It’s a Thursday afternoon and I’m patiently standing in line at Salt & Pepper’s new spot on High Street. This is my third attempt to get my mitts on their sticky soy-glazed wings this week because each time I’ve headed here on my lunch break I’ve been greeted by queues meandering out the door - I’m not mad though, I’m very impressed.
Back in March, the hugely popular vendor was forced to leave Arndale Market after long discussions with the council over improving the extractor fans at the stall ran out of road. Winding queues had become a regular occurrence for siblings Chloe and Cash Tao, who opened Salt & Pepper in May 2019, but ironically their popularity meant it was no longer feasible to operate there without finding upwards of £91,000 to install a new extractor.
Skip forward eight months and it's a much more brighter picture. Look out from the Arndale Market now and across the street you’ll see Salt & Pepper’s neon bee emblem glowing above the doorway - signalling to both loyal fans and the uninitiated that something very exciting has landed.
