Reviews, Recipes & Ramblings
As anyone who regularly reads my blog will know, I'm getting married this month. In fact, if you're reading this at the time it's been scheduled to appear (WordPress gods willing of course) I am actually drinking gin somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean right about now. YEAH, BABY! While I'm in Las Vegas getting hitched… Continue reading ** I’m getting married **
Whilst it's lovely to eat a big juicy burger or a cheese laden pizza (obviously) sometimes I want a nice healthy lunch. This in principle sounds extremely simple, however finding places in Birmingham city centre that offer interesting, tasty and satisfying healthy lunches can actually be a little bit more trickier than you first imagine. … Continue reading Healthy lunch choices @ Pho, Grand Central
A quick post today regarding a recent visit I had to The Lenchford Inn. Technically this place isn't in Birmingham (there's nothing technical about it; it's in Worcestershire) but it's a lovely riverside setting for dinner, so I thought I'd pop a bit of information on here in case it's of interest/use to anyone. The… Continue reading The Lenchford Inn, Worcester
Attention lovers of brunch: there is a new cafe in Digbeth offering healthy but delicious food! Set in the Custard Factory, Kanteen is a new start up and it's bloody brilliant. It launched officially yesterday (22nd Sept) and I popped along on the opening day to check out what was on offer. And I'll say… Continue reading Kanteen opens in the Custard Factory
Regular readers of my blog will be aware that I have a rather large life event on the horizon: I'm getting married in 4 weeks. Life has been incredibly busy of late - what with planning a Vegas wedding and my imminent hen do - so when I got an email from the folks at… Continue reading Product review: Feel Good Teas by Tea Pigs
Sometimes you stumble upon a restaurant and it just makes your heart a little happier, don't you think? It's rare but wonderful; you've never heard of a place and then all of a sudden you've been back ten times and tried half the menu. For me, that restaurant seems to be Siamais. I sort of… Continue reading A spicy lunch and Siamais revisited
The end of August saw the opening of a new branch of Las Iguanas in Birmingham city centre, and I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch party. Located on Temple Street - in the long time empty space once occupied by the permanently closed Temple Street Social - the latest Las Iguanas… Continue reading Las Iguanas launches new Birmingham city centre restaurant
Calling all Indian street food fans! A new restaurant is coming to Grand Central in late September that's going to make your tastebuds tingle. Mowgli Street Food will be serving up quick bites for shoppers and diners in the food court area of the Birmingham New Street complex. Set to be the fourth restaurant under… Continue reading Mowgli Street Food set to open in Grand Central
Brewhouse & Kitchen has opened a refurbished beer garden, and is celebrating by launching a new pizza menu. The Hop House Garden looks set to be a fun and colourful place to spend sunny afternoons, with lots of family-friendly additions as well as a fresh pizza galore. The Sutton Coldfield pub, opened in 2015, has… Continue reading Brewhouse & Kitchen opens new beer garden
My wedding diet has gone completely to pot in the last few weeks, it has to be said. With a busy month of foodie events coming to a close I thought I was back on track last week, but then I ended up at Rub Smokehouse - at an all you can eat pizza event.… Continue reading All you can eat pizza @ Rub Smokehouse
