French food as it should be
Soup is seldom a starter I order in a restaurant for it rarely rises above something that a half-competent home cook could rustle up…
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A menu of old favourites at a great price
The mackerel might look beautiful served almost raw, its silver skinned charred by a blowtorch and its flesh pearly white and firm. And there’s…
This newcomer is well worth checking out
The Shoreditchification of Stirchley continues at a pace. Recent years have witnessed an extraordinary transformation of this once unassuming neighbourhood. Trendy new places offering…
Now here’s a luxurious roast dinner with a real difference
Reaching my dotage has few advantages. Hangovers last whole days. Knees creak. Missing spectacles are eventually located on the top of my hairless head….
Here’s a place where you can eat brilliantly for a tenner
Students seem to have changed a lot since they survived on a diet of cheap lager and the penicillin they were prescribed after ill-advised…
This is one of Birmingham’s crowning glories
Regrets? I’ve had a few, but then again too few to mention. Apart from failing to finish the chips served to me at the…
This place shows the way to succeed is to offer quality
There’s a tightrope that restaurants walk when they offer Sunday lunch. How do they stand out from the crowd in such a crowded and…
Now this is a VERY interesting new place
There are some things that are beyond the forgiveness even of one as saintly as I. Supporting Aston Villa is among them. Being Boris…
So cheeky….
Consider the humble pig cheek. It spends its time snuffling in mud and muck as the swine scavenges for food in a way we…
Here’s what happened when the girls took over Simpsons
Think of the big hitters in Birmingham’s flourishing culinary scene and the names that are likely to spring to mind will be those of…