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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

Food and Drink: The globe-trotter for pigs’ trotters

AS TV exposure goes, having your restaurant showcased to 59 million viewers takes some beating.Read

Food and Drink: Chef’s south east Asian love affair

IT WAS love at first bite for Jason Atherton, one of Britain’s top chefs.Read

Food and Drink: Sophie sets sights on a special brew

SOPHIE Highfield does not do things by half.Read

Food and Drink: Pressure is name of Turner’s game

RICHARD Turner does not lack for self confidence.Read

Chef Glynn Purnell set to take on Jamie Oliver

MICHELIN-star chef Glynn Purnell is to open a second restaurant in Birmingham – stealing a march on Jamie Oliver’s new Italian outlet.Read

Food and Drink: Let them eat cup cakes – and pizza

ON the car park of a working men’s club in Birmingham, a food revolution is taking place.Read

Food and Drink: The spice is right for heart patients

ONE of Birmingham’s top restaurants is urging home cooks to try some of its award-winning curries – and help children with life-threatening heart conditions.Read

Food and Drink: French food boss - Brum c'est yum!

BIRMINGHAM’S dining scene has been praised – by a senior figure at one of the world’s top food cities.Read

Food and Drink: Original and best at show

AMONG the crêpes and the cupcakes, the handcrafted beers and the olive oils, visitors to Taste of Birmingham will be able to learn about a drive to protect and promote some of Europe’s culinary gems.Read

Food and Drink: President Clinton's pukka tucker...in a tent!

HE has lovingly prepared them for a US president in a luxury hotel.Read

Food and Drink: Thai food has the edge a decade on

THE food has been a smash hit with tennis star Maria Sharapova and bowled over England cricket hero Andrew Flintoff.Read

Theatre: Sarah Coburn sings to a different tune

REFRESHINGLY informal, good humoured company and a young mother on tour – Sarah Coburn defies the popular high-maintenance preconceptions about a soprano.Read

Recipes: Feast your eyes on this World Cup XI

THE World Cup may provide a feast of entertainment for football-lovers but the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ is also the inspiration for a feast of food.Read

Food and Drink: Behind the scenes with Masterchefs

THEY had prepared dishes for some of the world’s greatest chefs but now they faced the biggest challenge – cooking for cash-paying members of the public.Read

MasterChef finalist prepare lavish dinners in Solihull

THEY are Masterchef’s very own Three Musketeers and they’ve pitched into culinary battle once more – to satisfy Midland diners.Read

Food and Drink: Pasta is a perfect match for our World Cup stars

PASTA master Franco Bellomusto has every reason to be optimistic about the World Cup.Read

Food and Drink: Wayne Rooney? Sorry, we’re full

THERE’S nothing like getting a roasting from TV’s toughest chef when it comes to spicing up business.Read

Food and Drink: Child's play with Heather's meals

CHILDREN can be notoriously fussy eaters but Heather Mills believes she has the answer: Give them whatever they want.Read

Birmingham chef closes Liaison restaurant after breaking ankle

THE CHEF-patron of a popular Birmingham restaurant has vowed to return to the culinary scene after an agonising broken ankle hastened the closure of her business.Read

Food and Drink: Shhhh... Michelin man's secret visit

THE boss of the country’s top food guide has praised Birmingham’s gastronomic revolution – but admits he’s puzzled why it took so long to happen.Read

Author Profile

Richard McComb is a columnist, writer and restaurant critic for The Birmingham Post. Likes: Stevie Wonder (1963-1982 output); taking the long view; beaches; jumpers for goalposts. Dislikes: (Amongst others) enablement; spitting; the short straw; double maths.