Eat-the-midlands

Chefs Table’ Restaurant ~ Returns to Ludlow food Festival - “Bigger & even better!”
The popular ‘Chefs Table Restaurant’ will this year return to the Ludlow Food Festival on 10th-12th Sept.
Held in the grounds of the stunning Ludlow Castle, the “Chefs Table” will showcase some of the regions best local produce, in dishes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This weekend saw thousands of the regions foodies descend on the picturesque Abbey town of Tewkesbury to enjoy the food festival, it’s myriad of stalls, producers, providers, arts, and crafts, and watch demos by Celebrity Chef James Martin, amongst others.

May saw the opening of the long anticipated ‘Granary Grill’ set in the stunning grounds of Weston Park on the Shropshire Staffordshire borders.
The  70-seater restaurant offers an extensive menu of high quality locally-sourced food and drink, much sourced from their very own estate.
The Granary Grill completes the final phase of the restoration of the Granary [...]

Felice (Fusion Brasserie), Darren (www.revillsfarmshop.co.uk) and Dean Cole (http://www.eckingtonmanorcookeryschool.co.uk)

We spent Friday 23rd April in Evesham tasting Asparagus, talking to growers, chefs, and consumers, here are a few pics. (dont forget to search ‘Asparagus’ in our site search opposite for asparagus recipes, cooking tips, wine tips, reviews, and news)

English asparagus is in season for just ten weeks a year between April and June.
Colchester may have its natives and Devon its cream, but ‘Gras’ – as it is called in Worcestershire – is the most delectable English delicacy of all. Cut by hand from beds in the Vale of Evesham or the Witley [...]

Midlands AA Rosette Awards Explained

In today’s current economical climate restaurants need to distinguish themselves and stand out above others. AA Rosettes set an achievable standard to which restaurants can aspire to. AA inspectors annually award Rosettes to restaurants that stand out from the crowd, either in the local area [...]

Local foodies can now support the Haiti appeal to help raise funds, simply by dining out!
The brainchild of Shropshire based ‘Virtual-foodie’  James Day of Midlands Dining Offers and ratings Guide  www.dinewithus.co.uk who has launched an initiative to encourage diners to support their local restaurants, whilst supporting the victims of the Haiti earthquake appeal.
James Day explains [...]

Brockencote Hall, the luxurious Worcestershire country house hotel and restaurant, is among the winners of this year’s Excellence Awards from Tourism West Midlands.
 

This lovely French château style hotel sits in 70 acres of parkland and features antiques and sumptuous décor.  The Judges felt that in spite of its grandeur this hotel exuded warmth, hospitality and [...]