Food & Drink
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Tesco fined £7.5m for selling out-of-date food at Birmingham stores as health officers find “visible mould” during visit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…
Oysters, olives and blue cheese among most disliked foods by Brits, according to new research
Staff Reporter
October 30, 2020 | 08:49 am
New research has revealed the most common foods the great British public dislike are oysters, olives and blue cheese. According to the latest analysis, 34% of Brits aren't keen on…
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
Staff Reporter
September 9, 2020 | 08:00 pm
Organisers of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market have confirmed that the popular festive event will not take place this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The market, which attracts…
Birmingham Tipu Sultan restaurant reprimanded for flouting COVID-19 safety rules
Staff Reporter
August 28, 2020 | 04:00 pm
A Birmingham restaurant has been reprimanded for breaking government health and safety rules during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Tipu Sultan restaurant, located in Moseley, is the first business in…
Wedding receptions are back on… but with COVID-19 guest and catering restrictions
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2020 | 03:49 pm
Weddings receptions in the form of a sit-down meal are finally being allowed to go ahead from August 15, according to another Government easing of lockdown restrictions. So, you'd initially tried…