Every year The Oast House becomes Spinningfields go-to winter hub as the venue rolls out its signature festive teepees. This year, it’s given things a serious upgrade as the venue celebrates ten years in the city.
Complete with roaring fires, twinkling fairy lights and cosy faux fur throws to snuggle up in, 2022 sees the festive destination’s set-up reimagined.
With three tents joined together by a huge open hub, allowing guests to see into the main bar and soak up the party atmosphere, the teepee feels roomier than ever.
Image: The Manc Eats
Image: The Manc Eats
A festive utopia of firepits and live music, the new lodge is open from now right the way through to January.
Inside, you can enjoy chunky pork and apple pies loaded with Bury black pudding scotch eggs, Hendersons gravy, mustard mash and piccalilli – and that’s just for starters.
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As part of the new pie menu, launched especially for winter, there’s a tempting-sounding chicken madras pie topped with pilau mash, onion bhaji, mint raita, mango chutney and toasted almonds, and a steak and ale version loaded with roast mushroom, roast tomato, onion ring and peppercorn sauce.
The Oast House kitchen will also be cooking up everyone’s favourite festive snack, the Yorkshire pudding wrap: each filled with your choice of chicken, beef, or vegetarian meatballs, hot stuffing, triple-cooked potatoes, roasted vegetables and homemade gravy.
Another menu newcomer is the buffalo chicken macaroni cheese topped with crispy chicken fillets, tossed in Frank’s hot sauce and served with a blue cheese dressing.
As for drinks, alongside big steins of beer and all the usual favourites, from next month you’ll find steaming mugs of mulled wine and a selection of show-stopping seasonal cocktails throughout the season.
Open from now through to January with a packed roster of live musicians playing everything from pop to rock to funk and soul in the evenings, we have a feeling it’s going to be a popular hideaway during the colder months.
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Beloved Manchester Italian restaurant unveils big refurb
Thomas Melia
Much-loved Italian restaurant Italiana Fifty-Five has just unveiled a beautiful refurbishment at one of its Manchester sites, along with a new menu of fresh, handmade pasta.
Gone is the famous yellow colour palette of this Italian eatery as they swap in a sophisticated and regal turquoise blue at their Liverpool Road restaurant.
This establishment is known for its impressive shop-window pasta making stations where you can see your food prepared live in-store and while walking past outside the venue.
They’re continuing their foodie legacy serving carby creations, like a flaming cheese wheel pasta where staff blowtorch the cheese to ensure it’s as melty as possible.
One of the biggest menu highlights at Italiana Fifty-Five is the cappellacci, which comes in two equally gorgeous forms and much like its English translation, emulates tiny hats.
These cute little plates come in two delicious stuffed pairings – the burrata, combined with a tangy tomato and beef filling, and a salmon with cream sauce and fresh lemon for a match made in heaven.
Beloved Manchester Italian restaurant Italiana Fifty-Five unveils big refurb. Credit: The Manc GroupInside Italiana Fifty-Five as it unveils a new look on Liverpool Road. Credit: The Manc Group
How can you think of anything more ideal than a table full of hearty and home-comforting meals than one that also features an array of beautiful sides?
Usual delights like the burrata on a bed of rocket, tomato and finished off with a balsamic vinegar glaze area great addition to your already faultless food.
Cheesy garlic pizza bread is quintessential when dining in an Italian restaurant, and Italiana 55’s lovely flavour-packed favourite is a go-to when ordering here.
The Liverpool Road restaurant also has a tonnata pizza which uses toppings that are an exact ingredient breakdown of the Mediterranean sauce, which it shares its name with.
In photos: Italiana Fifty-Five has undergone a refurb. Credit: The Manc Group
What better way to wolf down some incredible Italian feasts than with some perfectly paired alcoholic offerings like the classic Aperol spritz, trusted espresso martinis and a selection of fine wines.
Their menu is staying as tasty as ever with their delicious pizzas and pastas, with the new fresh pasta menu available at their restaurants on Liverpool Road and in Didsbury.
Bakery chain Gail’s is attempting to win over Prestwich after spelling mishap
Daisy Jackson
Gail’s has announced a plan to try and make amends with Prestwich after spelling the village’s name wrong on the new bakery’s signs.
The massive bakery chain finally confirmed that it would be moving into the suburb on the fringes of Bury and Manchester, but made a fatal flaw at the first step.
The huge posters are missing the letter ‘T’, instead saying ‘Hello Preswich’.
More than a few eyebrows were raised locally, with people saying it’s ‘not a great first impression for the locals…’.
And now Gail’s is attempting to put things right by offering free tea to Prestwich residents.
In new material released today, they wrote: “Oops… people of Prestwich, we owe you a ‘T’.
“You may have seen how we missed out a ‘t’ in our new bakery signage.
“We’re sorry for the mistake, and to make up for it we’d like to brew you a tea when we open.”
The new advertising has a QR code which people can scan to claim their free cuppa.
Gail’s has also passed its thanks on to ‘local resident Clair’, who actually came up with the suggestion on The Manc’s LinkedIn post here.
With this development, Gail’s has now confirmed it’ll be opening in Prestwich – directly opposite the new Rudy’s – in early 2025, with free tea served then to those who scan the QR code.
Gail’s will hand out free tea in Prestwich to apologise for spelling the village’s name wrongHuge bakery chain Gail’s confirms move to Prestwich – but spells village’s name wrong in signage
Georgina Pellant -
12th October 2022 
