Rejoice! The baby Jesus has spoken – the Santa Shack burger is back on the menu for Christmas at The Meat Shack. If you’re thinking, “God that pasty redhead doesn’t half bang on about this burger,” you’d be right. And I don’t care who knows it – this is the best burger in Brum every…
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A week of food and drink in Birmingham #17
I’ve been a bit quiet (for me anyway) on the old blogging front of late. I doubt anyone has really noticed (aside from the one rude gammon on Twitter who seems to think I’m his on-call food and drink encyclopaedia), but in truth I’ve had a bit going on in my personal life, and for…
Burger Fest returns to The Bond
Burger Fest is returning to The Bond this autumn, with a one-day showcase of both Midlands and national burger names. Taking place on 12th October from 12:00pm – 6:00pm you can expect to see the likes of Flying Cows, Nanny Bills, The Meat Shack, Libertine Burger, Patty Freak, Baked in Brick, Homeboys, Low N Slow, Original…
Burgers at the movies | Everyman Cinema, Mailbox
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…
Country pub lunch | The Peacock, Warwick
My mum is a brilliant woman. She’s a hard working nurse, a great mother and friend, and one nicest human beings on the planet. She’s also prone to accidents. Our girly lunch at The Peacock in Oxhill started with a slightly bizarre ‘incident’ in the almost empty country pub carpark. I won’t go into full…
What and where I ate during my birthday week
Good day, fellow food lovers. Today I have a quick round up post for you regarding how I spent my birthday week – or more specifically what I gobbled and guzzled during it. If you follow my social channels you’ll have seen me oversharing much of the below, but I was asked a few questions…
Burgers and retro gaming | Burger Theory, Victoria Square
If you like playing old school arcade games while smashing in burgers, Burger Theory at Kongs may be of interest to you. The arcade bar sits on Hill Street (just off Victoria Square) and fills the space left by the relentlessly awful Chameleon bar. Unlike the former meat market for people too drunk to go…
A week of food and drink in Birmingham #8
I was a total glutton last week, which is great for the food blog but probably pretty awful for my weight. Who needs a waist anyway…? This post includes a few places a little further afield, but I think once you see the grub you’ll forgive me. The Meat Shack, City Centre If you followed…
Independent restaurants & pubs with midweek offers to make your December cheaper
Here’s the festive dilemma: you want to eat lovely things but you don’t want to spend a fortune. You and me both. With Christmas almost here you may be laying off the nice lunches and evenings in the pub to ensure you’re not left selling a kidney come 2019. But what if I told you…
3 days as a tourist in New York City
After a whirlwind tour of New York City in November, I wanted to show those that have been messaging me some of the highlights. We packed in a lot between a very cold Thursday and a weirdly warm Sunday last month. The trip was for my husband’s 40th birthday, so he got the most say…
An introduction to Burger Shop, Worcester
Recently I headed to Worcester for my friend Emma’s birthday, making a refuel stop at Burger Shop after an afternoon of gin. Found under an old railway arch, Burger Shop has recently enjoyed award success, winning Best Casual Dining restaurant at the Midland Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards in June. Accolades are good but leave…
Another bite of BoneHead, John Bright Street
My husband is obsessed with BoneHead. Come the weekend all he wants to do is eat fried chicken and learn to play his guitar; the former annoys me less. Having personally been a bit of a social butterfly of late, Ian had made several trips to the small John Bright Street restaurant without me. Every…
Pub grub with attitude | Pint Shop, Bennett’s Hill
Praise Jesus hallelujah! After months of online chatter, soft launches and egg porn, Pint Shop has finally opened in Birmingham. As you can tell (particularly if you’ve been following me over on Twitter of late) I’m loving the latest addition to Bennett’s Hill. My excitement about this place has – perhaps somewhat oddly – been…
Photos: Burger Fest | The Bond, Digbeth
If there’s anything guaranteed to get me out of bed on a Saturday it’s the promise of dripping, cheesy, filthy burgers. Lots of them. Thankfully all my dreams came true this weekend when some of the best local (and national, quite frankly) patty slingers came together for Burger Fest in Digbeth. Our church for the…