Category: The Midlands

[AD - gifted: Our meal at Flamenco in Warwick was complimentary for the purposes of this blog]

If I were to tell you that someone had taken a 17th Century historic building, complete with rumours that it's haunted, and refurbished it...

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[Disclosure - I visited Basement Browns in Coventry as part of my work with Coventry BID. I didn't pay for the pizza I tried, but I wasn't expected to write a post for this blog. I just decided I wanted to because it was really rather...

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Yes kids. Just like Harry and Meghan, you too can have it all. (Oh god, did I just say that - let's have no political rows on here, it was just a joke okay). But come on, we know the dilemma. You fancy curry, your mate wants a burger. Do you...

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My 'list' when it comes to food and drink places I want to try is pretty much neverending. It includes swanky Michelin-starred places and famous restaurants recommended by the best of the best (Ynyshir, The Man Behind The Curtain, and Paul...

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[Disclosure - I was invited for a complimentary stay in a City Nites apartment in exchange for a review]

If you live in a small town that isn't in the immediate suburbs of Birmingham, embracing its epic food, drink and cultural scene...

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Stratford exactly isn’t short of cafes. Turn every corner in the historic town and you’ll find one. There are the traditional ones serving tea and cake, the big chains, themed offerings and even a cat cafe. So when I Will’s Kitchen was...

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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.

I'd love to say those are my words but in fact I've stolen them someone far wiser when it comes to food than me - the late, great Anthony Bourdain.

They apply to food...

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Much like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates-like life, these days you never quite know what you're going to get on this blog. Sometimes it's a bit of news, it might be a review of a wonderful eating experience, or it could just be me having...

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[AD - This is part of my work with Coventry City Centre BID to champion the food and drink scene in our area]

If you follow me over on social media, you may have seen that I went to the opening of a brand new independent coffee shop in...

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Resorts World is somewhere that people seem to overlook all too often. For us lot in Rugby, it's actually closer than going all the way into Birmingham City Centre so makes sense if you're looking for somewhere different but easy to get to by...

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