Is the hype surrounding Bonehead justified?
The music, with its thudding beat and indecipherable vocals, was what I believe young people today call R&B. So loud that it drowned out…
Reviews
Tasting the difference – three bottles of sauvignon blanc
It’s a trap into which a lot of us wine-drinkers fall. We fall under the spell of a particular grape and, in our enthusiasm,…
What’s the verdict on Richard Turner’s new restaurant?
That talented chef Richard Turner will be relieved to learn that he doesn’t feature frequently in my dreams. But several dishes off the menu…
The Ivy: is it set for a starring role in Birmingham?
The Queen was no where to be seen when I ate at Birmingham’s newest restaurant. Nor Geri Halliwell, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie,…
Five wines to welcome spring
Whisper it, but spring might finally have arrived and, with it, the chance to move away from those meaty reds that have insulate us…
Here’s what I think of The Edgbaston’s new afternoon tea
More than 30 years have passed since my first afternoon tea. The venue was a venerable old tearoom in York and it was a…
The first review of Birmingham’s newest restaurant
The demise of the wine bar Cheval Blanc caused the sturdiest men of Moseley to weep and its most feminine women to tear at…
Ten years on, Fosh’s nosh is still fabulous
Marc Fosh’s food was a revelation when I first ate it 11 years ago. Here was a chef ahead of the curve, his dishes…
Is there a better pizza in Birmingham than this?
An object that is small, round and blistered is seldom an attractive thing, which is why, I suppose, I’ve yet to be asked to…
A verdict on the dishes at Salt & Earth at 1000 Trades
There’ll be a gap in Birmingham’s culinary scene when Salt & Earth’s residency at 1000 Trades ends and its chef Niki Astley leaves Birmingham….