http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/03/asha-s-newhall-street-birmingham-97319-21222020/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/03/asha-s-newhall-street-birmingham-97319-21222020/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/03/culinary-fest-gets-taste-of-continent-97319-21222023/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/07/03/culinary-fest-gets-taste-of-continent-97319-21222023/ THERE will be a taste of France when the third Taste of Birmingham hits town next week. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/26/fine-feast-dished-up-at-lyttle-gem-97319-21155686/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/26/fine-feast-dished-up-at-lyttle-gem-97319-21155686/ MORE than any other foodstuff, fish seem to me have their own kinds of personality. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/26/chicago-is-chef-luke-s-top-tip-97319-21155682/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/26/chicago-is-chef-luke-s-top-tip-97319-21155682/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/19/byzantium-11-york-road-kings-heath-0121-444-5444-97319-21105313/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/19/byzantium-11-york-road-kings-heath-0121-444-5444-97319-21105313/ WE DID not sail to Byzantium, but instead strolled there on a sunny Saturday evening. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/12/from-raffles-to-back-street-brum-97319-21063130/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/12/from-raffles-to-back-street-brum-97319-21063130/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/12/piccolino-9-brindleyplace-oozells-sq-birmingham-0121-634-3055-97319-21063135/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/12/piccolino-9-brindleyplace-oozells-sq-birmingham-0121-634-3055-97319-21063135/ IT WAS one of those things that was both right and wrong at the same time. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/05/cinnamon-red-562-564-mosley-road-balsall-heath-97319-21027370/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/06/05/cinnamon-red-562-564-mosley-road-balsall-heath-97319-21027370/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/22/enjoy-italian-vino-for-taste-of-la-dolce-vita-97319-20947567/ Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/22/enjoy-italian-vino-for-taste-of-la-dolce-vita-97319-20947567/ THE distance he's travelled on his mission is the equivalent of circling the world 65 times. Each year he eats in 250 restaurants. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/22/bbq-village-55-station-street-birmingham-0121-643-5723-97319-20947565/ Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/22/bbq-village-55-station-street-birmingham-0121-643-5723-97319-20947565/ WORD of advice if you happen to visit this city centre restaurant tucked away behind New Street Station. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/05/16/cbso-symphony-hall-97319-20921193/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/05/16/cbso-symphony-hall-97319-20921193/ RACHMANINOV'S Symphonic Dances, the composer's last major work before his death in 1943, is an emotionally charged work. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/15/san-carlo-4-temple-street-birmingham-0121-633-0251-97319-20914044/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/15/san-carlo-4-temple-street-birmingham-0121-633-0251-97319-20914044/ FROM among the photographs of famous people who have eaten at San Carlo stares the chubby chops of John Prescott. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/15/bringing-a-taste-of-italy-to-brum-97319-20914033/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/15/bringing-a-taste-of-italy-to-brum-97319-20914033/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/08/they-seek-him-here-they-seek-him-there-foodies-seek-him-everywhere-97319-20878856/ Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/08/they-seek-him-here-they-seek-him-there-foodies-seek-him-everywhere-97319-20878856/ CRISP baguette, some smelly cheese, a few slices of garlicky sausage and a salad or two. Maybe a fruit tart for dessert. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/08/the-mash-house-the-waters-edge-brindeyplace-97319-20878855/ Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/08/the-mash-house-the-waters-edge-brindeyplace-97319-20878855/ ONLY wimps don't like sausages and mash. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/01/dimples-make-a-great-impression-97319-20846659/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/01/dimples-make-a-great-impression-97319-20846659/ EVERYONE knows dimples are cute. But did you know they can help make sure your chicken is cooked perfectly? http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/01/bank-4-brindleyplace-birmingham-0121-633-4466-97319-20846656/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/05/01/bank-4-brindleyplace-birmingham-0121-633-4466-97319-20846656/ WHY, when good ingredients have been cooked well and served by competent, charming staff, should I have left Bank without a feeling of warmth? http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/24/a-taste-of-italy-left-a-spring-in-my-step-97319-20812354/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/24/a-taste-of-italy-left-a-spring-in-my-step-97319-20812354/ MANY are the Italian restaurants I've tried in this country. Few are those that have left me skipping with joy. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/24/wacky-world-of-modern-cooking-97319-20812368/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/24/wacky-world-of-modern-cooking-97319-20812368/ THE powders, syringes and digital scales are the stuff of chemistry labs, but the results are magic. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/17/sabai-sabai-25-woodbridge-road-moseley-0121-449-4498-97319-20777809/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2008/04/17/sabai-sabai-25-woodbridge-road-moseley-0121-449-4498-97319-20777809/ "HOMELY" is one of those adjectives that almost damns through faint praise. Indeed, applied to a woman it's very nearly an insult.