Table Talk – December

Whether you are shopping for meals or Christmas gifts, with the uncertainty over lockdown and tier restrictions, here is a little round-up of goodies that we can still enjoy at home. Award –winning Libertine Burger, in Rugby and Leamington Spa has launched a new DIY Burger Kit which can be delivered anywhere in the UK. …

BBC Good Food Show Winter – shop local

The Producers’ Village is my favourite part of the BBC Good Food Show Winter and it is great to catch up with familiar faces and say hello to new exhibitors. Each year more independent producers and retailers are taking part and if you want to #shoplocal here is where to find some great regional  foodies. …

Don’t jerk around with my johnnycake

The Caribbean restaurant chain Turtle Bay opens in Birmingham today. I went to the Leamington Spa launch party last month with bloggers @glamourcounty and @EnglandGourmand to sample cocktails and canapés and listen to a great band. If you hanker for jerk chicken, salt fish fritters and johnnycake then you’re in luck. The landlocked Midlands offer …

Review of 2012

As this is my last post for 2012, I thought I’d look back on some of the highlights of the food and restaurant scene in Birmingham and Warwickshire. Scooping awards and accolades - The Malt Shovel in Barstoncelebrated being named Warwickshire Dining Pub of the Year in the 2013 Good Pub Guide.  Pub Restaurant Chef …

Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival

The Royal Pump Room Gardens were crammed with 100 stalls over the weekend for the Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival.                 A refreshing lemonade from the solar-powered The Electric Lemon was worth the queue.                 Jabberwocky had a new crab, …

mac Food Market

            Following a successful launch in May, the Midlands Arts Centre is running their Food Market monthly starting from 29th July. There’s a great range of local producers taking part and the line up for Sunday includes: jACKrABBIT - - Ideas and products for growing, preserving and cooking home grown …