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Inside the new ‘all natural’ Manchester restaurant with a daily-changing menu

Foraging is all the rage at Another Hand, the newest restaurant to open at Deansgate Mews

Georgina Pellant Georgina Pellant - 11th March 2022

A new restaurant championing foraged and natural ingredients has opened up on Deansgate Mews this week.

With a daily-changing menu that uses ingredients picked in the wild by its chefs alongside top produce from some of Manchester’s finest growers, it’s rather tiny – with room inside for just 24 guests at once.

Called Another Hand, it comes from Danny Foggo of Holy Grain, Julian Pizer and Max Yorke, formerly of Edinburgh Castle and Hispi.

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According to the chefs behind it, everything is cooked ‘as natural as possible’ with a big emphasis on using sustainable, organic and ethically-produced ingredients.

Vegetables served here come with the promise that they’ve been picked ‘out the ground’ that very same day, with specially-selected fish, meat and fermented foods alongside to complement the flavours.

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With an open kitchen and Japanese grill, everything is on show as you sit and eat. The restaurant itself features crushed burnt orange furnishings, exposed brick and teal accents.

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Mackerel glazed umeboshi style with plum, burnt apple and turnip consomme. / Image: The Manc Eats
Fired squash loaded with hung vinaigrette yoghurt, marmite baked seeds and sumac dressing. / Image: The Manc Eats


Offering everything from all-day breakfast and brunch to lunch and dinner, as the day goes on the concept will evolve – with the restaurant transforming from a light and airy casual eatery in the day to an intimate dining space by night.

What’s more, thanks to the daily changing menu, no two visits are likely to ever be the same.

Supplied daily by local businesses like Cinderwood Market Garden, Organic North, Littlewoods Butcher and Butcher’s Quarter, low-intervention and locally sourced produce sits at the heart of the concept.

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Julian Pizer from Another Hand said: “Dishes will be served as natural as possible. We’ve sough out the best possible producers and high-quality suppliers to minimise waste within the kitchen and ensure our dishes are sustainable, organic and tasty.”

Food is combined with natural wine, craft beer, seasonal cocktails and coffee sourced from other local, independent businesses.

Another Hand at Great Northern Warehouse is open now. Bookings for evening tables are now live and can be booked here.

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Manchester

Stare Society – Manchester’s hidden gem, rock n roll vintage shop that’s like stepping back in time

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson

There’s a new gem of a shop in Manchester which is an homage to all things 1970s.

Manchester has a thriving vintage shop scene, but most of it is concentrated around the Northern Quarter.

Stores like Cow Vintage, Blue Rinse, and Pop Boutique, not to mention the numerous charity shops and pop-ups that line Oldham Street, have turned that corner of town into a haven for lovers of the fashions of yesteryear.

But now there’s a new outpost in the heart of Chinatown – and it’s possibly the most stylish, charming vintage store in the city yet.

Stare Society opened last December, and has put some serious effort into both sourcing the items it sells, and decorating the space it sells them from.

Tucked away up a flight of stairs in a corner unit above Red Chilli, you’ve probably walked straight past it a dozen times already.

Stare Society in Chinatown, Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group

But glance up above the long-standing Chinese restaurant and you’ll notice a slowly rotating disco ball in the window, giving just a taste of all the treats in store.

Venture inside and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped right back in time to the 1970s, greeted by the sound of Fleetwood Mac being piped through the speakers (the legendary group are also the stars of a huge framed photo above the fireplace inside).

Stare Society is decorated to the nines – fringed lampshades, rattan screens, glitter ball plant pots, guitars, and a huge leopard print chaise lounge in the window, draped in retro-printed cushions, vinyl records and vintage hats.

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There are 1970s-inspired scented candles named things like Cherry Bomb, Tiny Dancer and Rebel Rebel, and all sorts of knick-knacks (sunglasses, tiny mirrors, antique glassware) hailing back to the glory days of rock n roll.

Then there’s the clothes – racks full of leather jackets, leopard-print furry coats, and fringed suede waistcoats.

Retro t-shirts with contrasting collars, with ‘Manchester 1970’ and ‘Chinatown 1970’ scrawled across them.

Cowboy boots painted with stars, piles of colourful felt berets, and loudly-patterned blouses.

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The space is so beautiful, it’s actually available to hire, for things like photoshoots and private events, with a vision to host intimate gigs inside in the future.

Stare Society joins the booming vintage scene in Manchester, like Bare Necessities, the online giant that recently hosted a pop-up store on High Street that everyone lost their minds over.

You’ll find Stare Society at 20 Nicholas Street on the edge of Chinatown in Manchester.

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Manchester

Flashback Festival adds massive new headliner to throwback 90s and 00s festival in Manchester

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson

Flashback Festival, the huge music event celebrating all things 90s and 00s, has just added a major headliner to this summer’s bill.

The festival is set to take over Platt Fields Park in May for a day of serious nostalgia, featuring some of the biggest names in dance music history.

Flashback Festival’s first wave of artists was announced last month, featuring legends like Fatman Scoop, Artful Dodger, D:Ream with a special 30 live showcase years set, and Sweet Female Attitude on the line-up.

And now the huge event has announced that Katy B will be headlining the main stage.

The British singer was behind massive singles including Katy on a Mission and Lights On back in the early 2010s.

This year’s festival follows 2022’s sold-out event, and will once again feature a huge outdoor main stage as well as a festival village, VIP area and after parties.

Elsewhere on the festival site, the Clubland Big Top stage will be back celebrating the golden age of dance music – artists announced there are Alice Deejay, Ultrabeat, Flip n Fill, Milk Inc Live (Linda Mertens).

On the Back By Dope Demand stage will be superstar DJs and artists like Livin’ Joy, N-Trance, Shades of Rhythm and K-Klass.

Flashback Festival will be bringing Golden back to Manchester – the brand responsible for countless dance culture moments – with The Golden Stage, which will feature an all-star cast of trance and big room DJs.

The Golden Stage line-up includes Lisa Lashes, Dave Pearce, Nalin & Kane and Yomanda.

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The VIP area will be hosted by Hedkandi, who’ll take over with soulful house and disco classics.

Then there’s the Festival Village, X-Treme Rides, an official after party and tonnes more.

Flashback Festival will take place in Platt Fields Park on Saturday 20 May 2023. 

You can book your tickets now at flashbackfestival.co.uk.

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