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Find out where to eat, drink, and be merry in Brum.

Birmingham Pride 2015 – The Photos

Posted on May 25, 2015 by outinbrum

Once again over this May bank holiday weekend Birmingham has played host to 70,000 people each day at the UK’s largest 2 day LGBT Pride Festival. Despite cuts to funding by Birmingham City Council a parade of floats and walkers … Continue reading →

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Birmingham waitress achieves prestigious hospitality award

Posted on May 22, 2015 by outinbrum

A talented waitress at city-centre restaurant Opus at Cornwall Street, Gabriella Murea, has achieved the celebrated Service Award at this year’s Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence. The final, which took place on Saturday 16th May at … Continue reading →

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Pride: Streetfood, Running, Proms, Rubber, Music, Drag etc. – Preview

Posted on May 20, 2015 by outinbrum

There are just two days to go until one of the biggest party weekends in Brum – no not the Eurovision song contest – we’ve been getting the lowdown on what’s on where at Birmingham Pride 2015.  This year’s LGBT (Lesbian, … Continue reading →

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CocktailXChange

Posted on May 14, 2015 by outinbrum

From the same stable as Rib Nights & UK Burger Battle, this month saw the launch of their slightly more civilised (at least at the start of the night) big brother, CocktailXChange. Rib Nights & UK Burger Battle have been … Continue reading →

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Executive Chef promotion for Opus at Cornwall Street

Posted on May 12, 2015 by outinbrum

Birmingham restaurant Opus at Cornwall Street, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, has promoted its head chef, Ben Ternent, to executive chef. Having run the kitchen operations of Opus at Cornwall Street for some time, and having added … Continue reading →

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A Celebratory People’s Banquet from Aktar Islam at Lasan

Posted on April 21, 2015 by outinbrum

To celebrate Lasan’s 13th year in the city chef Aktar is preparing a feast fit for a Great British Menu judge! For two days, he will be recreating the flavours of his winning menu “The People’s Banquet” from the popular BBC … Continue reading →

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Tapas at Amantia Spanish Restaurant

Posted on April 8, 2015 by outinbrum

UPDATE FEB ’16: We’ve eaten here a couple of times since this review and the interior is much improved, it now feels like a nice place to sit and eat a meal and is no longer stark. Service is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Area: Colmore Business District, Cuisine: Spanish, Cuisine: Tapas, Price: Average, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, restaurant review, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Restaurant duo reach semi-finals of prestigious hospitality awards

Posted on March 25, 2015 by outinbrum

Two catering professionals at city-centre restaurant Opus at Cornwall Street have been announced as semi-finalists in this year’s Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence, the most prestigious award available to young people in the industry today. This … Continue reading →

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Emporio Maria

Posted on March 18, 2015 by outinbrum

It’s been a while since I’ve dined under a cypress tree fresco, I think it was 1997 in fact when the world was going Changing Rooms mad, but we did so at Emporio Maria Italian Restaurant on Harborne High Street … Continue reading →

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Soul Food from Big Papa’s B.South

Posted on March 1, 2015 by outinbrum

We all know the feeling of waking up on a Saturday with a dry mouth and pounding head, and insisting that “the last pint was off”.  A sure fire solution to that rubbish feeling is a fry-up, and we always … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Area: China Town, Area: City Centre, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Cuisine: US Southern Soul Food, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Entertainment, Venue type: Pub | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment