I’m back reviewing – and the meal was fantastic
Writing about food for 30 years can take its toll, and not just on a chap’s waistline and cholesterol levels. The palate becomes jaded….
Moseley
This bar is the new hub for fabulous street food
A Birmingham bar is providing a base for some of the city’s best-loved street food kitchens as well as emerging talent. The popular Dark…
As Father Jack might say: “Feck! Drink!”
There are some mistakes that restaurants make that I consider unforgivable. High on this list of shame is the failure to bring alcoholic drinks…
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…
Here’s the first review of Moseley’s new Peruvian restaurant Chakana
Octopuses are bastards, moodily swaggering around the sea bed avoiding others of their species. And, when they are confined together, it ends up in…
This is what to expect at a Michelin chef’s new Moseley restaurant
Michelin-starred chef Robert Ortiz’s new venture Chakana launches in Birmingham next month – and here are some images of what to expect at the…
Why did I wait so long to visit this place?
Some restaurants arrive with a bang. Others with the merest stutter. Katsu Kitchen in Moseley falls into the latter category. There was no great…
This dish is an absolute bargain
Cheap isn’t necessarily good. Cheap can be expensive if the purchase turns out to be unsatisfactory. But that was far from the case with…
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…
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…