An all-vegan Cameroonian supper club with a party-positive soundsystem-led vibe, headed up by future star Ngwafu Tansie.

A serious boost to the Cheshire landscape, with everything you could want from a bucolic 5-star destination.

Northcote in Langho has completed the first phase of a wider refurbishment, redesigning six of its 26 bedrooms with a Ribble Valley-inspired palette and interiors, with the remaining rooms to follow over the next 12-18 months. Alongside this, the Michelin-starred hotel has begun work on a new kitchen garden and Victorian-style greenhouse, aimed at growing more of its own herbs, vegetables and edible flowers for the restaurant.

Örme’s spiritual peers are the likes of Erst, Bangkok Diner’s Club, Where The Light Gets In and Portfolio – that vision-led mix of uncompromising and approachable that the Northern food scene is doing so well at right now.

A pub that’s well worth the short trek out of the city centre. It’s not far from Big Hands and Manchester Academy, so slots neatly into a solid gig-going trifecta.

Bundobust and Federal are collaborating this summer, launching with a one-off brunch at Bundobust Piccadilly on Saturday 29 August, 9.30-11.30am, featuring an exclusive joint menu (Desi French Toast with cardamom and jaggery, Mango Lassi Bircher, Halloumi & Shroom Tikka, Hara Bara Corn Sliders, plus a limited-edition Iced Dirty Chai).

Following the launch, two collaborative specials run at each venue until Sunday 13 September – Halloumi & Shrooms Tikka and Hara Bhara Corn Sliders at Bundobust, Desi French Toast and Mango Lassi Bircher at Federal – across sites in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

Pigeon Beer Wanderer, the beer parlour and bottle shop on Sheffield Street behind Piccadilly Station, has confirmed an August events programme including a general knowledge quiz on 6 August, an International Beer Day celebration with DJs Four Four and Platespinna on 7 August, and a board game afternoon, Dungeons & Flagons, on 16 August.

From September, Pigeon runs monthly Paint & Sip sessions with PaintVine, starting 13 September. The venue sits within Manchester’s “Beermuda Triangle” alongside Track, Cloudwater, Balance and Sureshot, and offers Nell’s Pizza via click and collect.

Erst in Ancoats welcomes Josh Swinney of London’s The Plimsoll for a one-day kitchen takeover on Sunday 23 August, part of its Sunday Series inviting chefs from favourite restaurants for one-off collaborations. The two teams will serve a seven-course sharing menu at £60pp, including baked scallop with fermented chilli butter, lamb tartare with parmesan, and prawn curry fried pizza.

Erst holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and placed 37th in this year’s National Restaurant Awards.

Society is running a ‘Beer Passport’ throughout August to mark International Beer Day on 7 August, encouraging guests to work through six beer styles from its taps – lager, IPA, a local brewery collaboration, cider, cask ale and a wild card pour – collecting stamps as they go.

A completed passport earns a free pint and entry into a prize draw for a Society prize. The venue has 44 beers on tap and pairs the challenge with food from its five independent street food traders.

El Gato Negro on King Street has revamped its menu, adding new sharing plates alongside its established signature dishes. New additions include sea bream, pork neck skewers, roasted cauliflower, a sharing tomahawk steak, a mini charcuterie selection, chicken thighs, shellfish rice, and prawn and shellfish croquetas. The new menu is available now at the King Street site.

Can’t make it out to the Lakes? Fear not, Home by Simon Rogan has launched two new monthly menus for its nationwide home-delivery service: a sharing menu built around a centrepiece meat course from Lake District Farmers, and a six-course tasting menu offering a more restaurant-style progression, both led by chef Sam Nash. The sharing menu serves four from £180, sitting alongside the brand’s existing three-course menu (£55pp) and six-course tasting menu (£75pp, two people).

All dishes are prepared by Simon Rogan’s Lake District team using produce from Our Farm and arrive with reheating and plating instructions for diners to complete at home.

Cloud 23 at The Manchester Deansgate is offering a complimentary glass of Prosecco with every traditional Sky High Afternoon Tea booked during Afternoon Tea Week, 10-16 August. The offer runs Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and applies to the standard menu of finger sandwiches, scones and pâtisserie. Cloud 23 sits on the hotel’s upper floor with panoramic skyline views over the city.

Hawksmoor has teamed up with YouTuber and burger critic Calfreezy (Callum Airey) to launch The Burgurr, a limited-edition bacon double cheeseburger built by Group Executive Chef Matt Brown to Airey’s own specifications. It comprises two dry-aged British beef patties, American cheese, smoked streaky bacon, white onion, signature burger sauce and a milk bun, priced at £20 alone or £25 with beef-dripping fries and peppercorn sauce. .

The Black Friar in Salford and Horse & Jockey in Chorlton are both running Kids Eat Free throughout the school holidays this summer, with children’s options including hotdogs, chicken and halloumi wraps, sausage and mash, and cheese and tomato pizza. Both pubs, run by the same team, offer family-friendly outdoor space, with The Black Friar’s garden and Horse & Jockey sitting on the edge of Chorlton Green. All kids’ dishes are freshly prepared in-house.

Allpress Manchester has launched Manchester Lates, a new late-night pop-up series in partnership with Natoora, hosting a rotating line-up of local chefs in the cafe space. £10 from every ticket goes to Natoora’s Farm Fund, with remaining proceeds going directly to the chefs. The series opens on Thursday 20 August with Thirds Club (Alicia Mayne and Georgia Worral), serving a four-course vegetarian supper club menu using Natoora produce, priced at £45pp with a welcome drink included. Further dates in the series are yet to be announced.