How can a courgette, a rather unexciting vegetable, become an absolute sensation? To answer that question, you’ll have to try the courgette fritters at Scott’s of Harborne. After a particularly boozy affair at Brumderland’s whisky tasting at The Anchor, a …
Category: Burgers
Gastro Goings On – Summer 2018
Despite giving the bigger food festivals a miss this year (you can read my posts about Foodies Festival & the BBC Good Food Show from previous years) I’ve still managed to spend pretty much every weekend eating and drinking my …
Byron Hamburgers
Birmingham has some of the best burgers I’ve ever eaten. From Flying Cows who won the award for UK’s best burger this year, to my long-time favorites Original Patty Men. So how does big burger chain Byron Hamburgers fare against …
Original Patty Men
I know I’m a little late to the party with this. I’ve been meaning to review Original Patty Men for ages, but I always get distracted and just get stuck in before I remember to take photos and, you know, …
The Victoria – Brumderland 7 Deadly Sins: Sloth
The Victoria is one of those places that I have a real soft spot for. It was one of the first cocktail bars I frequented in Birmingham and was partly responsible (along with its sister venue Island Bar just around …
Revolution Birmingham
Revolution Vodka Bar in Birmingham is a place I’d only ever been to for drinks. Normally a board full of assorted flavour vodka shots on a work night out! But recently I was invited to come and review their new …
Bun and Bowl Cocktail Launch
As any of my friends will tell you, I’m a big fan of cocktails, so when Bun and Bowl at The Cube invited me along to a cocktail tasting night to launch their new drinks menu, I got rather excited. …
Bun & Bowl
After the fantastic launch event I was invited to a few weeks ago, Bun & Bowl, Birmingham’s only Burger and Shrimp restaurant, invited me back for the full-size experience. Of course I was happy to oblige, so I headed over …
Bun & Bowl Launch Party
So this week I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch night of Bun & Bowl, a brand new Burger and Shrimp restaurant on level 7 of The Cube. I turned up just after the 6pm start time and …
