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We are two friends who love chicken, and behind us are a whole load of other friends and family who love chicken, partying, eating out and having a good time.<\/p>\n
So we opened a restaurant. Partly because we always dreamed of doing that, and partly because we wanted somewhere we could hang.<\/p>\n
And that’s Yard & Coop.<\/p>\n
But a bit more about us, if you like…<\/p>\n
Carl<\/strong><\/p>\n After completing a degree in photography and design at Manchester Metropolitan University\u00a0in 2000, Carl stayed on to study a masters degree in marketing, design and\u00a0communication, which he completed in 2001.<\/p>\n Then he worked as the marketing and events manager at TL Limited,\u00a0based in Manchester, the UK\u2019s largest student event organisation hosting\u00a0some of the biggest student events in the country.\u00a0Between 1998 and 2003 Carl hosted large-scale club nights, including regular events at The\u00a0Academy and other iconic Manchester clubs such as Music Box, Sankeys Soap and The\u00a0Factory.<\/p>\n Carl also worked on events and tours all around the UK, including promoting the\u00a0underground event Stepback, as well as prolific tours, such as Formation Records and\u00a0Radio One.<\/p>\n He joined\u00a0Inventive Leisure in 2004 and became head of sales and marketing growing the\u00a0Revolution bars brand portfolio from 20 bars to the 55 bars it has today.<\/p>\n But he always wanted to do his own thing.<\/p>\n Carl loves cooking, always has. And drinking, mainly tequila.<\/p>\n You’ll find him in the kitchen probably, but if you do see him behind the bar, make sure you do a shot with him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n