The highs – and lows – of eating out over the past 12 months
Newcomer of the year A close-run race with plenty of newbies adding to Birmingham’s vibrant food scene. But there’s none that I’ve found more…
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Look which Masterchef legend is heading to Simpsons
Masterchef The Professionals finalist Claire Hutchings will be heading an all-female line-up at Edgbaston restaurant Simpsons next month. She will join a brigade of…
Brains and Brest and lots of wine – a route to culinary bliss
You won’t find foams or fermentations, powders, prissy presentation, gels or swirling clouds of aromatic dried ice on the dishes at the French House…
These are wines to suit a meaty meal
Walk into the newly-opened Fazenda restaurant in Birmingham and one thing is immediately apparent. Wine is regarded as important as the Brazilian food that’s…
Have you tried this great new place?
My ingenuity knows no bounds when it comes to avoiding the Sausage-Scoffing Drunken Zombie Tat-Fest that is otherwise known as Birmingham’s festive German market….
Here’s what to expect at Moseley’s newest restaurant
Shiny black plates and intricately sculpted vegetables suggest a restaurant rooted so firmly in the 1980s that it’s tempting to imagine Mr T and…
Here’s a chance to discover some great natural wines
Natural wines will be flowing at a brewery and taproom this Friday. Wine Freedom, the Midlands-based natural wine supplier, is hosting the event at…
Check out Birmingham’s latest pop-up restaurant
Stand by for a new Jewellery Quarter pop-up restaurant offering Spanish and Portuguese flavours. Ocho is serving a tapas menu inspired by Portuguese and…
Birmingham’s latest cocktail bar is an igloo
Here’s the igloo that a Birmingham hotel has built to stop drinkers having to endure red noses and chattering teeth as temperatures drop. The…
Here’s what to expect at the Jewellery Quarter’s new weekly street food festival
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…