Angela Upex

Lucky Cat Manchester has launched The Golden Edit, a seasonal menu of five tequila- and mezcal-based cocktails paired with spicy tuna hosomaki. Drinks include Golden Ritual, High Summer, Smoke & Blossom, Golden Sunrise and Going Rouge, using premium spirits alongside Asian-inspired ingredients. The Manchester restaurant is also promoting £9 cocktails through its 9 Lives menu and a Saturday sharing brunch with optional bottomless drinks. The feature highlights Lucky Cat’s contemporary Asian dining, house music and resident DJs, while noting age checks, responsible drinking guidance and its Challenge 25 policy.

COOK!'s Curry Club in Ancoats offers hands-on vegetarian cooking sessions where participants learn to blend spices and prepare dishes such as paneer butter masala and Gujarati green moong dal before eating together. The sessions welcome both groups and solo attendees, feature changing monthly menus and provide digital recipe packs for recreating the dishes at home. COOK!, part of The Vegetarian Society, also supports plant-based cookery education and meal provision in the local community. Other classes, gift vouchers and private Christmas-party bookings are available.