Kitty Cafe, Birmingham

During the summer I ventured to the Kitty Cafe in Grand Central. It was my friend’s birthday and as a cat lover she really wanted to visit. The cafe isn’t immediately obvious, but as soon as you turn a corner and see a small crowd looking into a shop window you know you’re in the…

Land Restaurant, Great Western Arcade

Land has taken over the spot where Bistro 1837 used to be and like them is also a vegetarian restaurant. I made my first visit a few weeks ago for lunch with a friend. The menus may not look substantial, but we really did struggle to decide what to choose. We were advised that if…

Bill’s Restaurant & Bar

A few weeks ago I was invited to join fellow bloggers to check out the new-look Bill’s in the Bullring. I must confess I’d never visited the restaurant before as, to be honest I didn’t think it looked that exciting. The revamp has made a real difference to the look of the place! Before it…

Birmingham Cocktail weekend 2019

Wow year five already! This is still one of my favourite events in the City. In fact I think it gets better and better. This year it spread over 4 days and covered 50 venues! We started as soon as we could leave work, on a muggy Thursday. The cool and calm vibe in Nocturnal…

Birmingham Wine Weekend 2019

So pleased that this event returned for a second year. I bought my wristband as soon as they went on sale, as I find this (just like cocktail weekend), a brilliant way to explore venues in the City that you may not regularly visit and equally a great way to show new friends around. This…

An Evening Inspired by Studio Ghibli #3

I always get excited to hear about new events at The Vanguard, but most especially the Studio Ghibli themed ones. This chapter was held on Valentine’s Day, which suited me just fine! The venue could perhaps be quite intimate, but actually it’s pretty relaxed and welcoming too. Sam has pretty much run the bar on…

Champagne Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols

Before Christmas I won an afternoon tea for two at Harvey Nichols! This had to be taken during the week, but on the day that my friend and I chose to go the store surprisingly busy we thought. We were warmly greeted and shown to our booth. Our waitress explained everything to us and double…

A Winter Visit to the Cotswolds Distillery

One bright, cold weekend in January a group of 4 of us headed to the Cotswolds. This wasn’t a spur of the moment decision however, our main aim was to visit the Cotswolds Distillery. A few of us being keen whisky drinkers had sampled some of their delicious drinks before and were keen to see…

Piste, Tarporley, Cheshire

  In early Jan I headed up to Cheshire to visit the family for my birthday. Sadly at this time of year quite a few restaurants seem to close that are close to the family home, yet luckily Piste was open! Situated in the busy town of Tarporley, just outside Chester, I was more than…

Fazenda, Birmingham

On Friday I managed to secure a seat at one of the launches of Fazenda’s latest branch in the heart of the City, courtesy of I Choose Birmingham . I confess I’d never heard of this restaurant chain before, but working very close to the new premises, I was waiting with eager anticipation for the…