http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail no Authors Authors http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/20/birmingham-will-be-the-place-to-be-for-food-and-drink-enthusiasts-next-week-97319-22297088/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/20/birmingham-will-be-the-place-to-be-for-food-and-drink-enthusiasts-next-week-97319-22297088/ The BBC Good Food Show rolls into the National Exhibition Centre with a mouth-watering array of ideas that should help Christmas go with a swing. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/19/finest-beers-and-ale-at-nec-97319-22296345/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/19/finest-beers-and-ale-at-nec-97319-22296345/ BIRMINGHAM will be the place to be for food and drink enthusiasts next week. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/12/better-drinks-to-beat-binges-97319-22242283/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/12/better-drinks-to-beat-binges-97319-22242283/ JUST when you thought the credit crunch couldn’t get any worse… it looks like it may be the beginning of the end for ‘happy hour’ at the pub and cheap booze at the supermarket. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/06/here-s-to-you-mr-president-97319-22197516/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/11/06/here-s-to-you-mr-president-97319-22197516/ THE dust is now settling on Barack Obama’s historic rise to become the 44th president of the United States. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/30/brewing-up-a-real-treat-for-ale-fans-97319-22151680/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:36:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/30/brewing-up-a-real-treat-for-ale-fans-97319-22151680/ A TRIP to the local is in danger of becoming a thing of the past, with beer sales slumping and an estimated five pubs a day pulling their last pint and closing the doors for good. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/23/credit-crunch-makes-life-far-from-ros-97319-22101646/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/23/credit-crunch-makes-life-far-from-ros-97319-22101646/ ALTHOUGH some desperate bankers may well be turning to drink, it’s unlikely they are solely responsible for the soaring rise in sales of cider and rosé wine. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/15/taking-care-of-your-liquid-asset-97319-22042119/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/15/taking-care-of-your-liquid-asset-97319-22042119/ WITH the financial world in turmoil and trust in banks and financial institutions at an all-time low, some people may well be looking around at other places to invest their hard-earned cash. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/08/there-s-no-reason-to-snub-reisling-97319-21994261/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/08/there-s-no-reason-to-snub-reisling-97319-21994261/ ALTHOUGH often described as the greatest of all white wine grapes, Riesling wouldn’t be on most people’s ‘must have’ bottles on the weekly supermarket trip. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/01/make-mine-a-pint-of-the-best-97319-21941333/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/10/01/make-mine-a-pint-of-the-best-97319-21941333/ MORE than half the beer drunk in this country is cold, characterless lager – which may be fine if you’ve just been for a run or the sun is blazing down on a typical English summer’s day! http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/10/01/the-scottish-borders-has-a-landscape-steeped-in-history-97319-21939947/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:46:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/10/01/the-scottish-borders-has-a-landscape-steeped-in-history-97319-21939947/ AFTER around three hours walking on the rolling southern uplands of the Scottish Borders region, we’d just about become used to a persistent drizzle when the horizon seemed to brighten and the clouds parted to reveal thin strips of blue, tantalisingly close. Then, almost mischievously, just as we neared the end of the route, the sky cleared completely and the sun blazed down. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/25/a-cider-fan-to-the-core-97319-21899008/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/25/a-cider-fan-to-the-core-97319-21899008/ TIME was when autumn signalled the annual trip to Hindlip Agriculture College, near Worcester, to collect a few barrels of fresh apple juice from their press to turn into cider. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/18/future-for-wine-is-looking-ros-97319-21846782/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/18/future-for-wine-is-looking-ros-97319-21846782/ NOT so long ago, drinking rose wine was verging on the naff. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/11/diners-go-fishing-for-complements-97319-21796959/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/11/diners-go-fishing-for-complements-97319-21796959/ IT’S a free world – and anyone who wants to drink red wine with fish should go right ahead and do it. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/04/grape-expectations-a-world-apart-97319-21672871/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/09/04/grape-expectations-a-world-apart-97319-21672871/ THE prospects for a bumper crop of grapes in England this year have been well and truly dampened by a miserable summer. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/28/time-for-some-sun-in-a-glass-97319-21625909/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/28/time-for-some-sun-in-a-glass-97319-21625909/ THE wettest August for a hundred years and little sign of an Indian summer to dispel the gloom - no wonder the seasonal affective disorder is already making an early appearance this year. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/08/27/raising-a-toast-to-rioja-97319-21615670/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/08/27/raising-a-toast-to-rioja-97319-21615670/ EVERY visit to Bilbao demands at least a glimpse of the titanium-clad jumble of glittering shapes that make up Frank Gehry’s famous Guggenheim Museum. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/21/a-futuristic-taste-of-things-to-come-97319-21578389/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/21/a-futuristic-taste-of-things-to-come-97319-21578389/ ROBO-tongue is a taste of the future. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/14/the-fairer-sex-enjoy-the-beauty-of-beer-97319-21532828/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/14/the-fairer-sex-enjoy-the-beauty-of-beer-97319-21532828/ IF YOUR image of real ale drinkers involves bellies, beards and burping, it's about time to think again. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/07/hallelujah-for-screwcaps-97319-21483165/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/08/07/hallelujah-for-screwcaps-97319-21483165/ WE HAD just spread out the rug in the ideal spot, overlooking the giant open-air stage where the legendary Leonard Cohen was about to weave his magic at the Big Chill festival in the heart of rural Herefordshire. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/31/wine-bloggers-hit-the-highway-97319-21440736/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/31/wine-bloggers-hit-the-highway-97319-21440736/ WHATEVER your interests, you can guarantee that there will be plenty of kindred spirits out there in the virtual world of the internet.