People have started returning to offices and friends are meeting up to enjoy the sunshine in parks – nature is healing and all that. At last. Recently folk have started asking where’s good to grab some food without being constrained by table bookings and seating plans, so today’s post is a quick read offering you…
By the end of this week – the second week of hospitality being reopen since lockdown – I think I must have been asked which restaurants and pubs in Brum are offering walk ins about 50 times. Every time I check my messages there’s at least 3 people asking this, so in a bid to…
Great news incoming! Victoria Square is set to be transformed for spring and summer to support Birmingham’s leisure and hospitality industry – and give us some much needed joy. Colmore BID has joined forces with Retail BID and Birmingham City Council to bring Summer in the Square to fun starved Brummies. Due to pop up…
(ad – sponsored post) The new city centre site of popular restaurant Vietnamese Street Kitchen has finally opened at Birmingham’s iconic Bullring after months of setbacks due to Covid. Family owned and run, the new Vietnamese Street Kitchen restaurant joins the existing Resorts World venue and replaces the Brindleyplace venue that closed in autumn 2020….
In light of the hospitality restrictions changing on April 12th (allowing you to mix with up to 6 people outdoors) here’s a quick read list featuring bars, cafes, restaurants and pubs in Birmingham with outside space to mix households. I’ve split them alphabetically into areas in a bid to be helpful but all types of hospitality…
Sad to be missing out on the annual pancake eating marathon at Cherry Reds this year? Me too! But don’t worry – Jen and the gang have a cunning plan in the shape of at home pancake day hampers. From 13th – 16th February Cherry Reds is bringing its annual ‘all-you-can-eat Pancake Day’ and Gal/Pal/Valentines…
Have you heard of Birmingham’s first zero-waste sustainable shop on two wheels yet? Say hello to Pedalling Pantry. Launched last spring and run by Jas and her family, this unique proposition offers high quality groceries from local producers and independent businesses all delivered to your door on an environmentally friendly cargo bike (called Babs) or…
Happy new year! Would you like some good news to break up the seemingly endless horror? There’s a new addition to the Jewellery Quarter: say hello to Roots Market. Located on Warstone Lane – opposite Damascena – Roots Market opened in December and sells both fresh and dry goods, as well as sustainable household necessities….
And just like that – lockdown 3. As the Covid situation continues to deal heavy blows to the various areas of hospitality and lockdown restrictions change (again..) many local businesses are adapting and diversify their offerings to include at-home food and drink kits. Today’s post is all about the meal kits, DIY packs, food parcels…
Veganuary gets more popular every year but as we hit 2021 heading straight into a lockdown, this year most of us will be following plant based eating from home. I’m personally choosing to eat plant based 2 days a week this year, rather than veganuary only, but whatever your plan or reasons for it you…
Tis the season to be jolly. Tis also the season to give up on 2020 and get someone else to do the hard work for you this Christmas. A few people this week have asked me about at home Christmas dinner kits that can be delivered prepped and ready to go. If you’re looking for…
Way back in October I was asked about a Christmas gift guide to help you guys support local and spend your money with smaller independent businesses, especially when it comes to food and drink. I’m not going to bleat on and I’ll keep the following concise, because let’s be honest you just want to see…
Plant and Pulse in central Birmingham is gearing up to celebrate its first year of serving hungry locals by increasing their opening hours and doubling their menu. Plant and Pulse, based in The Minories shopping centre off Bull Street, opened on October 28th 2019, unaware of the pandemic before them. And despite growing worries and…
Last weekend I’m pretty sure I had the best value lunch available in the city centre thanks to Pulperia at Brindleyplace. The £30 set lunch menu includes three courses with half a bottle of wine and is undeniably ridiculously good value – and I want you to know about it before owner Aktar realises this…