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Chef at Birmingham restaurant Lasan named UK curry chef of the year Nov 29 2011

A Birmingham chef has been named Chef of the Year at the British Curry Awards.Read

How to raise money while eating Birmingham's 5,000 calorie breakfast in Kitts Green Nov 05 2011

Mail food writer PAUL FULFORD finds his eyes are bigger than his tummy when he takes on the mother of all fry-upsRead

Food and Drink: Michelin-star standards at Purnell's bar Oct 07 2011

THE intricacies, invention and craftsmanship displayed by Glynn Purnell’s food at the restaurant that carries his surname is what’s earned him his Michelin star.Read

Food and Drink: Chef Aaron thinks outside the box Jun 17 2011

YOU’VE just been handed a box of mystery ingredients and been given 15 minutes to invent an eye-catching dish that will impress a veteran chef lecturer, a food marketing expert and a restaurant critic.Read

Food and Drink: The team of blind chefs with a secret or two Jun 10 2011

IT’S the most unusual pop-up restaurant of the year – staffed by blind chefs.Read

Food and Drink: Aktar's all set for People's Banquet Jun 03 2011

WHEN it comes to TV cooking competitions, Birmingham’s Aktar Islam can’t stop winning.Read

Food and Drink: Waiting is over for fine dining at Weston Jun 03 2011

THE stately home of Weston Park on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border is renowned for the handful of times a year it serves up food in its historic dining room.Read

Food and Drink: Thank cod! We've got plenty of dab May 27 2011

CAN the humble dab save the fish world from extinction?Read

Food and Drink: Full of beans after coffee pilgrimage May 20 2011

SOPHIE Highfield does not do things by half.Read

Food and Drink: New service is hot on halal curries May 13 2011

DELICIOUS “home-style” halal curries are being prepared at the first catering outlet of its type in Birmingham.Read

Food and Drink: Claire makes Villa top of the chocs May 06 2011

ON the face of it, a starter of salmon and white chocolate sauce would appear to be so wrong, on so many levels, that any sensible diner would reject it.Read

Food and Drink: If we cooked the royal banquet... Apr 28 2011

Cornish crab, spring lamb, a luxury biryani... and perhaps a trifle with Birmingham-made chocolate to finish.Read

Food and Drink: Ladies swapping cocktails for ales Apr 22 2011

REAL ale. Two little words, but pretty potent ones all the same, conjuring up images of hirsute men nursing pints of super-strength ale in a spit and sawdust pub.Read