{"id":133126,"date":"2025-05-26T11:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133126\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:31:09","slug":"ed-sheeran-drops-by-indie-food-stall-jerk-junction-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/133126\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran drops by indie food stall Jerk Junction in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"549\">Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran surprised locals in Chorlton this weekend when he popped into popular Caribbean spot <strong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"389\">Jerk Junction<\/strong> for a meal. Known for hits like Shape of You and Thinking Out Loud, Ed was all smiles as he tucked into some of the joint\u2019s famously flavour-packed dishes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"847\">The team at Jerk Junction were just as buzzing, sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKFH2u8i5A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photo<\/a> with the star on Instagram and cheekily captioning it with a nod to Ed\u2019s chart-topper: \u201cWhen your legs don\u2019t work like they used to before\u2026 It\u2019s probably because you\u2019ve had too much Jerk Junction.\u201d Safe to say the internet loved it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"847\">Fans quickly took to social media to express their excitement. One commented, \u201cNever thought I\u2019d be eating jerk chicken next to Ed Sheeran!\u201d Another added, \u201cEd Sheeran at Jerk Junction? That\u2019s a dream come true!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKFH2u8i5A1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1226\">Jerk Junction first made waves in Chorlton with their banging jerk chicken, curried goat, rice and peas, and plantain \u2013 all cooked with authentic Caribbean flair. But they\u2019ve since branched out across Greater Manchester, with locations in <strong>Quayside, MediaCity<\/strong> and, most recently, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ilovemanchester.com\/jerk-junction-trafford-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brand-new spot in the <strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1165\">Trafford Centre<\/strong><\/a>, bringing island vibes to shoppers and office workers alike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1392\">It\u2019s no secret that <a href=\"https:\/\/ilovemanchester.com\/ed-sheeran-wears-i-love-mcr-t-shirt-on-stage-to-show-affection-for-manchester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Sheeran loves Manchester<\/a>, and locals who caught sight of him during his visit said he seemed proper chilled and friendly \u2013 no superstar airs and graces, just a bloke enjoying some top-notch grub.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1392\">Looks like Ed was thinking out loud\u2026 and following his stomach.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1630\">Jerk Junction\u2019s clearly doing something right if it\u2019s good enough for one of the biggest music stars in the world. Fancy giving it a try yourself? You can find them in <strong data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1574\">Chorlton<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1576\" data-end=\"1589\">MediaCity<\/strong>, or the <strong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1617\">Trafford Centre<\/strong>, open daily.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran surprised locals in Chorlton this weekend when he popped into popular Caribbean spot Jerk Junction&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,58612,2465,30579,58613,58614,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-133126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-jerk-junction","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-mediacity","14":"tag-quayside-mediacity","15":"tag-trafford-centre","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114573914131465304","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}