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Flavour of Tehran tickles tastebuds

IT’S not a phrase you hear often – popping out for an Iranian.Read

SMOOTHIES have taken the UK by storm.

Britons are estimated to drink their way through more than £20 million worth of pureed fruit and vegetable drinks every year and smoothies of all kinds are now on sale everywhere.Read

SEARCHING for a different reader-recommended chippy, I spotted the chequered flags here first and just had to pull up for a Chip Stop.

There isn’t much standing room and the fittings seemed to be on the wrong side of the 1980s.Read

Elford pub The Crown wins high praise

YOU can be assured of a safe welcome at The Crown, where an air ambulance paramedic is now attending to the needs of the Midlands’ thirsty drinkers.Read

Glass Lounge makes good impression despite small portions

VINAPRISS – a wine bar with its own television studio from which presenters touted cases of Riesling and the like – is no more.Read

Taste of Tehran comes to Birmingham

IT’S not a phrase you hear often – popping out for an Iranian.Read

A toast to the British cuppa

COMEDY double act James May and Oz Clarke finally revealed at the end of their TV odyssey this week what they think is the drink that defines Britain.Read

SEARCHING for a different reader-recommended chippy, I spotted the chequered flags here first and just had to pull up for a Chip Stop.

There isn’t much standing room and the fittings seemed to be on the wrong side of the 1980s.Read

Woktastic, Paradise Place, Birmingham

JAPAN is in big trouble. It’s not Godzilla this time, but the monster of the credit crunch that’s causing chaos in downtown Tokyo.Read

Old Speckled Hen, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield

IF LOTS of pubs are closing down, that’s surely often due to a self-inflicted lack of imagination, rubbish food and slovenly service than any credit crunch.Read

Best Buys

This week's Best Buys.Read

Good Match

Shrove Tuesday next week calls for pancakes.Read

Forget the gloom with a glass or two

ABSTINENCE makes the heart grow fonderRead

Cocktail of the Week: Creole Mama

Next Tuesday is ‘Fat Tuesday’, theRead

Ingredient of the Week

Pomegranates don’t just look pretty; they’re really good for you, too. Scientists have found that a glass a day of the fruit’s sweet-sharp juice – high in antioxidants – can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.Read

Classic Fish Bar and Kebab House, College Road, Erdington

Visiting this friendly chippy on a busy Friday afternoon lunchtime meant I could watch a wide range of customers requesting everything from chicken to burgers and kebabs lashed with various sauces.Read

Restaurant review: Lasan in St Paul's Square, Birmingham.

SPAIN isn’t a country renowned for its love of vegetarianism or, indeed, any animal-related activity that fails to involve killing bulls or pushing donkeys off cliffs.Read

Secret of elusive runny chocolate!

QI keep seeing contestants on MasterChef mess up when they try to do chocolate fondants. Is there a foolproof chocolate pudding recipe?Read

Price bustin’ balti

AFTER the backlash, the rebirth.Read

The Coach Hose, Herbert Road, Solihull

FANCY a romantic meal for St Valentine’s Day?Read