One of the region’s best-loved Chinese restaurants is serving up endless bao buns, salt n pepper specials, handmade cocktails, and so much more this summer.
WowYauChow is the home of “the first Chinese bottomless brunch in Manchester”.
The popular Altrincham eatery has gone down a treat with locals and foodies alike after opening its doors in the heart of the Trafford town on Stamford New Road, and is known for its eclectic menu of British Chinese favourites, alongside a Chinese street food twist – but it’s the bottomless brunch that really steals the show.
The endless lunch option lets you tuck into all of your Chinese food and drink favourites for a full 90 minutes.
And prices start at an impressive £23.
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So, what does the bottomless brunch actually consist of then?
Well, there’s a couple of options to take your pick from, with one of the most popular proving to be the option to create your own ‘Lunch Basket’, by choosing a dish from three sections – dumplings, bao buns, and rice / noodle bowls.
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The brunch menu also includes a selection of tofu, pork & chive, and buffalo chicken wonton parcels, as well as bao buns filled with char siu pork, crispy chilli chicken, and more.
If a rice and noodle bowl sounds more up your street, then you can choose between options such as soya sauce chicken, steak black pepper, king prawn tang and garlic, cauliflower curry, salt n pepper tofu.
That’s not all either as the bottomless option doesn’t just stop at the food, and you can help yourself to a selection of cocktails, wines, and beers – including gin fizz, blushing dragon, prosecco, and Tsing Tao.
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WowYauChow is the home of “the first Chinese bottomless brunch in Manchester” / Credit: WowYauChowThe Altrincham eatery is known for its eclectic menu of British Chinese favourites and street food / Credit: WowYauChow
Fancy it then? You can pick from bottomless food available at £23, one lunch basket and bottomless drinks for £28, or bottomless food and drinks for just £33 with everything included.
The 90-minute bottomless brunches take place everyday in two sessions – 1pm and 3pm.
Family behind Salvi’s launch new concept, weeks after iconic restaurant closure
Daisy Jackson
Just weeks after the closure of its iconic, 16-year-old Italian restaurant in the Corn Exchange, the family behind Salvi’s have revealed a brand-new concept.
And this time, the reins are being handed over to the next generation.
Salvi’s founder Maurizio Cecco has helped to shape Amò, but it’s all the brainchild of his daughter, Sienna.
Sienna will run the business out of a unit up on Deansgate Mews, serving fresh pasta dishes, pizza sandwiches, tubs of tiramisu, and two-for-£10 spritzes.
The deli aspect of the original Salvi’s has been carried over to Amò too – you’ll find shelves almost to the ceiling filled with Italian pasta, wine, olive oils, pistachio spreads, and more.
Sienna has grown up in restaurants, with her parents launching Salvi’s when she was just two years old.
She said she wants the space to be a livelier, fresher version of the Italian restaurant that has been so loved by Mancs for so many years.
Sienna outside AmòFresh pasta dishesInside Amò by Salvi’sTheir viral frozen crema di caffeLemon granitaInside Amò by Salvi’sTiramisu pots
Amò, which is Neapolitan slang for ‘my love’, will have loads of fresh Italian dishes, including arancini, gnocchi, and hearty pasta plates.
At lunchtimes, guests can order from a £10 lunch menu, with dishes changing daily depending on the best produce the kitchen can get – it could be a pizza sandwich with proscuitto and tomato, a spicy pasta, or a gnocchi bake, always served with your choice of soft drink.
With its position on Deansgate Mews, Amò basks in the sunshine at lunchtimes.
And while it’s definitely a different concept to the original Salvi’s, Amò looks set to carry the family’s Italian food legacy into its next generation.
Award-winning Didsbury bakery La Chouquette reveals incredible new site
Daisy Jackson
La Chouquette is one of Greater Manchester’s top bakeries – an award-winner, with queues down the street every weekend for its authentic French pastries and loaves.
And now they’re ready for a new chapter, revealing a major expansion today.
Owners Catrina and Flo have painstakingly expanded the bakery into the unit next door, creating what feels like a true French bakery.
And in the midst of this huge renovation project, they’ve welcomed a tiny new baby boy – quite the summer for the couple.
Catrina and Flo launched La Chouquette in lockdown, and in a time where people could only get their hospitality fix from takeaways, immediately became one of the most popular spots in the region.
Their success has been so great, you’ll still consistently find queues down the street every weekend, for their top sellers like their authentic almond croissants.
Then in October 2024, they grew the business and launched Piqniq, a new deli in Didsbury village, serving freshly-baked baguette sandwiches, breakfast butties, toasties, tiramisu pots and their legendary pastries.
The new-look La Chouquette features beautiful details like mosaic floors, rich blue walls, wooden shelves, and brass light fixtures.
La Chouquette’s best-selling almond croissantsInside the stunning new La Chouquette in DidbsuryNew savoury bakesThe chausson aux pommesThe counter stuffed with artisan French bakesChocolate chip cookies and cinnamon buns
The huge new counter displays more pastries and breads than ever before, like a hearty chausson aux pommes filled with apples that will be perfect for autumn, plus seasonal treats like a rhubarb creme brulee pastry, and homemade quiche.
Speaking at the grand relaunch today, Catrina said: “The layout has changed, it looks so much more chic, it looks like a traditional French bakery. We’re really excited about it.”
As for what’s on the counter, Flo reassured fans that their beloved almond and pistachio croissants remain, but with some new savoury editions, like a truffle croque monsieur made with croissant dough.
La Choquette has reopened today, and will be open seven days a week from 7am until 5pm.
Emily Sergeant -
6th July 2021 
