Otto: simply outstanding
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…
Reviews
The Pint Shop – does it live up to the hype?
The Kinks’ most snidey hit, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, seemed an appropriate song to be playing as the last remnants of beef brisket disappeared…
What the world needs is more baked beans
Would the world be bearable without kimchi? Quite probably. Tolerable without quinoa, sushi, foie gras or fillet steak? You bet. Without Heinz Baked Beans?…
The top chefs who gathered to celebrate a special anniversary
For Birmingham food fanatics like me, Simpsons holds a very special place. When the restaurant earned a Michelin star in modest premises in Kenilworth…
Is this the best takeaway food in Birmingham?
Show me a kitchen without a drawer overflowing with cleaned-out plastic containers that once held takeaway curries and I’ll show you a householder who…
Two famous restaurants – but only one great meal
They lay pale and forlorn in a bowl, some clinging together and impossible to separate as though they were ashamed to face the world….
Have you checked out this lovely small Chinese restaurant yet?
With just 18 seats, WokChi is tiny. Its menu, too, is commendably short – a welcome change from the lengthy tomes usually encountered at…
A verdict on the Greek Cypriot pop up Yiayia Mama
There’s an integrity at the heart Greek Cypriot food. A respect for tradition and ingredients and, at its heart, an understanding that meals are…
A dream come true… but not the Sophia Loren bit
In my daydreams I’m a ruggedly handsome Italian trucker gallivanting around Calabria with the young Sophia Loren as a hitchhiking passenger. In between the…
Does this new tasting menu hit the target?
There comes a time during the consumption of many tasting menus when the spirit of discovery wanes and the body wilts under the weight…