to see the magic taking place in the bakehouse kitchen.
Half Dozen Other will soon join a growing number of independent food outlets in the area, as its ten neighbouring arches have just been bought by The Arch Company which intends to spend £4m converting them into restaurants and shops.
Featured image – RECOM Solutions
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Inside Plere, Chorlton’s sunniest new bar with great wines and tinned fish
Daisy Jackson
Chorlton’s sunniest street has a new addition, with the arrival of wine bar and small plates restaurant Plere.
The new opening comes from couple Lee and Fiona, who’ve taken up a unit on Beech Road that’s been vacant for a few years and turned into a beautiful, light-flooded neighbourhood venue.
Plere takes its name from the Latin term ‘to fulfill’, and that’s exactly what this new spot has been doing ever since its arrival last month.
Plere’s menu is made up of easy small plates, including charcuterie and cheese plates, Portuguese tinned fish, and hummus, all served with quality bread from Holy Grain.
There’s a decent selection of craft beer too, including their own lager on draught in collaboration with Cloudwater, and tonnes of different wines available by the glass.
Inside Plere in ChorltonThe sunny terrace at Plere
There pavement terrace is a proper little sun-trap too, so it’s perfect for enjoying a pint or two in the Manchester sun.
With DJs spinning vinyls until late across the weekend and a solid team on the bar, this is a new opening you should get behind.
On launch weekend, Lee and Fiona wrote: “We are completely overwhelmed by all the lovely comments and amazing responses from you all on our opening weekend.
“Thank you so much for making us feel so welcome, we look forward to seeing you soon.”
The cosy Peak District pub serving a pick’n’mix sausage and mash menu
Daisy Jackson
There’s a Peak District pub that’s turned one of Britain’s most beloved comfort foods into a full-on pick’n’mix.
Tucked away in the postcard-perfect village of Castleton, Ye Olde Nags Head is serving up a fully customisable menu of sausage and mash dishes.
We’re talking near-endless combinations of proper pub grub.
You start by choosing your sausages from a daily rotating selection (not a sentence you hear every day, but we’re into it).
Expect classics like Cumberland alongside more adventurous options like venison and mustard, or even wild boar and orange, plus a veggie sausage daily.
Then it’s onto the mash – you can go for flavours like cheese and onion, wholegrain mustard, or even black pudding mash.
Classic cumberland, mustard mash, and mushroom sauceVeggie sausage with cheese and onion mash and classic gravyTucking in
To finish? A choice of rich, hearty gravies and sauces to bring it all together, whether that’s a classic onion gravy, a peppercorn sauce, or a creamy wild mushroom sauce.
And if that wasn’t enough, you can even upgrade your bangers and mash pick’n’mix by having it all served inside a giant Yorkshire pudding.
Ye Olde Nags Head is a historic 17th-century pub, with a roaring fire in every room and cosy bedrooms upstairs.
Inside Ye Olde Nags Head pub in the Peak DistrictYe Olde Nags Head pub is near Mam Tor
It’s one of those flagstone-floored, beamed-ceilinged, mismatched-furniture type pubs that welcomes everyone in every state, whether you’re caked in mud from a hike or popping in on a coach tour.
Another of the pub’s specialties is the Derbyshire Breakfast, a hearty plate of sausage, smoked bacon, black pudding, free range egg, grilled tomatoes, field mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread.
The pub also offers takeaway breakfast butties, so you can use it for both a pre-hike stop and a post-hike pint.
Given it’s just minutes from the ever-popular Mam Tor hike, this is one pub you’ll definitely want to add to your next Peak District day out itinerary.
Georgina Pellant -
18th April 2023 
