Delicious UK - (04)April 2020

Bakedcheesewithhoney,

granola & rye crackers, p

Chickencaesar

salad, p

GillMeller’srhubarband

custard tart, p

RESTAURANT

OF

THE

MONTH

TheSpä rrows

Manchester; thesparrows.me

WHERENewlyrelocatedtoa permanent

siteinthecity’sGreenQuarter.

THESETTINGThischarmingendeavourissimply

butstylishlytrickedoutwithwhite walls, concrete

floorsandchunkyoaktables.

THEDISHESNamedafterthebirdshapesthatform

whenspätzlebatterhitshotwater,thisistheplace

fordumplings– gnocchi,pierogi,pelmeniand,of

course,spätzle– aswellasfreshlycutpastaand

chunksofpillowyfocaccia.Mixandmatchsauces

gowithgnocchiorthelightbutuniquelycomforting

‘littlesparrows’– perhapsa tradmixofemmental

andgruyèreora classicbolognese.Beers,wineand

sakeshavebeenchosentocutthroughtherichness.

PRICE£15(three-coursedinnerexcludingdrinks)

VERDICTTheSpärrowswillenvelopyouinits

warmembrace,sendingyouoffhappier and only

slightlypoorerintotheAprilrain.

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Menu of the month

A SPRING LUNCH FOR FOUR...

*ESTIMATES

BY

CHEWSYSGUM.COM

BASED

ON

DATA

GATHERED USING THE SELLFY TOOL.

WORDS: PHOEBE STONE, RACHEL WALKER, LES DUNN

DidyouknowÉ

Inthe4thcentury,

eggswereforbidden

duringLent butof

course,thatdidn’t

stopchickensfrom

laying.Sopeople

hard boiledand

decoratedtheeggs

overthefasting

period,creating

a forerunnerofthe

modern Easter egg.

£1 MILLION A MONTH FOR

EATING ON YOUTUBE?

Oneoftheweirderonlinemoney-spinnersis

thegenrecalled‘autonomoussensorymeridian

response’(ASMR).Alsoknownas‘whisperporn’

(butnota sexualthing),it involvesvideosofpeople

makingnoises– whispering,crinklingpaper,

tapping– thatelicita tinglyeuphoriainviewers.

Eatingoncameraisa trendthatoriginatedin

SouthKorea,whereit’scalledmukbang,andfood

ASMRis big.Sobig,infact,thatitstoppractitioner,

ZachChoi,33,isestimatedtohaveearnedalmost

£1millioninJanuary 2020 alonefromadrevenue

(£137,000)andmerchandising(£824,000).Even

thelowlynumber 10 intherevenuerankings,

Linh-ASMR,earnedanestimated£81,000inthe

samemonth.*Couldbea wholenewcareerfor

people who rustle wrappers in cinemas...