Food & Drink news ft. Oké Poké, Scotch Eggs, Syrian Supper Club + more

Manchester’s food and drink news this week features the opening of a new Hawaiian themed ‘póke’ cafe, Harvey Nichols celebrating Spring with cheap eats, a beer and scotch egg night at Stalybridge Buffet Bar, Heart and Parcel’s Syrian Supper Club and the Real Junk Food Project takeover of Salut Wine Bar as well as a new location for Grub Food Fair (read more about that here)

Just opened: Hawaiian restaurant Oké Poké on Northern Quarter’s Church Street
Hawaiian street food cafe Oké Poké has opened in the Northern Quarter serving Poké (pronounced poh-kay); a one bowl, deconstucted sushi concoction (pictured). The classic dish comprises sushi rice, tuna, avocado, carrot, wakame, cucumber, spring onion and sesame seeds, and their Teriyaki Jack is a mixture of black rice, chicken, radish, red cabbage, celery, edamame, coriander, pickled ginger and teriyaki sauce. You can also create your own poké, to be enjoyed alongside their range of juices and smoothies. Pop in to say aloha.
Now open: Oké Poké, 59 Church Street, Manchester, M4 1PD, Mon-Sat 11.30am-9pm, Sun 11.30am-4pm,  www.okepoke.co.uk

Special menu: Harvey Nichols’s Spring Sampler for £20 including wine
Head down to Harvey Nichols for a seasonal array of three small plates and a glass of wine. Beginning with artisan breads, oil and vinegar, dishes to choose from include proscuitto and cheddar croquettes with tomato and chilli jam, burrata with smoked aubergine, kale pesto, tomato and crisp bread or hoisin duck bun with pickles and coriander and more. For the full menu and details on how to book, check the link below.
Until Fri 26 May, Harvey Nichols, Second Floor Brasserie, 21 New Cathedral Street, Manchester, M1 1AD, Tel: 0161 828 8888, £20 per person, book via: www.harveynichols.com

Meet the brewer: Beer and scotch egg evening at Stalybridge Buffet Bar
Bakewell is home to the tart and also Thornbridge Brewery. They’re bringing a variety of their brews to Stalybridge Buffet Bar this week, offering guests six thirds to sample, which will be paired with six different scotch egg dishes. These include pickled beetroot scotch egg rolled in a salted crisp crust with a burnt leek and hollandaise salad; and pork, chilli, roast peppers and harissa scotch eggs with an apple, fennel, watercress and radish salad, along with four other mouthwatering dishes. Places are limited and booking is essential via the link below. An excellent chance to reminice about that Alan Partridge episode.
Thu 20 Apr, 7-9pm, Stalybridge Buffet Bar, Platform 4, Stalybridge Railway Station, Rassbottom Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1RF, tickets are £19.95, Tel: 0161 303 0007, www.facebook.com

Book now: Real Junk Food Project takeover Salut Wine Bar
The food waste intercepting heroes are back to cook up a pay-as-you-feel storm this Thursday. Taking over the kitchens at Salut Wine Bar, there will be a selection of small plates and dishes to share this time, accompanied by a delicious and extensive wine list. Registration is required via the link below but you pay on the night, with all funds going back into the food waste and poverty project.
Thu 20 Apr, Salut Wine Bar, 11 Cooper Street, Manchester M2 2FW. Tel: 0161 236 2340, 7-11pm,  www.eventbrite.co.uk

Book now: Heart & Parcel’s Syrian fundraiser at Levenshulme’s The Buttery
The next Heart & Parcel supper club offers a Syrian menu, cooked up by a Syrian Kurd member of the community group. With two sittings available on the night, the menu will begin with hummus, kibbeh and red lentil soup before moving onto a main of mousakka, cucumber, mint and yoghurt salad and green lentils and rice with fried onions. To finish, there will be khaliat nahal, freshly baked honey buns with a cream cheese filling. Book your tickets now to feast mightily and support a great cause.
Mon 24 Apr, 6-11pm, The Buttery, 30 Albert Road, Manchester, M19 2FP, Tel: 0161 248 7990 tickets are £25, www.eventbrite.co.uk

IN SHORT
Fri 21-Sun 23 Apr: If you fancy a trip out of town this weekend, visit the beer and sausage festival at The Bay Horse in Rivington: www.facebook.com