Why did I leave it so long to return to this place?
The swirly red carpets, flock wallpaper and oleaginous service of the curry houses of yesteryear have largely disappeared since the arrival of a new…
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Charting the rise of Birmingham’s culinary star
When you’ve grown up in an environment in which meals were makeshift, you learn truly to appreciate the power of food. Its power to…
This old favourite has undergone a transformation
Hall Green, that archetypal Birmingham suburb seemingly inhabited by elderly Daily Mail readers with a penchant for golfing jumpers, comfy slacks and a permanent…
There’s a great new wine bar in town
Things change but stay the same. The newly-opened bar and kitchen at Wine Freedom in Digbeth brought memories flooding back of Hosteria, a wine…
This new smokehouse is opening in Birmingham
City pub D.J. Quinn’s will be launching a BBQ smokehouse restaurant on Friday September 4. The 100-seat venue in Highfield Road, Hall Green, will…
Meet the young Birmingham chef bringing Sicilian flair to celebrations
Celebrations have become even more enjoyable thanks to the creativity of a young Birmingham chef. Angelina Adamo, aged 22, used lockdown to launch Tutto…
A year on, this restaurant is starting to make waves
Some restaurants arrive in a blaze of publicity fuelled by canapés and flutes of cheap fizz to massage the egos of “influencers” so that…
Here’s the date when Dishoom finally opens in Birmingham
Birmingham’s long-awaited Dishoom cafe will finally open next week. The launch, originally planned for April 1, was put on hold because of the coronavirus…
My first restaurant visit since lockdown
Jogging bottoms have their allure – their comfort, their growing familiarity as they remain unwashed for more days than would be considered polite in…
This is a great way to end a week of lockdown frugality
Lockdown has encouraged an attitude of frugality that has endured even now that shops are better stocked. At least, that’s the case in my…