Reviews, Recipes & Ramblings
I last ate the food from Digbeth Market Kitchen one incredibly balmy evening in August, while attending a whiskey tasting evening. Chef Mike, the hairy chap heading up the kitchen hidden away in the depths of The Anchor, has been a busy boy since then. The bar menu has been extended and recipes tweaked, but…
I heard rumblings of the Comptoir Libanais at Grand Central opening back in January; last month it finally opened its doors. Offering Middle Eastern style food, Comptoir Libanais at Grand Central specialises in Lebanese dishes, and has a small number of venues scattered across the country. Having a long-term love affair with pretty much everything…
Today I’m chuntering about alternative date nights in Birmingham. Whether you’ve been together since school or you’re swiping your way through the dating gene pool to find ‘the one,’ date nights are something most of us enjoy. I love a date night, mainly because they inevitably involve food, but I think there’s more to them…
If you ask any foodie in Birmingham where to go for epic Middle Eastern grub, the chances are the name Damascena might crop up. And when I say might I mean absolutely will. Having very much enjoyed my visit to the flagship cafe in Moseley Village earlier this year, I had high expectations of Damascena’s…
Did you know Cappadocia Jewellery Quarter is a semi-arid region of Turkey known for its Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls and caves by troglodytes? No? Well, me neither to be fair, but it’s always nice to learn something new. Luckily the Brum restaurant of the same name isn’t found in a dusty cave…