Do you fancy your fave sarnie creation as the best of the bunch? Ready to see its name up in lights as one of the greatest of all time?
Bada Bing are offering one lucky sandwich supremo the chance to create their next special menu item in a new partnership with General Stores.
Ancoats General Store recently became home to the ultimate hoagie joint, and the queues for Bada Bing’s Sopranos-inspired sarnies have become a regular feature on Great Ancoats Street.
The two independent food brands have teamed up to bring sandwich fans the chance to have their own personally designed Hoagie on the menu – and to enjoy it for FREE with a fellow wise-guy for a whole month!
Fans of the Bing are being asked to help the team come up with a new month-long special for the menu – a chance to go heavy on the gabagool, sharp on the provolone and massive on the ‘mutzarell’.
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Two classic Bada Bing hoagies // generalstores_ on Instagram
Or for those who don’t know what any of that means, it could be a chance to fuse some more traditional Brit influences into the mix – maybe a new salami and salt and vinegar crisps sub is on the horizon?
To get the juices flowing (probably a bit of dribble too) Bada Bing’s signature sub (‘The Bing’) is composed of a fat stack of gabagool, mortadella, salami napoli, spicy salami, giardiniera, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, and mayo.
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Sandwich fanatics are being asked to share their creative combinations for the ‘money can’t buy’ prize over on the General Stores Instagram page between now and Friday 24th September.
Bada Bing & General Stores will select the two-handed hoagie deemed to be god tier status, and it will go on sale as a special in October.
General Store is a shopping experience that champions local makers and creators.
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They stock big brand convenience products right through to artisan local producers, alongside a coffee shop on site, plus an alcohol emporium with tasting area, local fresh baked goods and zero-waste, household essential refill stations.
Enter the ultimate hoagie competition on the General Store Instagram page here.
Food & Drink
‘Manchester’s best lunch deal’ that’s only available for two hours a day
Daisy Jackson
There’s a cafe in the centre of Manchester that’s had queues all the way down the street thanks to its incredible value lunch deal.
Although it’s been in Spring Gardens for two years now, Meridian has remained one of Manchester’s best-kept secrets online, thanks to its decision to stay totally off social media until recently.
That hasn’t stopped the queues though, and they’re all here for the same thing – a loaded £5.80 lunch box.
Tucked away just off Market Street, Meridian is an unassuming cafe operated by founder Dan.
It’s much more than a coffee shop, with a menu of Asian fusion dishes served in the cafe, as well as for grab-and-go lunches.
The lunch boxes start from just £5.80, which gets you a box absolutely packed to the brim with delicious Chinese and South East Asian items.
You start off with a base of either egg rice fried, chips, or noodles; then lash on a sauce like Malaysian curry, Thai sweet chilli, or satay.
Meridian in ManchesterThe Meridian lunch boxes in Manchester
As for the toppings, there’s a massive list including popcorn salt n chilli chicken, Japanese gyozas, roasted pork ribs, tofu bites, and crispy spicy beef.
Plans officially submitted for ‘vibrant’ new food hall in Wythenshawe
Emily Sergeant
Are you feeling hungry? Good, because a new food hall is on the horizon.
That’s right – plans to transform Wythenshawe Civic have taken another exciting leap forward this week, as Manchester City Council and placemaker Muse have submitted a planning application to bring a brand-new food hall to the town.
Set to be housed within the three units next to the former Peacocks store – which has now been demolished – the new food hall will become a ‘vibrant’ destination for independent and local food vendors to attract people with ‘delicious and diverse’ offerings.
Developers also hope the new food hall will keep the suburban Manchester town’s centre ‘bustling’ throughout the day and into the evening.
The announcement that the new food hall is in the works comes as part of the already-announced plans for Wythenshawe Civic – with work to soon begin on everything from the public realm, and outside space, to the vacant office space above the existing Iceland-store, which will also be transformed into modern new workspace to support local start-ups and bring new jobs into the town centre.
Developers also recently submitted three separate applications to create 422 new affordable homes for social rent across three locations in the town centre.
“Listening to local people over the last year and more, we know that Wythenshawe residents want more from their town centre – more things to do, opportunities to spend time in Civic and night time attractions that give the area a lift and attract visitors,” commented Cllr Bev Craig, who is the Leader of Manchester City Council.
“This is the drive behind the Culture Hub. A place for local people with an interest in the arts to take part in creative activities, see a show or enjoy the cinema space – right in the heart of their community.
“This is another exciting chapter in the transformation of Wythenshawe Town Centre.”
Joel Chandler, who is the Senior Development Manager at Muse, added that developers are ‘moving at pace’ with plans to give the town centre the ‘regeneration it deserves’.
“The food hall will be a hive for a range of local outlets and will provide new spaces for the community to spend time in and give the town’s nighttime economy a major boost.”
The Manc -
17th September 2021 
