If you've been looking for proper ramen in Stockport, I'll save you the scrolling. Friday 30 October, Swan With Two Necks, Princes Street. Big bowls. I'm cooking.
I'm Jerelle, Jefe to most people. Jefes Ramen is a Stockport CIC, which means this town isn't a stop on a tour for us. It's where it started. Every other city we go to this year, we're carrying Stockport with us.
Where to get ramen in Stockport on 30 October
Swan With Two Necks, 36 Princes Street, Stockport SK1 1RY.
It's a pub. That's the point. We don't do white tablecloths. We take over the kitchen, you get a big bowl and a pint, and the pub keeps 100% of the bar. Everyone wins, nobody's pretending.
If you're searching "ramen near me Stockport" on a Friday night, this is the one that does something while you eat.
Friday 30 October, 6:30pm till 10pm
Doors from 6:30pm, running till 10pm. Come after work, come with your mates, come on your own and sit at the bar. It's a Friday in town. Make a night of it.
Book now: presale closes Friday 23 October
Here's the bit you need to act on. The Eventbrite presale closes on Friday 23 October, a week before the night. That's tomorrow.
Booking ahead tells us how many bowls to make. No guessing, no waste, no running out on people who turned up hungry.
Book your Stockport bowl on Eventbrite
Buy 1 Give 1: every bowl funds a matching meal
This is the why. Every bowl you buy funds a matching meal for someone experiencing homelessness. In Manchester, those matching meals go through the Booth Centre.
I've been on the other side of this. Hungry, nowhere to go, watching people walk past. I don't tell you that so you feel sorry for me. I tell you because it's the only reason Jefes Ramen exists. A good bowl of food shouldn't come at someone else's expense. In Stockport, it pays for their dinner.
If you want the long version of how it works, read what Buy 1 Give 1 actually means.
Home town, home crowd
Stockport is the reason we're taking this round the country. The community here pushed me to go bigger, so the least I can do is come home and feed them first.
This night is part of 382k Reasons, our Crowdfunder. Target is £8,000 and it closes Tuesday 27 October. If you can't make the 30th, or you can and want to do more, that's where it counts. No pressure. Every share helps as much as you'd think.
Back 382k Reasons on Crowdfunder
Want to be on the other side of the pass? We need hands on the night. Volunteer with us. Run a pub and want this in your kitchen? Here's how hosting works.
See you on Princes Street.
Jerelle, Jefes Ramen