Food & Drink
Uber Eats to refuel fasting delivery drivers with free food during final week of Ramadan
Staff Reporter
April 25, 2022 | 03:36 pm
As members of the Muslim community continue to fast during the final days of Ramadan, Uber Eats today launches 'Sundown Spots' - a series of pop-up restaurants offering free iftar…
Birmingham Rum Festival set to make a comeback in Moseley
Staff Reporter
April 20, 2022 | 12:28 pm
The Birmingham Rum Festival is returning to The Cuban Embassy in Moseley for its fifth public celebration. After having to cancel and rearrange twice due to the pandemic, this year's festival…
Birmingham council backs BBC production move as boost to Digbeth regeneration plans
Staff Reporter
February 19, 2022 | 08:59 am
Birmingham City Council chiefs have hailed plans by the BBC to move production of flagship show MasterChef to the city. Yesterday's announcement that popular BBC television series MasterChef is relocating to…
Production of BBC MasterChef to move to Birmingham in deal with Steven Knight’s new studios
Staff Reporter
February 19, 2022 | 08:01 am
Production of the BBC's MasterChef show will be moved to Birmingham from 2024, producers have announced. It will be the first time the popular cooking programme will be made outside…
Grand Hotel Birmingham gets celebrity launch following £45m restoration and revamp
Staff Reporter
September 10, 2021 | 05:13 pm
It may have only been weeks ago that Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise was staying at the venue while filming Mission Impossible 7 in the city, but The Grand Hotel Birmingham has…
Birmingham ‘Stop Asian Hate’ group condemns London restaurant’s racist advert
Sundus Abdi
August 12, 2021 | 02:42 pm
A London restaurant has come under fire for publishing an advertisement deemed "racist" by members of the British Asian community. The Ivy Asia restaurant has received a backlash from Stop Asian Hate…
Birmingham’s Damascena cafe donates £8,000 to Acorns Children’s Hospice
Staff Reporter
August 11, 2021 | 08:25 pm
The team at Birmingham coffee house Damascena have raised £8,000 for the local charity Acorns Children's Hospice as part of anniversary celebrations to mark the cafe's 7th birthday. Damascena - an…
Birmingham MAC gets £1.7m redevelopment investment and new revamped restaurant
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2021 | 05:03 pm
The Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in Birmingham has been injected with a £ million capital investment to support on-site development, including the launch of KILN, a new café and restaurant. The MAC's revamp is part…
Tesco fined £7.5m for selling out-of-date food at Birmingham stores as health officers find “visible mould” during visit
Staff Reporter
April 20, 2021 | 09:30 am
Tesco Stores Limited has been fined £ million at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday, after pleading guilty to selling food which was past its ‘use by’ date in three of its…
Santa’s coming to town for festive fun at Birmingham Museums despite pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
November 23, 2020 | 11:07 am
Christmas may feel a little different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Birmingham Museums is still bringing the festive cheer with a range of spectacular events which includes…