The working day is over. It’s someone’s birthday. Your gender neutral hamster is pregnant. Whatever your reason for seeking out an after work happy hour in Brum, there’s plenty of options for you. Like fancy cocktails? I got you. Prefer drinking wine like Keith Floyd? You got it. Want it to include a pizza covered…
* Collaboration with Edgbaston Village Earlier this week I teamed up with the guys from Edgbaston Village to show you what’s available at two of the venues in the area. I’m a big fan of this part of the city centre, mainly because it’s home to several of my favourite places to eat. Living just…
If you enjoy eating like a caveman but want to feel a bit fancy, you probably need to pay Fazenda a visit. Situated next to Gaucho (you can eat other things than beef around Colmore Row, I promise) this Brazilian restaurant aims to give you the full rodizio experience in the heart of the city….
If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that second to food my biggest love is film. Oh, and my husband.. he’s quite nice, too. Said husband knows me well enough to realise that if you can combine food with the cinema you’re probably on to a winner, especially if it also involves…
*Complementary meal The way people had been banging on about Franco Manca opening you’d think Jesus was being resurrected and opening a pizza joint. Truth is, like many people, I’ve been to another branch somewhere down south before and knew how good these guys were. From memory, the food was decent value and the crust…
There seems to be a day for everything now, but there’s one I’m more than happy to get onboard with: World Gin Day. In Birmingham we are lucky to have some truly gorgeous places to sip that juniper goodness. Here’s a quick read with 7 spots to inspire you gin lovers out there to celebrate…
Living a few minutes walk from it, my main gripe with Brindleyplace remains its reliance on chain restaurants to please the masses. Of course there’s a few notable independents and small chains knocking about, but largely the busy square houses chains churning out mediocre meals – usually with a permanent discount voucher attached to it….
My mum is a brilliant woman. She’s a hard working nurse, a great mother and friend, and one nicest human beings on the planet. She’s also prone to accidents. Our girly lunch at The Peacock in Oxhill started with a slightly bizarre ‘incident’ in the almost empty country pub carpark. I won’t go into full…
Good day, fellow food lovers. Today I have a quick round up post for you regarding how I spent my birthday week – or more specifically what I gobbled and guzzled during it. If you follow my social channels you’ll have seen me oversharing much of the below, but I was asked a few questions…
The last time we tried to eat at Worcestershire pub The Vine Inn, we actually didn’t manage to order any food. Grab a brew for this one, it may take a while.. You see, some friends and I once decided to go for a long country walk, culminating in (what was meant to be) a…
A few weeks ago I mentioned on Twitter that I’d spent an afternoon eating and drinking around the city centre on my own. Yes, shock/horror people do that now. I happen to do it quite a bit, and in some ways I prefer it. Quite a few people asked me for recommendations for where to…
A quick post for you today about Yorks at Ikon – a place I’ve been frequenting a fair bit lately. Set on the same site as the Ikon Gallery, this former school building is ideal if you’re looking for brunch or lunch in a unique space. The exposed brick walls of the cafe are littered…
This week’s roundup contains mainly places I ate or drank at during the Easter bank holiday. A lot of these have featured on the blog before but it’s always nice to shout about places you like and big up some lesser known indi offerings that rely on word of mouth. Well, I think so anyway…
A bagel shop has opened up on Temple Row that’s possibly my new favourite takeaway lunch spot. Say hello to The Steamhouse. Located next to the Great Western Arcade, this small deli already has quite the reputation and a cult following in place from the flagship branch in Leamington Spa. The menu centres around packed…