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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

Food and Drink: Oh, honey, your sausages sizzle!

THE daily quest for the best banger starts at 3am in a sausage factory in south Birmingham.Read

Birmingham sausage-maker takes top prize

A BRUMMIE sausage-maker is the bees’ knees when it comes to bangers.Read

Food and Drink: There's no worry with a DIY curry

SCHOOL worker Sally Hares decided to put some spice back in her life after she was made redundant – and launched her own DIY curry kits.Read

Food and Drink: Brad’s a culinary gent about town

RESTAURANT bosses are notorious for claiming their front of house manager is one of the best in the business.Read

Opus restaurant boss in Birmingham city centre is top professional in Britain

RESTAURANT bosses are notorious for claiming their front of house manager is one of the best in the business.Read

Harborne restaurant in council row

A MICHELIN-star chef has threatened to sue Birmingham City Council for compensation after workmen turned the street outside his restaurant into a “bombsite”.Read

Food and Drink: The great Christmas pudding taste test

IT WAS the festive surprise that absolutely no one saw coming.Read

Light Bite: Yo! Sushi, Selfridges, Birmingham

LOOKING for somewhere to rest and refuel during the mad Christmas shopping blitz?Read

Birmingham hailed as the culinary capital of the world

BIRMINGHAM will become the culinary capital of the world next summer after beating Madrid to a coveted food honour.Read

Health: Cyclist praises medics after helmet saved her in nightmare crash

As A&E doctors worked on Rachel Burrows’s injuries, the consultant walked into the waiting area to talk to her husband Adrian.Read

Latvian chefs visit Simpsons restaurant as part of job swap

CHEFS from Latvia have been getting an insight into modern British gastronomy courtesy of a Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant.Read

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight tells fans she is fine after breaking down on stage in Birmingham

QUEEN of soul Beverley Knight has reassured her fans she is fine after breaking down in tears on stage in Birmingham.Read

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight bursts into tears on stage at Symphony Hall

ANGUISHED soul star Beverley Knight broke down on stage in Birmingham as she paid an emotional tribute to her “fantastic” family.Read

BBC Good Food show has all the ingredients for a great show!

TAKE a smattering of leading celebrity chefs, stir together with new cooking techniques, top produce and irresistible drinks and you’ve got all the ingredients for the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC.Read

Bill's lesson in hands-on fun

HE has wielded his mighty bass guitar on some of the greatest songs in the history of rock and roll. But these days ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman is as likely to be caught tuning up a less conventional instrument – his metal detector.Read

Beverley Knight: My strict diet with a Caribbean kick!

AS SHE works through an exhausting British tour, Midland soul sensation Beverley Knight has revealed her recipe for stage success.Read

Beverley Knight reveals her recipe for stage success

AS SHE works through an exhausting British tour, Midland soul sensation Beverley Knight has revealed her recipe for stage success.Read

Tom uses his loaf for good causes

AN NHS dietician has spoken of his double life spearheading a Birmingham food revolution – and foraging for grub.Read

Bread (with sea bass) of heaven

PRAYER books are being swapped for menus at Birmingham’s newest and most spectacular dining room – St Martin’s Church in the Bull Ring.Read

Birmingham's most spectacular dining room - St Martin's Church in the Bull Ring

PRAYER books are being swapped for menus at Birmingham’s newest and most spectacular dining room – St Martin’s Church in the Bull Ring.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.