Food & Drink
Glamorous nightclub in Birmingham to ‘close for weeks’ following major water leak
Staff Reporter
August 2, 2022 | 10:17 am
Late-night Birmingham LGBTQ bar and nightclub Glamorous is to close its doors for "potentially a month" following serious internal damage to the venue. Management at the establishment announced they could not continue…
Deliveroo food scare after Birmingham woman finds razor blade attached to Subway sandwich
Staff Reporter
July 9, 2022 | 07:38 pm
A Birmingham woman has been left petrified after a Deliveroo food delivery reportedly containing a razor blade left her rushing to A&E. Samantha Jordanne, from the Moseley area of the city, dropped…
Legendary crooner Michael Bublé eats at Aktar Islam’s Birmingham restaurant and kisses chef
Rangzeb Hussain
June 30, 2022 | 05:15 pm
Legendary Canadian crooner Michael Bublé dined at Birmingham chef Aktar Islam's Indian restaurant on Wednesday (29 June) and enjoyed the food so much that he ended up hugging and kissing the chef.…
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…