A Manchester-based health food company is offering you the chance to “kick start your healthy eating plan” at an incredible discounted price.
fitchef UK is helping people to “continue eating their favourite restaurant foods”, all while “limiting their supermarket shopping” to keep safe amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by offering an impressive 30% off when you place your first pre-prepared meal package order.
Unfamiliar with the popular health food company?
fitchef is a meal subscription and delivery service for busy people who love to eat “proper food”, but just don’t have the time to cook or devise healthy meal plans that are worth sticking to.
The meal prep business provides customers with restaurant quality-food straight to their door every week.
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Simply put, fitchef – which is run by chefs is run by chefs Will Lee and Matt Williams – provides you with all of your midweek meals through a personalised menu offering of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, so you never have to worry about preparing your food in advance ever again.
fitchef also proudly made headlines earlier this year after being “top of the list” for Coronation Street’s Colson Smith during his impressive health, fitness and weight loss journey.
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And now, this unmissable 30%-off offer is ready to make the most of during lockdown.
Fitchef UK
Launching the new offer across its social media platforms, fitchef UK said it aims to “take the stress out of meal planning at the click of a button”.
The exclusive discounted offer provides customers with five breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners delivered directly to their door with contact-free and COVID-safe drop off every Sunday, so there is “no need to go to the supermarket for your weekly shop”.
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fitchef will provide all the meals you need to keep you eating well and it’s cheaper than a takeaway too, so you can “keep eating your favourite restaurant-style meals throughout lockdown”.
Packages are available for meat eaters and vegetarians across a variety of calorie totals.
If you don’t quite find something that suits you though, you can also create your very own bespoke package with your personal choice and combinations of meals on a rolling subscription, which can be cancelled at any time.
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And if all of that wasn’t brilliant enough as it is, a donation of £1 from every new order placed through the deal will go directly towards food poverty relief charity FareShare GM, which aims to feed some of Greater Manchester’s most vulnerable and in-need communities.
You can use the code EATATHOME to access to 30% off for your first order.
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For more information about fitchef UK and to kick-start your lockdown eating plan, you can check out their website and place your orders here.
Chinatown restaurant pleads for help after dine-and-dash customer leaves staff member in A&E
Daisy Jackson
A brilliant restaurant in Manchester’s Chinatown has shared CCTV and a heartfelt appeal after one of its staff members was left in A&E.
Noodle Alley shared that one of its young staff members chased after a group of dine-and-dash customers who’d left without paying for their meal.
The restaurant then said that she was ‘assaulted’ at some point in the chase and ended up in A&E.
In their statement, Noodle Alley said that the staff member ‘had treated them kindly and never expected that kindness to come back to her like this’.
They wrote: “What has this world come to? A violent man sent our staff to A&E over an unpaid meal.”
The CCTV shows a group of three young men, all carrying Selfridges shopping bags, entering the restaurant.
They sit and enjoy a meal, before two of them slip out of the restaurant. The third man then exits but is chased by a Noodle Alley staff member.
It’s at this point – out of the range of the restaurant’s CCTV – that they said she was assaulted ‘after going beyond her duty to try and recover what had been taken’.
The family business said that she has been ’emotionally affected’ by the incident.
The police are involved and the restaurant has appealed for anyone who can help with their investigation to get in touch.
It’s also the second time they’ve appealed about a dine-and-dash customer in the last few months, but this incident went ‘far beyond’ previous incidents.
In their full statement, Noodle Alley said: “We’re a small family business, and lately it feels like small businesses are being targeted again and again.
“But this time, it went far beyond anything we have experienced before.
“One of our young staff members — a girl simply doing her job — was assaulted after going beyond her duty to try to recover what had been taken from our restaurant. She ended up in A&E.
“What hurts us most is seeing how emotionally affected she has been by what happened. She told us she had treated them kindly and never expected that kindness to come back to her like this.
“We work hard to look after our staff and our customers, and nobody should have to go through this simply for doing their job.
“We have reported the incident to the police.
“If anyone recognises these individuals or has any information that could help the police with their investigation, please contact us or the police directly.
“We’re sharing this because we believe our staff deserve to feel safe at work.”
Celebrity chef James Martin closes Manchester restaurant after more than a decade
Daisy Jackson
James Martin Manchester has closed its doors, bringing an end to the chef’s decade-long restaurant partnership with casino Manchester235.
Metropolitan Gaming announced on 1 October that its partnership with James Martin and his team had concluded, with the restaurant operation at the city centre venue ending on the same day.
The partnership dates back to 2012, meaning James Martin Manchester had been part of the Manchester235 experience for more than 14 years.
During that time, the restaurant became an established part of the venue’s food and drink offering, with Metropolitan Gaming describing the collaboration as ‘successful and valued’.
The company also credited James Martin and his team with contributing to Manchester’s wider food and dining scene, as well as providing high-quality dining for Manchester235 guests.
Maxine Gibbons, Venue Director at Manchester235, thanked the chef and his team for their contribution to the venue.
She said: “Our partnership with James Martin and his team has been an important part of Manchester235’s story since 2012.
“We would like to thank James and everyone who has been part of the James Martin Manchester team over the years for their commitment, hard work and the memorable experiences they have created for our guests.”
Gibbons added that the team had made a ‘significant contribution’ to Manchester235’s food and beverage experience and wished James Martin and his colleagues ‘every success for the future’.
The closure will not result in affected employees losing their jobs, with Metropolitan Gaming confirming that any employees impacted by the restaurant’s closure have been retained within the business.
Customers with existing restaurant reservations will also be contacted directly by Manchester235 regarding cancellations.
Emily Sergeant -
25th November 2020 
