Updated 1:59am 26 May 2012

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Paul Fulford

Paul Fulford

Wagamama, 6 The Bullring, Birmingham. 0121 633 3033.

SQUID’S an unforgiving beast. Cook it a moment too long and its chewier than munching on a tennis ball with rubber dentures.Read

La Tasca, Regency Wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham. 643 9888.

IN those long ago days of my youth, I bought an avocado having heard that they were a delicacy.Read

Wonderful city of water and light

SOME cities are defined by the mountains that surround them or the work that is done there. Others by a palpable sense of history or perhaps a specific event.Read

Karren Brady: Protect press whistleblowers

IT IS no secret that the provincial press is battling for survival, trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea, the devil being the economic slump and the deep blue sea the internet revolution.Read

Major Samuel Edgar: 'Service Above Self'

THIS weekend more than 18,000 members of Rotary Clubs from all over the world will gather in Birmingham for the 100th Rotary International Convention.Read

Piquant, 18 St Mary’s Row, Moseley. 0121 249 1216

AS a business plan, opening a curry house in Moseley might seem as likely a winner as launching a charity fund for hard-up MPs.Read

Wing Wah staff serve up the best of Birmingham

Wing Wah teams serve up the best of BrumRead

Wing Wah staff serve up the best of Birmingham

Wing Wah teams serve up the best of BrumRead

Smoothing out a fishy problem

Tipping’sRead

Fresh peas have so many different uses

IngredientRead

Salad recipes to keep you in shape

RecipesRead

Metro Bar and Grill, 79 Cornwall Street, Birmingham. 0121 200 1911.

WHILE many of us struggle to attain mediocrity, some blessed souls out there have talent pouring out their ears.Read

We need to curb our vices

FOR several weeks now, revelations about MPs’ expenses have incensed the public.Read

Jacky’s Kitchen, Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham. 0121 666 7187.

DISAPPOINTMENTS come in two forms.Read

The Forest, Station Approach, Dorridge, Solihull. 01564 772120.

SUCH was the high standard of food at this place that I’d recommend it to anyone.Read

Birmingham set to be one of busiest routes over bank holiday

TRAVELLERS were today warned to plan ahead and allow plenty of time for journeys by road, rail and bus this Bank Holiday weekend.Read

Malmaison, The Mailbox, Birmingham. 0121 246 5000.

NEVER let it be said that the staff at Malmaison’s brasserie ignored us when we suggested we were being overcharged.Read

Much to enjoy at Malmaison despite bill trouble

RestaurantSpyRead

Shimla Pinks, Five Ways Leisure Centre, Broad Street. 0121 633 0366.

THAT honey-voiced barrel of laughs Neil Young once sang: “Rock ‘n’ roll will never die.”Read

Cafe Rouge 42 High Street, harborne. 0121 426 2444

IT’S a rare restaurant that serves olives which taste of that Scottish hangover cure Irn Bru.Read

Author Profile

Paul Fulford is Features Editor and restaurant critic of the Birmingham Mail. He previously worked on the paper's news and sports desks.