The working day is over. It’s someone’s birthday. Your gender neutral hamster is pregnant. Whatever your reason for seeking out an after work happy hour in Brum, there’s plenty of options for you. Like fancy cocktails? I got you. Prefer drinking wine like Keith Floyd? You got it. Want it to include a pizza covered…
* Collaboration with Edgbaston Village Earlier this week I teamed up with the guys from Edgbaston Village to show you what’s available at two of the venues in the area. I’m a big fan of this part of the city centre, mainly because it’s home to several of my favourite places to eat. Living just…
If you enjoy eating like a caveman but want to feel a bit fancy, you probably need to pay Fazenda a visit. Situated next to Gaucho (you can eat other things than beef around Colmore Row, I promise) this Brazilian restaurant aims to give you the full rodizio experience in the heart of the city….
This weekend saw the return of Colmore Food Festival, with local bars, cafes and restaurants taking over Victoria Square. I managed to visit on both Friday and Saturday, trying a variety of dishes and drinks in the lovely summer sunshine. It was fun but I missed the live demos and would like to see them…
In the immortal words of (the best fake president the world ever saw) Bill Pullman: “This is our Independence Day!” I mean, it’s not really because we’re not American or in a film about voice box stealing aliens, but July 4th is a handy annual reminder to go out there and celebrate some of the…
I have had approximately 173920 messages in the last few days asking me for the best beer gardens in Birmingham. In a bid to save me some time this weekend and to help people out, I’ve put together a list of some of my favourites. I’m aware this isn’t an exhaustive list (before the Twitter…
Did you know The Jam House in St Paul’s Square does food? No – me either. If I carefully filter some hazy memories from nights out back in my mid twenties, I could tell you this spot is popular with those that enjoy live music. It’s also somewhere you might enjoy drinking enough to fall…
I seem to spend all my time (and money) at food festivals at the moment. Last Saturday it was BBQ Fest at The Bond in Digbeth, and because I’m a fat beast I couldn’t not go. I mean I could, obviously, but where’s the fun in that? This venue frequently houses street food vendors of…
Remember when I told you guys I was up for an award? Well, I only went and ruddy won it! The Midland Food Drink and Hospitality Awards 2019 took place on Monday 24th June and somehow I ended up winning the Best Food & Drink Blogger category. I got a snazzy trophy, a certificate and…
Bit of a different post for you today, featuring an app that will feed you for less and help prevent food waste in Birmingham. I discovered Too Good To Go about 6 months ago and wanted to talk about it, but at the time the places listed to grab food from were very limited. Now…
If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that second to food my biggest love is film. Oh, and my husband.. he’s quite nice, too. Said husband knows me well enough to realise that if you can combine food with the cinema you’re probably on to a winner, especially if it also involves…
*Complementary meal The way people had been banging on about Franco Manca opening you’d think Jesus was being resurrected and opening a pizza joint. Truth is, like many people, I’ve been to another branch somewhere down south before and knew how good these guys were. From memory, the food was decent value and the crust…
There seems to be a day for everything now, but there’s one I’m more than happy to get onboard with: World Gin Day. In Birmingham we are lucky to have some truly gorgeous places to sip that juniper goodness. Here’s a quick read with 7 spots to inspire you gin lovers out there to celebrate…
Living a few minutes walk from it, my main gripe with Brindleyplace remains its reliance on chain restaurants to please the masses. Of course there’s a few notable independents and small chains knocking about, but largely the busy square houses chains churning out mediocre meals – usually with a permanent discount voucher attached to it….