NEW IN THE NORTH

BY ANDREA WREN

Arami

6-10 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle, +44 (0)191 222 0659
Arami is a slick new spot for modern Bangladeshi cuisine.Try amm ur jhinga Milan (prawn in mango purée, £5.95) or begun (pepper stuffed with aubergine, £7.50) for a great veggie main. If you feel like branching out, co-owner KA Choudhury recommends the curry of chicken and jackfruit (like a cooking apple in taste) in coconut milk, or a one-off creation: dark chocolate korma with almond. www.arami.co.uk

Guilty pleasures

One Central Street, Manchester, +44 (0)161 211 9000
Ready to admit that you jiggle your feet to Girls Aloud and rock power ballads? Now you can confess your guilty pleasures to a priest (really!) on the first Friday of every month at a new club night in Manchester’s One Central Street, where you can hear all the records you really love but can’t own up to (£5/£6). www.onecentralstreet.co.uk

Finding love and lunch in Leeds

Fancy a meal out, but don’t fancy anyone enough to invite them? American dating agency It’s Just Lunch now has a franchise in the North, matching singles for a get-to-know-you lunch. Maybe not a revolutionary idea, but TV shows take note: not everyone wants to learn to hanglide on a first date. www.itsjustlunchleeds.com

Mima

Centre Square, Middlesbrough, +44 (0)1642 726 720
Mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) is an exciting new gallery putting the city firmly on every culture vulture’s map. Debut exhibition Draw (until 22 April, admission free) includes work by Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst, and the gallery’s sound installations include Louise Lawler’s birdsong-inspired art. www.visitmima.com

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