(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….
Within days of the news breaking that Covid restrictions were due to start easing in April I was asked about where to have bottomless brunch in Birmingham. Seems a lot of you are not only keen to get back on it but drink enough to drown the Floozie too. Can’t say I blame you after…
Big things are coming to Birmingham in the next few months, including a brand new outdoor bar and street food experience that’s set to take over Digbeth Arena. Say hello to Luna Springs. Launching on April 12th – the same day the first wave of UK hospitality restrictions lift – Luna Springs is named after…
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….
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…
When I recently asked the land of social media who to go to for an at-home ramen fix one word kept coming up: Kodawari. I’d heard rumblings of this set up before lockdown 2.0 after successful pop ups at the likes of Caneat in Stirchley, and it was the recommendation of several people (whose opinions…
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…
Big news! A new site of popular restaurant Vietnamese Street Kitchen is due to open at Birmingham’s iconic Bullring next month. Independently owned and family run, the new VSK restaurant joins the Resorts World venue and replaces the (now closed) Brindleyplace venue. Due to open in November, the new Bullring site will be set over 2…
(ad – pr invite) Exciting news: Zindiya in Moseley has some new menu items for you to try. I visited this pretty spot last week on a busy Friday night after owner Shivani offered to give me (and therefore you) a sneak peek at the new menu that’s coming at the start of October. While…
Stirchley has got various gems that make my city centre wanker heart green with envy, but the Tierra x Cork and Cage combo is right up there. There’s no denying Stirchley is thriving – pandemic or not. Even before the heady days of pubs reopening in July (remember that? When things seemed a bit less…
If you like cocktails, sexy soft furnishings and all day dining with a Spanish twist you’re probably going to love The Pineapple Club at Great Western Arcade. From the same people that brought you The Vanguard in Jewellery Quarter, this new opening has been a labour of love for owner Sam – and a long…