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Recipes: Feast your eyes on this World Cup XI Jun 18 2010

THE World Cup may provide a feast of entertainment for football-lovers but the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ is also the inspiration for a feast of food.Read

St Patrick's Day in Birmingham: Irish recipes Mar 12 2010

Recipes to get you in the mood for St Patrick's Day.Read

Recipes: There’s oceans of flavour in fishy recipes Feb 26 2010

BIRMINGHAM restaurant Opus is hosting a seafood dinner on Thursday, March 4.Read

Recipes: Meal to mark Republic Day Jan 29 2010

THIS week India, celebrated the Republic Day, marking the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence.Read

Recipes: Italian job for top chef Rhodes on his travels Jan 21 2010

WITH six Michelin stars to his name and presenting stints on Masterchef and Hells Kitchen, Gary Rhodes has proved himself a skilled chef and an ambassador for British cuisine.Read

Recipes: Cook goes to war on flavour Jan 14 2010

REVISITING the times of food rationing was a logical step for Valentine Warner.Read

Recipes: Bake away for a tasty start to the new year Dec 31 2009

You’ve piled on the calories over Christmas and vowed to get rid of the extra weight in the New Year.Read

Recipes: Rabbit stew with real local flavour Dec 10 2009

MINT restaurant on the outskirts of Sutton Coldfield is earning a high reputation for its food, based on local ingredients treated with respect and care.Read

Recipes: John Torode's Turkey with Caramelised Onions Dec 10 2009

John Torode's Turkey with Caramelised Onions.Read

New book tells all about cheese Dec 02 2009

OFFICE star Ricky Gervais once attributed his cuddly physique to “20 years of eating cheese”. A new book devoted to the world’s most versatile ingredient might convince him to let out his belt another notch or two.Read

Recipes: Taking a new look at Welsh cooking Nov 26 2009

WELSH food isn’t the best known or most highly regarded cuisine in the world.Read

National Curry Week: Recipe from Mango Tree restaurant Nov 19 2009

NEXT week it’s National Curry Week – celebrating a dish that Britain has taken to its heart.Read

Spicy and full of health benefits Nov 19 2009

WITH its steaming heaps of spices like ginger, turmeric, chilli and garlic, the nation’s favourite dish can provide not only a tasty winter supper but a number of hidden health benefits as well.Read

Jamie Oliver's protege cooks up new Craze with Rude Boy Food! Nov 12 2009

AS AN unemployed 25-year-old carpet fitter with a girlfriend and one-year-old daughter to support, Aaron Craze didn’t feel he had much in common with Jamie Oliver.Read

Feast of flash bangers Nov 05 2009

WITH British Sausage Week in full swing, one of Birmingham’s top entertainment venues is sharing a recipe to make the most of the British banger.Read

The creme de la creme Oct 29 2009

DWIGHT Clayton, head chef at The Inn at Stonehall in Worcester, won an AA Rosette for his dynamite creations in the kitchen.Read

Prepare your treats for fright night feast Oct 29 2009

YOU might already be thinking about Christmas food, but there’s still one gastronomic seasonal monster to fight before you take on Santa and his hungry elves.Read

Special Sunday lunch is a different gravy! Oct 22 2009

THE smell of roast potatoes wafting out of the kitchen on a Sunday usually signals a happy, civilised end to the week.Read

Learning to cook up a bean feast Oct 15 2009

MY NAME is Polly and I’ve been a vegetarian for 15 years... Uttering these words in a Cheshire meeting room, I feel like I’ve entered a support group where herbivores finally admit to their eating habits.Read