6,000 miles and three generations, the inspiring story behind Salt & Pepper - the Chinese takeaway that's outgrown the Arndale

There was dismay when it was announced that the immensely popular Salt & Pepper was having to leave the Arndale Market. Winding queues from the modern Chinese food vendor had become a familiar sight since it was opened by siblings Chloe and Cash Tao in May 2019.

However, after long discussions with the council over improving the extractor fans at the stall ran out of road, Salt & Pepper will be leaving the market on April 2. This is not the end of their journey though, with 'promising' plans in place to open their own restaurant in the near future.

Salt & Pepper's journey did not begin in May 2019 either. This is a story of food being passed down from generation to generation, staring in Hong Kong before coming to Manchester city centre.

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Chloe and Cash's grandparents moved to Salford from Hong Kong in the 1960s, working in restaurants before saving up to open their own Chinese takeaway.

"They didn't have much when they first moved over so they opened the takeaway. It was quite rough where they were and they didn't speak much English then but they worked really hard on it," Chloe says.

A few years later their father also moved over from Hong Kong and worked in the takeaway, where he met Chloe and Cash's mum. Following in their parents' footsteps, they also opened a takeaway, this time in Bolton, with their next venture after this in Radcliffe.

"As soon as we were old enough we became their staff," Chloe laughs, "It was good pocked money. It really taught us a good work ethic, they all worked so hard for what they made and made a lot of sacrifices. But it showed that hard work paid off.

"They took so much care every