Manchester’s famous South American resident Peru Perdu is rolling out the red carpet for a bumper programme of interactive dining experiences to celebrate Christmas and New Year.
The Cotton Factory’s wildly-popular, bright-pink Peruvian concept restaurant is hosting a glorious mix of special events for the holidays – ranging from exclusive festive menus and guest dishes to drag brunches and Doggy Christmas Dinners.
A full month’s worth of dining events come to a head on December 31 – with an action-packed event ringing in 2022.
A spectacular Veuve Clicquot Champagne tower will take centre stage at Peru Perdu on NYE / Image: Peru Perdu
For New Year’s Eve, Peru Perdu is inviting private dining specialists PAMPAS into the Princess Street venue for a decadent night of champagne, supercut steaks and festive-infused dishes with Peruvian and Uruguayan twists – including “the UK’s first ever mince pie empanada”.
PAMPAS’ Bring Me Christmas menu is described as an “adventurous selection of experimental dishes served family style” – featuring wet aged steaks, ceviche with three types of fish, tiger milk fried chicken, and hearty potato pie with black truffle gravy and greens.
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Peru Perdu will be dressed to the nines for the occasion – with a spectacular Veuve Clicquot Champagne tower taking centre stage whilst a party soundtrack booms out from the DJ booth. Guests can also pre-order a tall glass of bubbly to enjoy for the New Year’s chimes at midnight.
Spots for the NYE dinner at Peru Perdu cost £85 per person and include a glass of Rochbouet Argentinian sparkling wine on arrival. You can also upgrade and pair a wine with each course for an extra £40pp.
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There’s a chance to win four FREE seats at the NYE event (with a glass of Veuve Clicquot from the champagne tower) by entering Peru Perdu’s Instagram competition. Keep your eyes peeled for details over on @peruperdu_mcr.
Peru Perdu is hosting a dazzling range of festive events this December / Image: Peru Perdu
Peru Perdu has also announced an eclectic mix of interactive dining experiences in the countdown to 2022 – including menu specials, a Veuve Clicquot Festive Drag Brunch, and a furry friends Sunday Christmas dinner.
From Tuesday to Sunday right throughout December, a variety of Christmas feasts will be available – priced £85 per person including paired wines, as well as two-course menus at £30pp and three-course menus for £35pp.
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On Saturday 18 December, Peru Perdu will host the intoxicating festive-themed Veuve Clicquot Drag Brunch from midday to 4pm – with a tasty two-course set menu and a glass of Veuve Clicquot on arrival (£35pp).
Doggy Christmas Dinner events invite guests to bring along their pets / Image: Peru Perdu
The venue will be open to pet pooches every Sunday before NYE – with Doggy Christmas Dinner events inviting guests to bring along their furry friends to tuck into meals alongside them. Whilst owners enjoy a South American inspired roast, pooches can get stuck into a complimentary dog Sunday roast and bone gravy (available when two or more guests are dining). The Doggy Christmas Dinner on December 19 will be a particularly special occasion, as Peru Perdu hosts the ‘Best Dressed Christmas Pooch’ competition – with the three smartest dogs winning free meals for their owners!
It’s all happening down on Princess Street this month…
To get yourself booked in for NYE or any December event at Peru Perdu, email [email protected], call 0161 549 0005 or use the website contact form.
Stay-up-to-date with menus, announcements and competitions by following @peruperdu_mcr on social media.
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Featured image: Peru Perdu
Food & Drink
Milk Maids, Bolton – The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm
Daisy Jackson
Ice cream doesn’t come much fresher than those served at Milk Maids – in fact, you’ll be standing right on the family farm where the cows that produce the milk live, as you tuck into your scoop.
This unassuming dairy farm in Bolton has been in operation for decades, and in the same family for generations.
But it’s when sisters Fiona and Rebecca saw the full potential of all that award-winning milk being produced on their farm that Milk Maids was born.
This ice cream parlour on Dearden’s Farm in Over Hulton is now one of the hottest spots in Greater Manchester, especially when the weather is similarly hot.
Every month they release a whole batch of flavours, all made fresh daily (you can literally see Fiona legging it across the yard with buckets of milk to make fresh batches), with May specials including white chocolate and sea salt caramel, raspberry cookie, and passionfruit pavlova.
Milk Maids, Bolton – The family-run ice cream parlour on an award-winning farm
Cones can be filled with molten chocolate or pistachio creme before your ice cream is scooped and pressed into the cone.
Or you can have your chosen flavour whizzed up into a milkshake, served in a milk bun, or presented in an insulated take-home box for later.
We could wax lyrical about how good this ice cream is, but the queues really do speak for themselves, and you should go and get in it right now.
Popular outdoor dining event returns to MediaCity waterfront this summer
Emily Sergeant
Greater Manchester’s popular outdoor dining concept is back again this summer, and there’s a proper tasty lineup of traders.
Kargo on the Docks, which is MediaCity‘s al fresco dining pop-up, has taken over the waterfront and gardens once again with a fresh wave of local food traders and stunning artwork by Salford-based creatives, all as the sun shines down on Salford Quays this summer.
A handful of Greater Manchester‘s most popular independents have set themselves up Quayside inside those signature re-imagined shipping containers.
Foodies can expect a menu packed with bold new flavours including Caribbean, Lebanese, Mexican, Ethiopian, and Pan-Asian dishes.
Loads of local indie food vendors have taken over the Salford Quays waterfront for the summer / Credit: Supplied
Afro Shack – the sister brand to Kargo.MKT favourite House of Habesha – will be serving fusion food combining East African flavours with indulgent American fast food, while new kids on the block Wok Bros will deliver sizzling, wok-tossed Pan-Asian street food and 100% halal dishes inspired by authentic flavours and fresh ingredients.
Iconic Jamaican dishes will also be on offer from Sunrise Caribbean, while Quiero Tacos will bring slow-cooked Birria tacos, cheesy quesadillas, and vibrant rice bowls packed with the spirit of Mexico.
Last but not least, Mediterranean food lovers can expect juicy lamb koftas, golden halloumi, and richly spiced chicken shawarma from Habibs.
Foodies can expect a menu packed with bold new flavours / Credit: Mark Waugh (via Supplied)
As well as the tasty food on offer, as mentioned, Kargo on the Docks also features a range of artwork and installations from local independent talent – with each container adorned with murals from creatives including Fernandes Makes, Kelly Ma, and Caroline Daly, bringing a feel-good summer vibe to the MediaCity Gardens.
Visitors can also enjoy an art trail display through the gardens, featuring structures designed by, A Studio Called Jane, Luke Passey, and Tasha Whittle.
There will also be a range of pop-up events hosted at the venue throughout the summer, with more announcements to be made very soon, so keep your eyes peeled.
The Manc -
9th December 2021 
