Harborne Kitchen
1) Harborne Kitchen, I’ve got one one of those. It’s a kitchen in a house in Harborne that I borrow from a man I pay loads of money to every month. 2) Weather! Remember the ‘Beast from the East’ a couple of weeks ago? Well, I do. In the house mentioned in point 1 there […]
The Butchers Social – Henley in Arden
Mothers! You’ve all got one, they might be lovely, they might be horrid, they might be dead, but whatever the circumstance – you’ve got one, get over it. I myself have one, and she has one too. The one belonging to her is my GRANDmother – she acquired this label because she is over 14 […]
Two good, two bad – January 2018
I’ve done a fair bit of eating and drinking over the past few months but frankly, haven’t been bothered to blog about it – I can only apologise. Please, for the love of Christ, forgive me. It’s not really fair to compare the four places I’m about to write about, but then when did I ever […]
Review – Subway (Harborne)
I was on fun time website Twitter.com the other day when I saw a furore about a Times food columnist being paid to write a review of the food at Wetherspoons. Always one to jump on a bandwagon I thought I’d go and eat at a place not renowned for serving good food and then […]
Review: White Swan Harborne
I walked past here yesterday and noticed they’re closed for refurbishment, perhaps they knew this review was coming in and decided to buck up their ideas. DISCLAIMER: Before I go off on one (and then feel bad for being mean), I believe upwards of 70% of roasts served up in pubs and restaurants across this […]
Review: Eating food in Bordeaux
This is one of those posts I’m writing weeks after the event happened. Not because I’ve been especially busy, but because I couldn’t think of a title. Here are some of the options and the reasons they were rejected. “Brilliant Bordeaux” It’s a type of Revlon lipstick. Last thing I need is a load of […]
Review: Cafe Loetje (Amsterdam)
To be honest, with this plate of food, a lager and some chips in front of me I’ve never felt more of a man – well, apart from the time I…
Review: Meat Shack
Hi there, (put ‘National Burger Day’ somewhere near the top for SEO purposes) remember the B-52’s 1989 hit single Love Shack? Of course you do, you wild party animal. Well, see below, I’ve composed a new version. I’m headin’ down the Smallbrook Queensway Lookin’ for the meat getaway Headed for the meat getaway I got […]
Review: One Week in Birmingham
“When a man is tired of London’s shit, he moves to Birmingham.” Jamelia. I’m not going to start telling you the pros and cons of London and Birmingham, what would be the point in that? You’ve already decided exactly what you think of them and your mind will never sway, and fair play to you, […]
Review: Dirty Bones
When someone says let’s go and eat at ‘Dirty Bones’, the first thing that comes to mind is of course Richard III.