What does the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham taste like? According to Amy Seton, founder of The Birmingham Whisky Club located on the JQ’s Vyse Street, it tastes of craft beer, innovative cocktails and some really good whisky. I was invited …
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Whisky Tasting at The Anchor with Brumderland
For those of you who’ve been reading my blog a while, you’ll know that I’m no stranger to whisky. Ever since I met Vicky from Brumderland, she’s been introducing me to wonderful whiskies at every opportunity. Vicky put on a …

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 …

Independent Birmingham Festival 2018
Boozy slushies, dirty burgers and great company. That’s just a small snapshot of what was on offer at the latest Independent Birmingham Festival. I spent a gloriously sunny Sunday at Aston Hall with Bite Your Brum, Caramel Latte Kiss & …

Steak and Seafood at Jailbird Birmingham
The mere mention of steak is usually enough to get my attention. Add seafood into the mix and you’ve got me hook, line and sinker. A good surf and turf is a thing of beauty. The sort of meal you …

Edinburgh Gin Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols Birmingham
Last Saturday was World Gin Day, but if you didn’t make the most of it, don’t worry, as Harvey Nichols Birmingham & Edinburgh Gin are keeping the celebration going until the end of July with their Edinburgh Gin Afternoon Tea. …
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Blogger or Blagger
There are some pretty outspoken people in the food blogging scene who apparently oppose accepting free meals in return for reviews, and publicly berate other bloggers who do this. Some of those same people take freebies, and just don’t declare …

Summer Cocktails at Toms Kitchen
Nestled in the Mailbox, away from the main drag of bars and restaurants outside, Tom’s Kitchen isn’t necessarily the first place you might think of for an evening of summer cocktails, but their new summer cocktail menu makes it worth …

Don Diego Edgbaston
When you live in the UK, it’s easy to think that Spanish food is all tapas and paella. While both of these are undeniably Spanish, Don Diego Restaurante Edgbaston are showing Birmingham a different side to Spanish food. Where tapas …