The Slattery Chocolate Challenge is a beast that has toppled even the sweetest of sweet tooths over the years.
If you asked the most steadfast of chocaholics to paint their idea of heaven, it would be this – a landscape of chocolate fudge cake mountains, molten chocolate pot lakes, fields of chocolate ice cream, fluffy clouds of whipped cream.
Oh, and a huge, rich, hot chocolate and a fair few chocolate coins too.
It would be enough to keep a child on a sugar hype for a week, but if you complete the Slattery Chocolate Challenge, you receive the grand prize of more chocolate!
The legendary Whitefield cafe’s £19.95 creation has humbled plenty of customers over the years – of around 10,000 people who’ve tried, only around 3% of them have managed to clear their plate.
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So it was quite a ballsy move for American YouTube star Katina Eats Kilos to order the Slattery Chocolate Challenge as a DOUBLE PORTION.
In a video seen by almost two million people, she confidently tucked in to two portions of the already-massive platter.
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She said: “I’ve got a bit of a sweet tooth, and I think the only way to fix that is with Britain’s toughest chocolate challenge.”
The chocolate challenge arrives at the table with huge sparklers firing out the top of it, declaring itself the centre of attention.
Katina then says: “There ain’t nothing to it but to do it”, grabs a spoon, and ties her hair back. She means business.
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Uttering a ‘pray for my insulin levels’, the social media star then started to chip away at the legendary dessert plate.
Heartwarmingly, she pauses throughout the video to praise the quality of the family-run dessert cafe’s food, which us Mancs all know and love.
Katina Eats Kilos taking on the Slattery Chocolate Challenge. Credit: YouTube
She said the American-style chocolate fudge cake was ‘rich and lush’, and something that even Matilda’s Miss Trunchbull would be proud of.
Katina also paused halfway to acknowledge that she already had that ‘shaky sugar buzz’ and could see how the Slattery Chocolate Challenge had defeated ‘the average person’.
But this woman makes a career out of taking on food challenges, and the sweet plate was no match for her.
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She wiped the plate clean in 25 minutes and 19 seconds. Impressive.
Katina Eats Kilos was only the fourth person EVER to complete a double on the Slattery Chocolate Challenge.
Fans absolutely loved her attempt – one person commented: “This was like watching Matilda’s cake scene. I was impressed and disgusted at the same time.”
Someone else said: “My red flag is thinking this looks so easy.”
And another wrote: “Tried this and thought it would be so easy. NOPE. Plus side was taking the rest of the chocolate cake home though.”
New interactive map shows where to find 500+ Manchester venues with air conditioning
Emily Sergeant
Do you feel that? Yeah… it’s getting warmer outside.
After all, it is only early July, so we can’t be expecting that the only heatwave (or so to speak) we’re going to get this year has already been and gone, can we? It stands to reason that the sun would grace Greater Manchester with its presence once again before this season’s out – and according to the Met Office, that time has come.
The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising for the next couple of weeks, but if that’s not really your bag, then luckily someone has made a new interactive map that shows where all of the bars and restaurants that have air conditioning are in the city.
There are more than 280,000 pubs, cafes, restaurants, and bars in England and Wales, but only around 8,000 (3%) of them are confirmed to have air conditioning.
The good news, though, is that around 500 of them are in Manchester, and thanks to Where’s Cool, we now know where they are.
A new interactive map shows where to find the 500+ Manchester venues with air conditioning / Credit: Where’s Cool | MCC
Founded by Thomas Chivers, Where’s Cool has been created by a combination of thorough research of Food Standards Agency and public MHCLG Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data, as well as public contributions.
So, where a venue’s EPC says it has ‘cooling’, it gets marked as confirmed on the map, and then it’s up to the public to fill in the gaps by simply telling Where’s Cool whether a place has AC or not, and eventually, once a few people agree, the map updates.
“I created this Map in May in the middle of the first heatwave,” explained creator Thomas Chivers.
“I’m really glad I did, because we’re now somehow on our third and it’s only July. I needed to find somewhere cool to work because my flat was far too hot to work in.
“For those of us, like me, who work from home without aircon, it’s become a necessity to know where we can go with our laptops when the temperature starts to creep above the 30 degree mark. Hopefully the Where’s Cool map can be useful in helping others find a place to go and cool off, as well as helping out the hospitality venues who can always do with the customers.”
You can see which Manchester venues have air conditioning on Where’s Cool here.
Featured Image – Eric Anderson (via Unsplash)
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Road to Victory is all set to turn Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl into the latest World Cup fan zone
Danny Jones
Manchester’s smash-hit Road to Victory is hoping to bring its first-ever open-air World Cup fan zone to the city, as the event is set to take over Castlefield Bowl – on one condition.
It’s just the simple matter of if/when* we make it through.
The famous amphitheatre might be in the middle of their 2026 edition of the annual Sounds of the City festival, but given that England have advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2026 tournament, they’ve naturally decided to make some changes.
It might not be in time for this next game against Norway, but should we make it past the Scandinavian side, Castlefield Bowl will be welcoming roughly 9,000 fans for the semis and (touch wood) the final.
Announced this week, the Road to Victory (RtV) team – backed by production company and promoters AIX Live, who specialise in multi-sensory, immersive fan experiences – is pledging to move into their latest Manc venue for the upcoming fixture at the very least.
Having started over at Depot Mayfield before moving to the likes of Diecast and most recently AO Arena, they’re planning to make the most of the ongoing heatwave by securing the beloved Bowl.
With the Manchester Storm ice hockey team returning to the Arena, they’ve had to vacate ahead of preparations, but it could mean that we’re now looking at one of the biggest outdoor supporter parks in the country, let alone the North West.
Once again, we’ve already had The K’s, Wet Leg and Johnny Marr play the multi-date music series this year, and there are more concerts booked, but some understandable exceptions are now being made.
Obviously, how many Road to Victory dates we get here all depends on whether or not Thomas Tuchel’s side make it past Haaland and co., but it’s sure to be a memorable night nonetheless.
Should the boys make it to the semi-final, tickets for the supporter park right after the match and, unsurprisingly, the demand is expected to be huge. For context, more than 40,000 joined the party for the 2022 World Cup, and the previous Euros final in 2024 sold out the AO Arena. Wow.
With that in mind, we’d say be quick on the draw and get down early with doors from 5pm, as the Road to Victory pre-show will kick things off pronto, alongside live DJs, entertainment and bars – all of which promise to deliver an unparalleled festival-like matchday atmosphere.
You can get ready to register your interest and grab yours as soon as they go on sale right HERE; in the meantime, if you’re still wondering where the best places to watch England vs Norway in Manchester are, look no further:
Daisy Jackson -
8th September 2023 
