The Manchester vegan entrepreneur who started out in a pop-up chicken shop Fully-funded programmes through Manchester Metropolitan University's Centre for Enterprise are there to help small and growing businesses Updated Advertorial It started as a secret. Dan Hope, formerly of Firebird Hope, planted the first seeds of his ambitious - and delicious - takeover of the Mancunian food scene back in 2017 with speakeasy-style supper clubs in secret locations around Manchester. It was not long before Dan's food started capturing the eye - and the tastebuds - of Manchester, and in 2018 his pop-up stalls were shortlisted for Best Street Food Trader at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards.