One of our wedding presents was a trip to the Warner Brother’s Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter, which made this nerd very happy indeed. The studios are based at Leavesden in Watford and give a behind the scenes glimpse into how the Harry Potter movies were made. The tour takes about three hours …
Since I moved here a few years ago, Bearwood has been quietly getting all cool, with more bars and coffee shops sneaking in to put the local Costa to shame. In fact, Bearwood is home to one of my very favourite cafes, TamuCafe. Run a by a husband and wife team, Tamu has recently moved …
The Custard Factory has had more openings lately than my purse on payday, and there are some absolute gems tucked away there now after far too long being half empty. One of these new openings is board game cafe, Chance & Counters. You’ll find the cafe tucked away in the courtyard of The Custard Factory. …
As usual, I’ve spent my week eating and drinking too much. I’m going to pretend I do this for the blog, so here’s a little round up of some of my food highlights from the week. 200 Degrees Ad – launch event 200 Degrees have opened a second Birmingham branch on Lower Temple Street. It’s …
Maribel in Brindley Place has had a little shake up since the departure of their original head chef. The new chef, Harvey Perttola is one of the youngest chefs running a kitchen in the city, and he’s added a more accessible lunch and early evening menu to Maribel. As well as the standard tasting menu, …
Some of the stuff shown in this post is an Ad, from launch events and review nights. I’ll clearly mark each thing I didn’t pay for, so you know what’s what. That said, here are some of my food and drink highlights of the last week. Fazenda Ad – review meal I reviewed Fazenda back …
The Independent Birmingham Festival is like a foodie’s Christmas. Independent food brands, delicious things to eat, gorgeous drinks and a whole host of incredible local traders in the market hall. Six months ago, I’d have told you I didn’t really like beer, but thanks to a few awesome beer events, I’m learning I actually do …
You may remember that I didn’t particularly enjoy my visit to a bridal shop in search of a wedding dress. I hadn’t expected to be fussy, but it turns out I really am. Instead of put myself through more frustration in the temples of tulle, I decided to look into having a wedding dress designed. …
The best way to celebrate a birthday is with food, friends and approximately a million dogs. Luckily for me, Independent Birmingham conveniently hosted their spring festival on the same weekend as my birthday, and that festival is the best celebration of all those things. Don’t believe me? Check out what I ate and drank all …
A new cafe has arrived to save us from boring office lunches. The Steamhouse has opened on Temple Row, bringing espresso and fresh bagels to the city. I’ve been in twice since it opened, and I think if I still worked in the city centre, I’d be setting up camp next to the counter. The …