Platinum selling singer-songwriter turned chef, Kelis, is coming to Manchester’s Arndale Shopping Centre to sign her new cookbook My Life on a Plate in Waterstone’s tomorrow.

A biospheric mushroom farm has sprouted up in Albert Square as a main exhibit at this year’s Manchester Food and Drink Festival.

The Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) will soon be back in Albert Square and the 18th year of this culinary delight is set to be its biggest and best yet.

Foodie website Good Egg Manchester and culture publication The Culture Review – both set up by former Mancunian Matters contributors – are already making a big impact on those seeking an alternative to mainstream media.

Manchester Superstore (Rusholme) Limited, which is based in Wilmslow Road and supplied meat to many of the restaurants and takeaways on the Curry Mile, were found guilty after their representatives failed to turn up to a hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.

The unprovoked attack happened outside the Planet USA takeaway on South Parade, Rochdale, at about 5am on July 26.

Manchester is set to get a taste of la vida local as the celebration of all things Spanish salsas back to the city this summer.

MM dive into the American diner dishes at Northern Quarter’s latest addition Infamous Diner and find the time to chat to the manager between courses and cocktails.

The biggest celebration of home-grown talent is coming to Manchester next month, as the Red Bull Academy and Manchester Carnival unite for the city’s wildest party of the year.

The owner of an Indian takeaway found himself in a hot spot after serving up a ‘lamb’ Balti that was revealed to be 100% beef by Food Standards Agency lad tests.

The Grill on the Alley has added the patties to its menu inspired by New York, Boston, Miami and Los Angeles to coincide with the announcement of long-haul flights to those cities, direct from Manchester Airport.