EXOTIC dishes such as mussaman gai, spicy delights like garlic chilli lamb and European classics including coq au vin with pomme puree will be on the menu when the BBC Good Food Show is staged in Birmingham this month.
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ANYONE who’s just had a night out at the Gala Bingo hall opposite might well come in celebrating with a turn of phrase like: ‘Legs Eleven, Two Fat Chips!’. And the chances are they won’t be disappointed.
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THEOLOGIANS may dispute this assertion, but heaven is located in a shot glass behind a rather plain frontage on one of Birmingham’s busiest roads.
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A TRIP to the local is in danger of becoming a thing of the past, with beer sales slumping and an estimated five pubs a day pulling their last pint and closing the doors for good.
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ALTHOUGH some desperate bankers may well be turning to drink, it’s unlikely they are solely responsible for the soaring rise in sales of cider and rosé wine.
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BOND would probably think this was a soft drink – just one measure of vodka and a dash of cherry liqueur – he’d probably be impressed by the posh ingredients.
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WITH sincere apologies to Wordsworth: ‘I wandered lonely beneath some clouds / That floats on high o’er streets of Brum / When all at once I saw a cone / A host of crispy golden chips...’.
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