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A new delivery service is handing out 500 free meals to people in Manchester city centre this week

If there's one way to win over the hearts of Mancs it's with a load of free scran.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 15th January 2024

A total of 500 free meals are set to be handed out to people in Manchester city centre this week to help combat Blue Monday and the old January blues.

If there’s one thing that always cheers us up, it’s free food.

The brand-new food-to-go brand Good Eats, from the same people behind YO! Sushi, is announcing itself to Manchester locals with an irresistible offer that’ll make sure you remember their name.

Popping up over at their own Good Eats kiosk in the Tesco Express on Market Street, they’ll be handing out free customisable deli trays every day from Monday, 15 January until Friday and all you have to do to grab one is simply turn up and say the right phrase. Easy as.

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With their customisable deli trays usually priced at £7.95 each being handed out for free, the new delivery and click-and-collect service is giving away nearly £4,000 of free food to us Mancs.

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From crispy chicken karaage tossed in a spicy Korean sauce with a side of sweet potato wedges and crunchy Asian slaw, veggie-friendly Moroccan ‘No ‘Meat’balls’ in a rich tomato sauce with Persian salad and customer favourite mac ‘n’ cheese on the side, they aren’t skimp on the selection or serving sizes.

Giving out 100 free meals per day throughout the week of Blue Monday from 11am until 5pm, you simply need to turn up at the kiosk and quote the code ‘DELITRAYTODAY‘ to secure some free scran.

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We’re feeling a bit more cheered up already.

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100 free meals up for grabs per day from Manchester’s Tesco Express store on Market Street.

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And the good news doesn’t stop there either. Good Eats will be extending the joy with some brilliant ongoing savings. Tesco Clubcard holders in Manchester will also be able to make the most of their new Good Eats kiosk with exclusive Meal Deals. 

Customers can choose from any breakfast main and hot drink for just £2.95 every morning, including nourishing berry porridge or a naughty full English wrap, but things get even better at lunchtime when you can get a bowl, salad or wrap with a side and drink for a £5.95. Absolute bargain.

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Favourites include the flavour-packed peri-peri chicken bowl, smokey harissa chicken wrap, Persian salad and many, many more.

It goes without saying that once the word gets out, these free meals are going to be snapped up fast, but luckily you’ve got five whole days to try and get your hands on some and Good Eats has plenty of other offers running throughout January.

Free food is always a nice pick me up but here are some other resources in case you’re struggling at any point this month:

How to reach out and where to get help in Greater Manchester this ‘Blue Monday’

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Bottomless curry deal returns to popular Manchester Indian restaurant Zouk

Danny Jones Danny Jones Bottomless curry deal returns to popular Manchester Indian restaurant Zouk

One of the best-loved Indians in Manchester has relaunched its bottomless curry offering and is chucking in free rice and naans to boot.

Zouk over on Chester Street has brought back its endless curry, rice and naan deal to ease the last of those January blues.

Every night this week, you’ll be able to tuck into a full buffet of the tea bar and grill’s award-winning, authentic curries, showcasing dishes from all over the Indian subcontinent.

Costing just £20 a head, you can feast until your heart’s content on some of the very best curries in the city – no exaggeration.

What does ‘bottomless curry’ night at Zouk look like?

The bottomless curry deal at Zouk first ran this year back in January, but it’s now back for National Curry Week (6-12 October 2025), and we can’t wait to stuff ourselves silly yet again.

Every single day, there’ll be four different curries to choose from, always including two meat options, a vegetarian curry and a vegan dish.

What exactly can you get on Zouk’s bottomless offer?

As mentioned, each booking also includes unlimited rice and naan to go with your curry of choice.

Tables are for 90 minutes per booking, giving guests plenty of time to take on the increasingly popular bottomless curry challenge.

Question is, do you have the stomach for it?

With an ever-rotating selection of curries inspired by various distinct regions and speciality cuisines, you’re not short on variety either. You can see Zouk‘s current bottomless curry menu in full below:

Monday

  • Chicken Karahi – A speciality from the Northwest region of Pakistan. Tender pieces of chicken cooking in a sizzling wok over hot flames with tomatoes, crushed peppercorns, cumin, ginger and garlic.
  • Lamb and Potatoes – Tender chunks of lamb cooked with new potatoes, yoghurt, tomatoes and garlic.
  • Mutter Paneer (V) – Indian Paneer cheese with new potatoes, yoghurt, tomatoes and garlic.
  • Chole Masala (VG) – From Delhi to Punjab, this authentic channa masala is a tasty street food classic.

Tuesday

  • Tamater Kadei Murgh – A delicious chicken and tomato curry cooked with mild spices. Perfect with rice or bread
  • Lamb Do Pyaaza – Medium-spiced North Indian speciality: tender pieces of lamb slowly cooked with lavish amounts of caramelised onions in a spicy masala
  • Tarka Dall (V) – Channa and mung lentils cooked in a spicy sauce
  • Gobi Mutter (VG) – Spicy cauliflower sautéed in a rich tomato masala with peas

Wednesday

  • Chicken Do Payaza – Spiced North Indian chicken dish with tomatoes and caramelised onions
  • Lamb & Bindi – Tender pieces of lamb cooked in a spicy masala with ‘lady fingers’ (okra)
  • Chole Masala (V) – Authentic channa masala is a tasty street food classic
  • Mili Juli Sabzi (VG) – Fresh vegetables fused together with herbs and spices
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Over the halfway hump, room for more? (Credit: The Manc Eats)

Thursday

  • Chicken Tikka Masala – A simple classic chicken tikka masala. Chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt tossed inside a balti of garlic and ginger.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh – A speciality from Jammu and Kashmir, with chillies and juicy tomatoes.
  • Dall Makhani (V) – Black lentils in a smooth and creamy sauce.
  • Palak Aloo (VG) – Spinach leaf and fenugreek cooked with new potatoes and coriander.

Friday

  • Chicken Handi – Punjabi-style chicken curry slowly cooked over burning flames with tomatoes, onions, garlic and Zouk’s special garam masala.
  • Lamb Jalfrezi – Lamb pieces cooked with capsicum, onions and tomatoes in a thick spicy sauce.
  • Bengan do Pyaza (V) – A medium-spiced North Indian dish of aubergine cooked with tomatoes, spices and lavish amounts of onions.
  • Bindi Do Pyaza (VG) – A medium-spiced North Indian dish of Okra cooked with tomatoes, spices and lavish amounts of onions.

And now we’re stuffed…

Zouk's bottomless curry deal includes three different curries each day
Zouk is celebrating National Curry Week with bottomless curries. Credit: The Manc Group
If you’re looking for somewhere to get bottomless curry in Manchester, this is the place for you. (Credit: The Manc)

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Zouk has become one of Manchester’s leading restaurants since it opened in 2009, even drawing in famous fans like Rihanna, Drake, Manchester United stars and, of course, many a Mancs each and every day – because there’s never a bad time for a curry.

Available all throughout this week, you can make the most of this incredible bottomless curry deal like we do every year and trust us, Manchester: it genuinely NEVER disappoints.

You can find more information – including all terms and conditions – on the website and book your visit HERE, or over the phone on 0161 2331 090.

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First vendors confirmed Glossop Market Hall, including two indie Manc traders

Danny Jones Danny Jones First Glossop Market Hall traders confirmed

The first vendors for the upcoming Glossop Market Hall have been announced, and the lineup includes two beloved Greater Manchester independent businesses.

Better still, the third is another noteworthy name from the North West.

Glossop Market Hall is scheduled to launch later this year, setting up shop in the historic town hall complex, where the High Peak Borough Council, a retail shopping arcade and various other municipal buildings have stood in various different iterations for nearly well over a century.

With the Derbyshire town set to celebrate the opening of the newly revamped market hall, those behind the new Glossop attraction have now revealed the first three names set to take up residence there.

As you can see, the biggest names already signed on to cook from one of the six kitchens is a Manchester favourite food hall in its own right: Hello Oriental.

The Pan-Asian paradise not only has a subterranean space below Circle Square, but also at The Trafford Centre, as well as a dessert spin-off in Freight Island.

Indie trader number two comes in the form of B&V Trading, who are based at Stanley Square in Sale and specialise in eco-friendly, UK-made treats, toys and essentials for four-legged friends.

After proving a hit with the locals, their small stall at nearby Altrincham Market has grown to see them open up not just a second site in the leafy Cheshire suburbs of Knutsford back in 2022, but now boast a third location in neighbouring Macclesfield.

Speaking of Macc, local gin and whisky makers, Forest Distillery – based up at the famous Cat and Fiddle Inn pub towards the Peaks – they round out the first wave of regional businesses set to pop up in Glossop Market Hall (GMH) when it finally arrives this winter.

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And once again, as the update on social media reads: “This is just the beginning”.

Natives, day-trippers and tourists from all over are bound to visit this place when it opens sometime in November (exact date still TBC), and with space not only for a dedicated bar, dining space and a coffee shop, but a total of 17 retail spaces, we can’t wait to see what comes next.

GMH becomes just the latest among a growing trend of food and drink halls popping up all over our part of the country, with virtually every Greater Manchester borough now boasting at least one of their own – or, in the city centre’s case, what feels like a dozen now.

Exhibit number… not sure, we’ve lost track at this point.

Plans lodged to turn Ducie Street Warehouse into huge food hall

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