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IT WAS one of those conversations that friends have when they sit down for a drink. One of those discussions that rarely come to any conclusion.Read

Jojolapa, 55-59 Newhall Street, Birmingham.

NEVER having trekked through the Himalayas to Nepal, I've no idea if the food at this city centre Nepalese curry house is authentic.Read

Dream gives couple a taste of the good life

IT'S a dream that many people have - opening a stylish cafe in beautiful premises.Read

On the trail of perfection

ANDY Waters is sitting in his newly opened restaurant as the lunchtime service draws to an end, customers finishing off the last drops of red wine.Read

Pizza Express, The Mailbox

FIGURES frighten me.Read

Chefs cook up a storm in the park

FOODIES will be flooding into Birmingham over the next four days as the third annual Taste festival returns to town.Read

Blue Ginger, Poplar Rd, Kings Heath

Read Paul Fulford's review of this small Oriental restaurant in Kings HeathRead

Asha's, Newhall Street, Birmingham

SOME might say that it's not unusual for me to spout on about matters of which I'm ignorant, so let me first of all confess that I've very little experience of eating Indian food other than that served in restaurants.Read

Culinary fest gets taste of continent

THERE will be a taste of France when the third Taste of Birmingham hits town next week.Read

Chicago is chef Luke's top tip

SIMPSON'S executive chef Luke Tipping is in no doubt what needs to happen next if Birmingham is to continue its progress as one of the world's culinary hotspots - it has to follow sister city Chicago's example.Read

Fine feast dished up at Lyttle gem

MORE than any other foodstuff, fish seem to me have their own kinds of personality.Read

Byzantium, 11 York Road, Kings Heath. 0121 444 5444.

WE DID not sail to Byzantium, but instead strolled there on a sunny Saturday evening.Read

Siew Kuan

From raffles to back street Brum

SIEW Kuan's career path has been an unusual one, taking her from the plush surroundings of Singapore's famous Raffles hotel to a small side street restaurant in Birmingham.Read

Piccolino, 9 Brindleyplace, Oozells Sq, Birmingham. 0121 634 3055

IT WAS one of those things that was both right and wrong at the same time.Read

Cinnamon Red, 562-564 Mosley Road, Balsall Heath

SEVERAL clocks showing the time in different parts of the world hang on the wall at this recently opened curry house in the space occupied for many years by Spice Avenue.Read

Stefano Leone

Enjoy Italian vino for taste of la dolce vita

THE distance he's travelled on his mission is the equivalent of circling the world 65 times. Each year he eats in 250 restaurants.Read

BBQ Village, 55 Station Street, Birmingham. 0121 643 5723.

WORD of advice if you happen to visit this city centre restaurant tucked away behind New Street Station.Read

CBSO, Symphony Hall

RACHMANINOV'S Symphonic Dances, the composer's last major work before his death in 1943, is an emotionally charged work.Read

San Carlo, 4 Temple Street, Birmingham. 0121 633 0251.

FROM among the photographs of famous people who have eaten at San Carlo stares the chubby chops of John Prescott.Read

Alessandro Cristiano

Bringing a taste of Italy to Brum

WHEN you tuck into a sliver of milky white mozzarella at Birmingham's newest Italian restaurant, it will have been personally chosen by Alessandro Cristiano.Read

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