Birmingham Cocktail Weekend, 2018

Cocktail weekend returned for another year and I for one was very happy! With cocktails at a flat fee of £4 across the City, this venture gives people an ideal opportunity to head into bars and restaurants that they might previously felt were unavailable to them. As long as you had a wristband you could…

Colmore Food Festival 2018

The fantastic food festival is over for another year. I’d looked forward to it for so long, then it was gone in a flash! I took the Friday afternoon off work this time to fully take advantage of the event, as in previous years I’d felt a lunch hour simply wasn’t enough. I arrived shortly…

Grace + James, Kings Heath

A few weeks ago a friend and I made arrangements to meet for lunch on Sunday. We didn’t really mind where we went, so I suggested Grace+James, as it had just opened, so would be new to both of us. Sunday was a beautiful sunny day, and the benches were all taken outside, but I…

An Evening Inspired by Studio Ghibli

A few weeks ago The Vanguard @ 1000 Trades hosted a very special event. Anyone who loves anything by Studio Ghibli (the Japanese animations), or indeed cocktails, would have loved this. It was a ticket only event and not surprisingly sold out quickly. I was so looking forward to the night and it exceeded expectations!…

Don Diego, Edgbaston

I ventured a little out of the City to visit this Spanish restaurant, as a guest of a friend and fellow blogger. I didn’t really know much about the place before I visited and wasn’t entirely sure where I was going. It was actually surprisingly easy to get to. Situated in a small row of…

Bistro 1847, Birmingham

Last week I was invited to be one of the guests to see the new look vegetarian restaurant and try the Spring menu. I arrived on time but the place was already packed. Downstairs, which was mostly tables seating 2 to 4 people now has a large bar area with only a few seats. The…

Chaophraya, Birmingham

It had been quite a while since I’d visited this stylish restaurant. Last week I was invited to join a friend for a lunchtime visit. I would say I’d jumped at the chance, but I had a broken toe, so was merely excited to attend;) We were warmly welcomed and sat in the window. I…