Full plates and glasses

From free entry at a street food pop-up to a blow the budget Michelin-starred dinner, I’ve tried to cater for all budgets in my top tips for the best food and drink events this month. £20 and under Street Food pop-up free Digbeth Dining Club £2 entry The Great British Food Festival £4.50 - £7.20 …

Table Talk – sup up!

From the UK’s first bar creating mead cocktails to a new wine bar, it is time to sup up in this week’s Table Talk. Birmingham bar The Vanguard has launched the UK’s first mead cocktail menu. Owner Samuel Boulton is mixing the ancient drink into eight stunning cocktails with lemon grappa and pear brandy in …

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This week's news bites include a new tapas menu at The Boathouse, good news for fans of Thai street food Buddha Belly and a new limited edition blend from Nelsons Gin. The Boathouse at Aston Marina in Stone has launched  a new world tapas menu. Between 6pm and 9pm two diners can select six tapas …

Libertine Burger to launch in Leamington Spa

Street food trader Libertine Burger has found a permanent home in Leamington Spa, so have set up a kickstarter page to crowdfund their dream of opening their first burger shop. They are taking over what used to be the Aubrey Allez café on Warwick Street and hope to fill the gap left by the closure …

Table Talk – Friday 9th March

A regional flavour to this week’s table talk, with an extension to Hanbao in Worcester planned, a new craft beer pub in Stafford opening  and Digbeth Dining Club’s first visit to Shrewsbury. If they receive planning approval, burger fans in Worcester will have more space to enjoy at Hanbao. The restaurant and cocktail bar would …

March-ing on our stomachs

When will it ever be spring? There is gin to swig, Easter eggs to craft, cocktails to sip and street food to tuck into! See what's on the menu for March over the Events page.

Digbeth Dining Club comes to Coventry

Some of my favourite street food traders are heading over to Coventry, thanks to the Digbeth Dining Club who is setting up a new monthly lunch club. Head over to Friargate on the last Wednesday of the month and you can tuck into UK Street Food Awards’ Best Burger winner The Flying Cows, Middle Eastern …

February’s feast

Whether you want to taste champagne in the historic Highbury Hall, enjoy a six course dinner paired with beer in Burton on Trent, or tuck into some of the UK’s best street food in Coventry, head over to the Events page to find some great events for February.

2017 – a year in food

I dread to think how many plates of food have been consumed this year in writing this blog, but it is with a big smile and full stomach that I review 2017 – a year in food. The best thing I ate this year is a close tie between pollock, with loveage and seaweed at …

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Beer of champions is - Goats Milk! Congratulations to Warwickshire’s Church End Brewery for winning CAMRA’s gold award at the  Great British Beer Festival in London. Goat’s Milk is a blend of pale barley, crystal malt oats and  aromatic hops, that is the brewery’s best selling beer. Church End sales manager Paul Hamblett said: “We originally brewed …