News and views from the region’s best known food and drink critic
Birmingham’s booming Jewellery Quarter is getting its first weekly street-food event. Street Food Fridays is a collaboration between events organiser Taste and Liquor and…
The similarities between me and the Baby Lord Jesus are not obvious. But there’s one – we’re both jaundiced at Birmingham’s awful German Christmas…
There’s a phrase that restaurant designer Melony Spencer likes to use to explain what she aims to achieve – effortless escape. The idea that…
There can be few restaurants in Birmingham housed in buildings more attractive than that occupied by Three Church Road. It’s a Grade II listed…
Birmingham’s award-winning Thai restaurant and bar Zen Metro has added another trophy to its cabinet. It’s been named Best Thai Restaurant in Birmingham for…
Lee DeSanges’ boast that he’s cooking the best Sunday roast in Birmingham is quite clearly ludicrous, for that’s an honour that I hold. And…
There’s a dog down my park who answers to the name of Otto. His owner can often be heard calling the creature in a…
The Kinks’ most snidey hit, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, seemed an appropriate song to be playing as the last remnants of beef brisket disappeared…
Here’s your chance to win tickets for Birmingham’s fantastic Love Wine Festival. The annual event takes place on Saturday November 10 at the Burlington…
For Birmingham food fanatics like me, Simpsons holds a very special place. When the restaurant earned a Michelin star in modest premises in Kenilworth…