Manchester Fun Fair

This weekend Manchester's Finest had a wander round Piccadilly Gardens to see the wonderful miniature Fun Fair / Carnival. The set-up is great for kids, parents and Christmas revelers alike, with a few rides, a few snacks and a wonderful Big Top bar set-up by Kro.

The honorable mention it has to be said goes to PieMeister for some absolutely wonderful pies that we won't be getting tired of anytime soon.

Shopping at Grotto

Images by Fraser Chapman of Grotto

Recently I designed some wrapping paper for one69A screen printers in Manchester, it's now on sale in pop-up shop Grotto - based in the Northern Quarter. So this weekend I had a walk over there to see what all the fuss was about, and I wasn't disappointed.

Grotto is stocked to the rafters with all manner of bespoke printed goods, with limited edition prints available from as little as a fiver and bespoke wrapping paper for just 50p a sheet - you'd be mad not to check it out.

On behalf of myself & Manchester's Finest I'd like to say a big thank you to the guys at one69A and everyone associated with the project, firstly for bringing my wrapping paper to life, and secondly for sticking such a quality shop just a few steps away from The Castle, so convenient for a Saturday afternoons shopping and drinking.

Manchesters Finest Visits Rosso

Manchesters Finest is proud to have Rosso Restaurant as our first ever write up. The Italian Restaurant, based at the top of Manchester's prestigious King Street, has recently been voted Restaurant of the Year by Lancashire Life, and it's easy to see why. 4 courses down and numerous glasses of wine, recommended by the waiter and complimenting the meal perfectly, sipping an espresso and listening to the live music, courtesy of Cole Page, I can say without a hint of doubt that it was a brilliant Wednesday night.

Live music, 4 courses, wine & coffee for 2 people under £100.

visit www.rossorestaurants.com

Cube Gallery, the space as it's own exhibition...

Had a wonder over to Cube gallery today to visit "The Perfect Gallery" by Christian Jankowski. It was interesting to walk around an "empty" gallery, but I can see why it's appealing, the space is fantastic, like a combination of my dream apartment & dream studio space in one.

“When I was asked to make an exhibition for the space, I had in mind the fact that gallery architecture is often talked about more than the art inside it.” - Christian Jankowski.

I kind of felt the same way, I hadn't done before,in fact I've seen some pretty good exhibitions over at Cube, and this was no exception.

Heroes, Monsters & Detox Retox

Had a wonder over to Manchester Art Gallery, they've got a cool set of interactive podiums to help children, and designers, learn the history and stories behind the subjects in various paintings and artifacts. Also a quick mention for Detox Retox, brilliant jacket potatoes, very reasonable pricing, comfy surroundings, and cup-cakes, winner..

Manchester at the weekend

I took a little walk around Manchester at the weekend, I saw a few things that made me smile and one thing that made me a bit sad, lets then start with the later.

Noise Gallery on Market Street is closed... I’ve taken a few commemorative snaps and there are more from the good old days earlier in my blog, there’s also a petition to sign at www.noiselab.co.uk. Also this weekend it was the Great Manchester Picnic and although I was greeted by a sign that pretty much read “The Great Manchester Picnic, Danger Keep Out!” it was actually a rather pleasant little set-up over at Piccadilly Gardens, a note worthy stall was Hey Little Cupcake (www.iheartideas.com).

I then stumbled across a rather cool little festival taking place over at Urbis, with free vegetarian curry on offer! Fun times all round.