A tantalising season of taste at The Mailbox
Birmingham’s most stylish shopping and leisure destination The Mailbox is adding a splash of flavour with a host of tasty events this summer. On Friday 5th July, The Mailbox will be hosting a meaty...
View ArticleFood festival to serve up a treat
Food lovers from across the Midlands will get the chance to sample some of the region’s best cooked dishes and tastiest treats later this month, as the RAF Museum at Cosford holds its first ever food...
View ArticleSouthside adds a dash of ooh la la to Bastille Day
Birmingham’s Southside district is welcoming its first streetfood party to celebrate Bastille Day next Sunday, 14 July. Hosted in The Arcadian Centre, The party is a collaboration with Streetfood...
View ArticleCampaign gives flavour of ‘Birmingyum’
Visit Birmingham has partnered with London Midland to launch a new tourism campaign promoting the city’s food scene, as part of its ongoing strategy to position Birmingham as an international leader in...
View ArticleAlistair Griffin: The Foodbank Tour
It’s time for Alistair Griffin to sing for his supper, as the singer-songwriter embarks on a UK tour with a difference. In support of The Trussell Trust’s foodbank network, Alistair is generously...
View ArticleBirmingham pupils become ‘Masterchefs’ for a day
A dozen students from three Birmingham schools swapped the classroom for the kitchen to become ‘Masterchefs’ for the day, in a cooking competition designed to test the children’s culinary skills using...
View ArticleFriday Night is Balti Night
Richard Lutz sits down, rolls up his sleeves and digs into a new Balti Controversy. School’s out. Work’s finished. It’s Friday night. Another week over so… The old Balti Gland starts welling up. The...
View ArticleMy life behind chocolate bars
In the weeks before Christmas, chocolate producers work flat out to meet delivery deadlines. But for Sheilagh Matheson, packing chocolates means life has come full circle. Credit: RJM Photography 1969:...
View ArticleJam Slam
Sheilagh Matheson survives a marmalade lovefest deep in the Lake District. I heard my pal Judy before I saw her at Dalemain Marmalade Festival. She squawked: “I got a bronze. It’s totally mad, but I...
View ArticleSir Howard speaks on The Great Bake Off row
Thoughts on the great events of the day. A cupcake The BBC’s flagship show The Great British Bake Off has been nicked by cheeky tv rival Channel Four. But its lead chef, Mary Berry, is sticking like an...
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