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Fancy a nice cup of tea and a sit down? Simon Webbon leads us on a whirlwind tour of Manchester’s museum and gallery cafes

Aug 19, 2009 | Comments: 8

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gabriel’s kitchen

Cafe society.

The temple of 1,000 bells.

The unrealised interviews.

A thoroughly modern woman.

Dark Horse. Simon Patterson Q&A.

To bee, or not to be?