Eat-the-midlands

The Resurgence of the British Pub
Pub closures in the West Midlands have slowed significantly in recent months and across the country, over 50% of pubs are in growth as the UK as the pub is once again seen as the venue of choice, according to Staffordshire-based Punch Taverns.
These findings, although distinctly positive, would appear to [...]

TV Chefs Dave Myers & Si King,  The Hairy Bikers were full of praise for the regions’ producers, and the ‘huge range’ of produce available to foodies. This was the 123rd Shrewsbury Flower Show, held in the Quarry Park along the riverside in this picturesque town.
An estimated record crowd of over 40,000 visitors packed the [...]

Opus Restaurant is now offering its popular Market Menu to lunchtime diners with a complimentary glass of champagne throughout August, as the celebrations for the restaurant’s fifth birthday gather pace.
Priced at just £30 per person, the three course Market Menu features two choices per course together with a glass of Champagne.  Available from Tuesday to [...]

The latest arrival to the Granary Grill’s team at Weston Park is
set to get the taste buds racing for diners this summer.
Dan Smith from Wolverhampton has joined the recently opened, bar
and restaurant, as the new Junior Sous Chef, working directly under
the leadership of Weston Park’s head chef, Guy Day.
The 22 year-olds first task has [...]

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Taste Birmingham was a roaring success, with thousands of Midlands foodies converging on Cannon Hill Park where they were treated to 3 days of gourmet indulgence. Taster dishes were provided from some of the regions finest chefs, offering samples of their signature dishes from top restaurants including:
City Inn Hotels’ City Café which offers food on [...]

I first came to this fair city some 44 year’s ago, writes wine and food journalist and broadcaster  Philippe Boucheron.  In those far-distant days there was a Chinese restaurant of doubtful pedigree at the top end of Islington Row, the Plough and Harrow in the Hagley Road and the White Horse beside the old New [...]

Shropshire County Show ‘Chefs Table’ Restaurant

The new Shropshire County Show was held on June 26th & 27th in Shrewsbury, replacing the West Mids Show.  This year also saw another  first, the ‘Chefs Table’  Restaurant which showcased some of the regions best local produce, in dishes created by some of the finest [...]

If you can’t take the heat, keep out of the kitchen
All successful restaurants share a common problem: the kitchen is too small. Brockencote Hall Hotel at Chaddesely Corbett is no exception.  Over the past twenty years husband and wife team Joseph and Alison Petitjean have built up this Worcestershire restaurant with rooms into a leading [...]

Shropshire County Show ‘Chefs Table’ Restaurant
The new Shropshire County Show held on June 26th & 27th , will this year be raising the bar for visitors by offering then a relaxed area to dine on some of the County’s finest ingredients, in dishes influenced by some of the regions finest chefs – all [...]