Reviews, Recipes & Ramblings
Colmore Food Festival is back this summer and the dates have now been released. Taking over Victoria Square as usual, the food festival celebrates the best of the District’s venues. It will take place from Friday 5 and Saturday 6 July 2019, 11am-7pm. The festival is ideal for families and groups of friends, boasting lots…
If you’re a fan of gin or rum, I have the competition for you. The nice folks behind The Gin & Rum Festival have given me two pairs of tickets to giveaway. I’m running competitions on both Twitter and Instagram, so there’s two ways to enter to be in with a chance. The festival takes…
Today’s (very short) post is all about Cheese Fest, which took place at The Bond in Digbeth last weekend. I waffled on about this event back in Feb, and as promised there was plenty of street food vendors offering cheesy specials, plus stalls inside the main hall and live music. The food line up included…
Recently I enjoyed Birmingham Wine Weekend, so today I have a quick read for you about some of my favourite venues from the three day event. I popped a post up earlier this month to about the lineup, with 23 venues taking part including bars, hotels, restaurants and even a museum. The deal is simple:…
Food fans rejoice! The first Independent Birmingham Festival for 2019 has been announced. Taking place at The Bond in Digbeth, the weekend event will run from 18-19 May, and includes food, drink and live music. These events are ideal if you’re a lover of street food, with a (soon to be revealed) lineup of local…
I’ve got a little weekend giveaway for you guys. Over on my Instagram I have 2 free bowls of Pho to give to 1 lucky winner. All you have to do is TAG a friend to share with and both FOLLOW me to enter. You can enter multiple times to boost your chances, just make…
Last spring I had a jolly lovely time at Cheese Fest over in Digbeth, and it’s back again for 2019. Hosted at The Bond, the one day celebration of all things cheese takes place 12-6pm on Saturday 6th April. You’ll find plenty of street food vendors offering cheesy specials, plus stalls inside the main hall…
Parkinson’s UK is holding a Secret Supper event in St Paul’s Square on 9th April to raise money for people affected by Parkinson’s. The multi-dining experience will be held in the Jewellery Quarter, where guests will visit three different restaurants for three different courses, with the location of their meals being kept a surprise until…
Birmingham Beer Week is set to return this summer for a week of celebrating Brum’s beer scene. With a rich brewing history that is evolving into a forward thinking craft beer haven, Birmingham Beer Week will bring together some the city’s best breweries, pubs, bars, bottle shops and restaurants. Birmingham Beer Week runs from 19th…
If you like coffee and independent cafes I have the giveaway for you. You know I love me a discount card, and this week I’ve got three Independent Coffee Club cards to giveaway – it couldn’t be easier to get involved. TWITTER: Head over to my Twitter page and simply FOLLOW Bite Your Brum and…
The start of 2019 delivered us fans of street food some excellent news: Digbeth Dining Club will now be open on Sundays. A year on from the glorious revelation that the popular Digbeth food haunt would open Thursdays (remember this?) the guys behind DDC kickstarted 2019 by spreading the Sunday news over social media. I’m…
On Sunday I had the single best hangover of my life thanks to Digbeth Dining Club. As well as the usual Thursday to Saturday openings, last weekend saw the iconic Lower Trinity Street venue open for a one-off event celebrating the humble Sunday roast. Street food and roast dinners combined – the dream was real…
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…
Fancy winning tickets to BBC Good Food Show Winter held at the NEC in November? I have TWO pairs to giveaway in my latest competition. One of the most popular UK food events, the BBC Good Food Show Winter, returns to the NEC Birmingham for four days of festive inspiration from Thursday 29 November to…