Reviews, Recipes & Ramblings
Last night I celebrated Friday the best way I know how: slurping beer surrounded by meat. To put this into some kind of context, I attended Digbeth Oktoberfest at The Old Crown, which saw the beer garden transformed into a Bavarian themed bar packed with tasty food and beer galore. Offering an array of theme-appropriate food… Continue reading Oktoberfest @ The Old Crown, Digbeth
Last week I returned to the land of dirty ribs and lobster love, Nosh and Quaff, to celebrate the launch of a brand new beer now available at the bar and restaurant. The event saw the introduction of New Yorker Beer, a bottled lager which is already available across the world. Marketed as 'a beer… Continue reading Nosh and Quaff hosts party to launch New Yorker Beer
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
I don't really like living in Tyseley. It's lacking in entertainment, Deliveroo doesn't deliver Lebanese food at 10am here, and my next door neighbours are basically a 2017 version of the Nesbitt's (showing my age there). However, one of the few things I am grateful to this shitshow of an area for - aside from… Continue reading Sunny Sundays @ The Distillery
This weekend saw the welcome return of Colmore Row Food Festival; celebrating and showcasing the best restaurants, bars, cafes and bistros this fab part of Brum has to offer. The two-day event - which annually takes over Victoria Square - took place over the 30th June and 1st July, and featured stalls from some of the most popular… Continue reading Photos from Colmore Row Food Festival
Last weekend saw the return of Foodies Festival, and despite the bipolar weather (I managed to get sunburnt in the rain, a new one even for me) the three-day event in Cannon Hill Park proved to be a success. Seeing local food and drink businesses merge with those from further afield, the festival was designed… Continue reading Fizz, fun and a flaming hot finale: Foodies Festival 2017
There were 2 main reasons why I was excited to be invited to celebrate the birthday of Umami Indian Kitchen recently. Firstly because I have heard great things about this restaurant, and secondly because I love Indian food. Like, I really do love it. So when I arrived at the Harborne restaurant one sunny evening… Continue reading Second birthday celebrations @ Umami
Unless you've been under a rock for the last two years you'll probably be more than familiar with Birmingham's branch of BrewDog. Settled in the heart of John Bright Street - now one of my personal favourite areas for a tipple and a casual bite to eat - BrewDog is of course part of the… Continue reading BrewDog gets a revamp
I remember when The Stable opened in late 2015 - mainly because it marked the first time since my teens that I'd actively enjoyed a pint of cider. Like many high school reprobates, cider was one of the first tipples I ever got drunk on and - despite my best efforts at university - it… Continue reading Pizzas, pies and a nice surprise @ The Stable
I love a bargain. No scatch that, I live for a bargain - especially an edible one. There are plenty of eateries all across the city centre that offer lunchtime specials, but in my experience many of them tend to shrink down the portion sizes or offer very limited choices. For that reason I was… Continue reading A £10 lunch triumph @ Wildwood
