Manchester’s food and drink news this week includes King Street Townhouse BBQ, a Beer, Gin and Food festival in Levenshulme’s Klondyke Club and Bolton Food and Drink Festival. There’s also the news that the talents behind Common bar and Cloudwater brewery are teaming up to run new, handbuilt pub The Pilcrow in Manchester’s NOMA district from late September – read more here.

King Street Townhouse BBQ
Bank Holiday? Great. A BBQ? Count me in. On a rooftop? Perfect. King Street Townhouse are putting on such an event this Friday, to start the long weekend. The weather is predicted to be good this Friday but either way, fun is to be had on their canopy-covered and heated terrace and sixth floor lounge and bar. With fruit punch on arrival, a delicious barbequed feast and live entertainment through the evening, head down from 6pm to kick off the weekend celebrations.
Fri 26 Aug, King Street Townhouse, 10 Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4AW. Tel: 0161 667 0707, 6pm, £25, www.docs.google.com,

Levenshulme Beer, Gin and Food Festival at the Klondyke Club – with extra Levy Market
For one weekend only, Levenshulme Market is moving to the Klondyke Club to join forces with the Levenshulme Beer, Gin and Food Festival 2016. The festival is taking place from Saturday to Monday, with the market joining them on Saturday. It’s free entry and there will be plenty of food stalls and shops, drink in the form of copious gins and ales, craft shops and live music over the three days.
Sat 27-Mon 29 Aug Klondyke Club, Burnage Range, Levenshulme, M19 2HQ. noon-late, free, www.levenshulmecommunity.org.uk

Bottomless Bank Holiday booze at Tattu
Tattu is hosting a Yum Cha event on Sunday which includes a three course menu served with unlimited mimosas, complete with live DJs. At £40 per person, tables are available to book for two-hour sessions. The menu includes a mixed dim sum basket followed by choices from Peking duck pancakes, salt and pepper aubergine and chilli squid, finishing with chocolate fondant, fortune cookies and cream and ‘All the tea in China’.
There’s a 20% discount for diners who show their Pride wristbands from Fri to Mon too. Sun 28 Aug, Tattu, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. Tel: 0161 819 2060, www.tattu.co.uk

Bolton Food and Drink Festival
Almost Famous is joining the stellar line-up at Bolton’s big food festival this weekend. Serving the Wonderburger, Bacon Wonderburger and BIG Wonderburger, it sounds… wonderful. Head down to sample the meaty goodness as well as chef demos, kids events, live music, lashings of local produce and much more.
Fri 26-Sun 28 Aug, Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, Tel: 01204 334321 www.boltonfoodanddrinkfestival.com

Fri 26 Aug - Sun 28 Aug
Words:
Kate Holmes
Published on:
Tue 23 Aug 2016