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Legendary chef Rick Stein praises ‘trendy’ Manchester restaurant on BBC Breakfast

Rick knows what's up.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 27th September 2024

Rick Stein has just appeared on BBC Breakfast and given a massive shout-out to Manchester favourite restaurant Bundobust.

The celebrity chef was on the popular breakfast show to talk about his latest series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories, but made a special effort to celebrate this much-loved restaurant.

Bundobust was founded in Leeds a whole decade ago, but now also has two restaurants (including an on-site brewery) in Manchester too.

And Rick Stein is apparently a big fan, describing Bundobust as ‘really trendy’, The Hoot Leeds reports.

The 77-year-old chef and presenter was chatting to Charlie Stayt and Nina Warhurst.

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He said: “One other place in Leeds actually, a place called Bundobust, where they’re serve craft beer and vegetarian Gujarati Indian food.

“I particularly like that place because it’s not like the sort of old-fashioned Indian restaurants with flock wallpaper and all that.

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“It’s really trendy and a bit sort of…”

At this point Nina jumps in to help him with a suggestion of ‘Hipster?’

Legendary chef Rick Stein praises 'trendy' Manchester restaurant on BBC Breakfast. Credit: BBC Breakfast
Legendary chef Rick Stein praises ‘trendy’ Manchester restaurant on BBC Breakfast. Credit: BBC Breakfast
Inside Manchester's Bundobust Brewery, which Rick Stein has just shouted out. Credit: The Manc Group
Inside Bundobust Brewery in Manchester, which Rick Stein has just shouted out. Credit: The Manc Group

“Hipster is exactly the word!” Rick said. “It’s a word I don’t use much at my age.”

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Bundobust has quickly spotted its star turn on BBC Breakfast (probably helped by hundreds of us sliding into their DMs).

Bundobust shared a clip of Rick Stein and wrote: “Catching hipster allegations on BBC Breakfast!! Almost spat out our chai. (It’s Rick though, we’ll allow it)”

The Indian restaurant opened a decade ago on Mill Hill in Leeds and its success has grown and grown, now also having two restaurants (and a brewery) in Manchester as well as a spot in Liverpool.

It’s the second time Rick has heaped praise on a Manchester restaurant, having previously said that Higher Ground is one of his favourites in the entire UK.

It’s a firm favourite for us here at The Manc – love you forever Bundo.

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Featured image: The Manc Group

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Free Glastonbury-themed festivals with pizza, tequila, and big screens to take place in Greater Manchester

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Glastonbury weekend is upon us, and to celebrate the UK’s biggest music festival in all its glory, Nell’s is hosting its own festivals instead.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be making the trek to the fields of Worthy Farm next weekend, as Glastonbury 2025 headliners Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young, and The 1975 bring the tunes, alongside a list of other talented names too big to even begin starting to reel off – as is always the case with Glastonbury, there’s something for everyone.

But for those of us not lucky enough to have bagged tickets to what is undeniably the biggest event in the British music calendar, not to worry, as Nell’s is where it’s at here in Greater Manchester.

The beloved New York-style pizza specialists – which now has four sites across the region – is turning two of its most popular restaurants into festival hubs next weekend, bringing all the spirit of Glastonbury to Kampus and Altrincham.

Manchester‘s thriving canalside neighbourhood Kampus will become home to the aptly-named Kampus Fest, while over in the Trafford town of Altrincham, Alty Fest will be in full force.

Nell’s is hosting its own FREE Glastonbury-themed festivals at Kampus and in Altrincham / Credit: Supplied

At Kampus, the gardens will be transformed into a city centre festival site for a free three-day party featuring big screens live streaming the full Glastonbury festival throughout, plus a pop-up market, face painting and hair tinsel stations, an outdoor tequila and margarita bar, happy hours, and of course, lots and lots of Nell’s pizza.

Altrincham is bringing you much of the same – the same big screens, the same tasty pizza slices, and the same happy hours, only over two days instead of three.

Family fun is also at the heart of both Kampus Fest and Alty Fest, so you can expect lots of crafting workshops and bunting making, accessory customisation stations, as well as all-day colouring sessions by Born to be Wild Child and Søstrene Grene.

Kampus Fest will take over the gardens at Kampus from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 June, while Alty Fest will take place at Nell’s Altrincham on both Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June.

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Both are FREE to attend, so get yourselves down there quick.

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Viral Manchester bakery The Flat Baker to open its very first cafe

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Viral Manchester bakery The Flat Baker to open its very first cafe

Hugely popular Manchester bakery The Flat Baker has announced plans to open its very first cafe.

The Brazilian-French bakery has become legendary in the city for its flaky croissants and pistachio-based treats.

For the last few years, it’s been operating out of a hatch in Ancoats, with queues often snaking down Radium Street from early in the morning on weekends.

They were also the stall responsible for queues at the Manchester Christmas Markets that got so long, new queue systems had to be installed.

And now The Flat Baker has announced an exciting next chapter in their journey in Manchester – their very first bakery and cafe.

The team will be taking over a unit on the same street, which will have space to house their baking operations as well as a sitting area to serve brunch and hot food.

They’ve announced that they’ll be retaining their much-loved hatch but expanding to a second site in the heart of Ancoats.

They hope this will drastically reduce any waiting and queue times and allow even more people to sample these incredible bakes.

In a statement shared on Instagram, they wrote: “We have been keeping a secret from you. This corner of Ancoats will never be the same, because it will be our new bakery, cafe and brunch!

“We have been dreaming of it for years – we almost closed a deal with another two locations in the past few years, but it didn’t work out.

“We were about to leave the plan of the new shop aside, we were very frustrated of how things were not working the way we planned it to…

“But everything happens for a reason! Who knew the building next door was just waiting for us…

“The two-storey building has just the right space for our baking operations, plus a sitting area and a space to serve brunch and hot food.

“Don’t worry, we won’t let our tiny hatch go, we will keep both locations. This will allow us a faster service, avoid the waiting times and long queues.

“For now we just want to share this great achievement. Growing a small business when you see many other places shutting is such a challenge. But if you never stop dreaming and work hard for it, the sky is the limit! We can’t wait for the next chapter to come. Matt and Deb x”

The Flat Baker Cafe is expected to open in Ancoats this summer.

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