Month: December 2015

After such a busy few months, it seemed like things would quieten down in December. Erm, no. There may have been fewer meals out and about, but instead there was actually (wait for it, you might choke on your cuppa) a fair bit more cooking. I know...

Well, it's safe to say Christmas was a wee bit of a washout in the Manning household. Mr M has been struck down with some kind of awful illness that rendered our many plans dead in the water. I'm not gonna harp on - after all, there are many people...

Merry Christmas one and all! No lengthy post here, since it's Christmas Day and you're all far too busy to read it, plus I've got all sorts of round-ups, 2015 favourites, and Christmas Dinner posts coming up so you don't need lots of words...

You'll remember that I'm not the only Branagh who loves food - my brothers are equally obsessed and generally much better at the cooking part of it than me. Last time we went to my big brother's we had what I dubbed 'restaurant food without the...

Despite being incredibly popular, the Nook on the Square has now closed so I'm afraid you won't be able to get a Christmas Afternoon Tea of your own. Feel free to drool over these pictures though. I've written about the Nook on the Square in...

I'm really disorganised when it comes to Christmas. No matter how early I try to start, the presents still aren't all bought until Christmas Eve. Cards are inevitably left in my handbag from where I didn't get the addresses until it was too late....

When Grand Central opened in Birmingham, along with it came a load of new eateries. Yeah yeah, they're chains, but as we've discussed before, I don't think that necessarily means they don't have their place among their fellow eateries. I had a...

I'm not a massive fan of turkey for Christmas dinner. Or any other bird for that matter. Dry, bland, white. It just doesn't do it for me. Give me a bit of rare beef or some succulent lamb any day. But when I was asked to try a Christmas cockerel...

We're all aware of my eagerness to expand my cooking repertoire, so when I was offered a chance to try to replicate some of the creations from Birmingham's favourite street food heroes, of course I said yes. The offer was all part of Project It's...

If you happen to follow me on social media, you won’t have been able to miss that Mr M and I popped over to the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC last weekend. It’s been years since I’ve made it to one, and I wanted to check out if it’s still...