This dinner lady says she cries going into work - because she has to deny children school lunch.

Looking for some help. I’ve just guided a blind young lad back to a hotel he’s staying at in town but his situation seems pretty fucked and he says he’s got no money / homeless from Monday Who am I best speaking to? I’ve got his contact details

Manchester is officially in a golden age of sandwiches, from hoagies and heroes to bagels, banh mi and cuzzetiellos I wrote all about this new wave of big butties and spoke to some of the city’s most creative sarnie slingers, for EATMCR eatmcr.co.uk/featured/manch…

Lunchtime gang: Manchester is in a golden age of sublime sarnies, so I chatted to a few of the main heads who are behind some of the best ones in the city right now. Give it a read while wrapping your lips around some big carbs 👌👌 eatmcr.co.uk/featured/manch…

Mayfield Park is now open Manchester’s first new public park in more than 100 years and it’s class Open 7 days a week, free to all, open dawn until dusk. Lovely stuff

Here’s me, for EATMCR, on why dining alone is an artform we all need to appreciate a lot more in our lives Feat. My favourite ever Superbad reference eatmcr.co.uk/culture/the-ar…

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BRB, just planning a route of every pub, chippy and kebab house we want to ask Phil to come to with us…

Dog rescued Ancoats

My first piece of the year for EATMCR and I am once again telling you all about ec_ancoats’ chip butty. The perfect antidote to a lot of Manchester’s crippling, property developer led problems that are continuing to strip the city of its identity… eatmcr.co.uk/featured/why-e…

Have had a lot of very kind words sent my way about this piece, but am especially buzzing about how many people within hospitality have reached out about it as well. Both as fans of the chip butty and as workers who the overarching message has resonated with. Cheers ❤️

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Well this is a devastating bit of news, as spotted by EATMCR. They've done a bit of digging and it seems it's going to rebrand as a Hip store, and that the original owners did try to buy it back too. Anyway, like I say, devastating. A NQ all time legend. drapersonline.com/news/oi-polloi…

“Property developers force out the Cafe Metros and fuck over the McCall’s vegetables and Manchester Book Buyers. They’d gentrify their own fucking gran if they could” Have had a rant over on EATMCR about the disappearing face of Manchester… eatmcr.co.uk/culture/the-di…

Undertook an extensive Guinness tour of Manchester last year for ‘research’ purposes and put together the official EATMCR Guinness Guide. So if you’re off out today, here are all the best places to get a pint of plain. Sláinte eatmcr.co.uk/guides/the-off…

New work for EATMCR, on how Hawksmoor Manchester’s refusal to dine out on the past has made it Manchester’s most irresistible dining experience… eatmcr.co.uk/culture/hawksm…

As we head towards the weekend, here's me for EATMCR , reminding you all that brunch is bullshit and big, luxurious, lazy lunches are far fucking superior... eatmcr.co.uk/culture/everyb…

My latest for EATMCR. My favourite ever interview. Serge & Polina left everything behind in Kyiv, just 24hrs before Putin’s bombs were dropped. They have now set up one of the coolest spaces in Manchester and have been embraced by the whole community… eatmcr.co.uk/culture/stone-…