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CHEAP AS CHIPS: DITTA Fast Food, 169 Walford Road, Sparkbrook B11 1QJ. Mar 18 2011

I FELT sorry for two students hoping to eat in at this big corner shop.Read

PUB GRUB: Bushwackers, Lower Ground Floor and Basement, Exchange Building, Edmund St, Birmingham B3 2HZ. Tel 0121 236 4994. www.bushwackers.co.uk Mar 11 2011

ACCORDING to folklore ‘there’s no such thing as a free lunch’.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: McDonald's, Stechford Retail Park, Stechford, Birmingham B33 9AN Mar 11 2011

HARD to believe that it’s five years since I got just 37 fries for 79p (2.1p each) at McDonald’s opposite the Hawthorns.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: New Station Fish and Chips, 159 Station Road, Stechford, Birmingham B33 8BA\n Mar 04 2011

ON A parade that has seen a lot of changes in recent years, the green Formica-style interior of this rebranded shop was as warm looking as the welcome I received from my cheerful server.Read

PUB GRUB: All Bar One. Waters Edge, Birmingham B1 2HL. Tel 0121 644 5861 Mar 04 2011

I SPENT Sunday afternoon driving around listening to the growing excitement of the Blues v Arsenal game on the radio.Read

PUB GRUB: Sacks of Potatoes, 10 Gosta Green, Birmingham B4 7ER. Tel 0121 503 5811. Website: www.greatvaluepubs.co.uk Feb 25 2011

ALONGSIDE the University of Aston, the Sacks of Potatoes sits in a surprising expanse of open space on the campus.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: Greville Fish Bar, 2 Damson Lane, Solihull B9 12RD. Tel 0121 704 2191. Feb 25 2011

MAYBE it was the fact that it’s now National Chip Week 2011, which ends this Sunday.Read

Underground delight Feb 25 2011

ANOTHER chilled Friday evening. Another restaurant situated in a beautiful old building in the Jewellery Quarter.Read

PUB GRUB: Chef & Brewer Pub Co: The Garden House, 160 Hagley Road, Edbaston B16 9NX, Tel 0121 454 8315. Feb 18 2011

OUR last attempt at a family meal ended in disaster at the Chef & Brewer, Great Park.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: Pedmore Fish Bar, 51 Queensway, Stourbridge DY9 9HJ. Verdict: ++++ Feb 18 2011

IF IT was good to see this award-winning chippy had a decent queue when I arrived, it also meant I’d had a bellyful before a £1 cone of golden chips had even found its way into my eager hands.Read

PUB GRUB: Bennetts, 8 Bennetts Hill\n Birmingham B2 5RS. Tel 0121 643 9293. Web www.bennettspubbirmingham.co.uk Feb 11 2011

LOOKING at this magnicent former bank from the outside, Bennetts should be a diamond destination – perhaps even the first port of call for namesake crooner Tony when he comes over to sing Fly Me To The Moon at Symphony Hall.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: This is Bedders, 898 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 OUA. Tel 0121 772 1532. Feb 04 2011

WHILE few things give me a greater thrill than visiting a chip shop for the first time, going back to the great ones is even better.Read

Rustic Italian delights Jan 28 2011

A PLACE wears its heart on its sleeve when it calls itself Cucina Rustica.Read

PUB GRUB: JD Wetherspoon's The Royal Enfield, The Old Cinema, Unicorn Hill, Redditch B97 4QR Tel 01527 590970. Jan 28 2011

THIS JD Wetherspoon Lloyd’s No 1 pub takes its name from the famous Redditch motorcycle the Royal Enfield.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: MERIDEN FISH & CHIPS, THE GREEN, MERIDEN CV7 7LN Jan 28 2011

IF YOU are of the opinion that Meriden is the most central part of England, then it’s entirely appropriate that this village green shop should hit the bullseye with its chips.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS - Aquarius, Nechells Park Road, Nechells, Birmingham B7 5PF. Tel 0121 327 0157. Jan 14 2011

THIS shop is surprisingly close to Star City, but a cul-de-sac means you might need your sat nav on full power to find it tucked away.Read

Cheap As Chips - Aristos Fish Bar, Acocks Green, B27 7XU Jan 07 2011

ONLY a year ago, this corner site was just another pound shop.Read

CHRISTMAS LUNCH: House of Fraser's Sixth Floor Restaurant. Dec 17 2010

A CHRISTMAS lunch at House of Fraser’s flagship Corporation Street store in Birmingham has been a traditional treat enjoyed by many people for years.Read

CHEAP AS CHIPS: Dovehouse Fish Bar, 361 Warwick Rd Solihull B91 1BQ. Tel 0121 707 7866. Dec 10 2010

MY THIRD visit to Dovehouse in five years earns a hat-trick of five-star ratings. Wow!Read

Pub Grub: The Fox & Dogs, Little Sutton Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 6QB Tel 0121 308 7560. Dec 10 2010

I CAN understand some pubs going out of business – and often think many breweries/owners have only had themselves to blame.Read

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