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Deliveroo is giving away FREE food to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 20th January 2023

Deliveroo has teamed up with some of the UK’s most popular Asian restaurants to give away free food this weekend in celebration of Chinese New Year 2023.

Chopstix, YO! Sushi, Thaikhun, and Sushi Daily are just some of the popular chain restaurants to have joined forces with the food delivery company to give away free food in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, so that hungry customers across Greater Manchester can start the Lunar New Year feeling luckier than ever. 

With over 20,000 Asian restaurants on the platform, and a wide range cuisines like Chinese, Thai, and Japanese to choose from, Deliveroo is a go-to all year round.

But this Chinese New Year, foodies have got even more of a reason to get their orders in.

Deliveroo is giving away FREE food to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend / Credit: The Manc Eats

The food delivery company says its data has revealed that some of the most-ordered Asian dishes from the platform are Katsu curries, pad thais, chicken chow meins, and pork belly ramen, with some of the top sides being egg fried rice, prawn crackers, and miso soup – but a freebie or two to go along with those orders wouldn’t go a miss, right?

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From free gyozas and tofu skewers worth £7, to complimentary spring rolls, fruity bubble tea, and so much more, Deliveroo customers tuck into some free food with every order when they spend £30 or more from any of the participating restaurants.

The limited-time offer is currently live, and is running over the Chinese New Year weekend right through to Tuesday 24 January.

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Speaking on the exclusive Chinese New Year offers this weekend, Sheng Goh – Head of Chinese Category at Deliveroo – said: “We hope free items from our partners will bring some added excitement to customers celebrating the Lunar New Year at home.

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“Whether it’s a free bubble tea or gyoza’s on the house, we hope to bring you some extra good fortune when delivering mouth-watering meals from your favourite Asian restaurants.”

Customers just need to head to the Deliveroo app or online to make a tasty saving.

Featured Image – Deliveroo

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This hidden Manchester pasta and dumplings restaurant has just made the Michelin Guide

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant

Michelin has just added some new additions to its guide, and one of our favourite Manchester restaurants has finally made the cut.

Loved by locals for its continental pasta and dumplings, gorgeous European wine list and sake collection, The Sparrows in the Green Quarter is something of a hidden gem – tucked in a disused railway arch on Red Bank.

It received rave reviews from local and national critics alike when it first opened in 2019 in a tiny space with room for just 12 covers. Since then, it’s relocated to a bigger home and its following has grown significantly.

After spending years wowing foodies in the know, the restaurant has made it onto the radar of Michelin’s inspectors at last – and we have to say, the accolade is well deserved indeed.

Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats

Front of house is headed up by Polish-born Kasia Hitchcock with her chef partner Franco Concli at the helm in the kitchen. Plates celebrate Franco’s Tyrolean heritage, with their signature dish spätzle, a rustic fresh egg pasta from which the restaurant takes its name, sitting front and centre.

Traditionally made by scraping dough from the wooden board straight into a pot of boiling water, these irregular-shaped delights translate from Swabian-German to mean “little sparrows.”

Served in multiples ways, they can be enjoyed either savoury or sweet – mixed with braised onions into a creamy gruyere and Emmental cheese sauce, as is traditional, or transformed into a pudding with a touch of cinnamon, brown sugar and butter.

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Joining the now seventeen Manchester restaurants to be featured in the prestigious guide, its description reads as follows: “Nestled under the railway arches in Manchester’s Green Quarter is a restaurant whose name is (almost) the English translation of the word ‘spätzle’ – which gives some clue as to the style of food on offer here.

“The dumplings and assorted pasta dishes are all made in-house and include excellent pierogi. The focus on Eastern Europe carries through to the wine list, which has a leaning towards Polish wines.”

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A welcome new addition, if you haven’t yet visited then we recommend you book in swiftly. No doubt the news of its conclusion in the Michelin Guide will send reservations filling up pretty sharpish.

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Team behind Ancoats wine bar Flawd to relaunch Higher Ground restaurant

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant

The team behind Ancoats wine bar and small plates spot Flawd will relaunch their restaurant concept Higher Ground at a new venue in Manchester next month.

First launched as a four-week pop-up back in February 2020, it was closed when Covid struck but now the bistro is making a return after securing a new permanent home in Chinatown’s Faulkner House.

The brainchild of Joseph Otway, Richard Cossins and Daniel Craig Martin, dishes will change on a daily basis depending on the season and showcase organic produce from their very own market garden, Cinderwood, as well as other local producers.

Promising a focus on North West ingredients, dishes will put a focus on small-scale agriculture and small herd, whole carcass cookery, whilst its wine list will center around small-scale, low intervention winemakers from around the European continent.

Partridge vindaloo with caramelised yoghurt. / Image: Higher Ground
Whole South-Coast cauliflower. / Image: Higher Ground

With room for 50 covers, guests will have the option to sit at traditional dining tables or perch on stools overlooking the open kitchen and charcoal oven.

An à la carte menu will allow guests to enjoy a few dishes and a glass or two from the wine selection, whilst a second sharing menu will be made up of both individual courses and sharing dishes.

Example plates could include Cumberland Farmhouse Cheddar Quiche and Jane’s Acorn Reared Pig Belly with Grain and Mushroom Porridge, whilst vegetarian dishes span BBQ Leek Skewers and Cow’s Curd and Celeriac with Spanish Blood Orange and Bay Leaf.

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Guests will also be offered the choice of sweet or savoury options to round off their meal with Garstang Blue and Lager Rarebit sitting alongside Yorkshire rhubarb, Custard and Caramelised Croissant on the dessert menu.

Speaking on the new opening, Rich Cossins said: “We’re now over three years into our journey of owning our own business and we’re only just about to launch our first full-scale restaurant.

Image: HIgher Ground
Image: HIgher Ground

“The most exciting times are without question still to come and we look forward to contributing even more positively to the city of Manchester.”

As you’d expect from the team behind Ancoats’ critically acclaimed Flawd, the beverage list at Higher Ground will include an ever changing by the glass option along with a short and concise wine list.

There will also be a short list of aperitifs and specialty cocktails to begin the meal with as well as a range of UK beers in can and bottle format.

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The restaurant will be open four days a week, between Wednesday and Saturday. They will serve dinner only on Wednesdays and Thursdays and will be open for both lunch and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.

Reservations are available from 18 February via OpenTable at www.highergroundmcr.co.uk now.

Feature image – Flawd

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