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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

Richard McComb: A Dickens of a confession

Until my (very) late 30s, I hadn’t read a single novel by Charles Dickens. Not oneRead

Oldbury fish and chips restaurant Chamberlains best newcomer in UK

A Black Country fish and chip restaurant has landed a top national award less than a year after opening.Read

Time for Birmingham to join the International Food & Wine Society

Gastronomy professor Alan Harrison tells Richard McComb why the time is right for a dining culture club.Read

Restaurant Review: Golden Pond at Birmingham's Arcadian Centre

They were undeniably ducks’ feet, two of them, possibly a left and a right.Read

Richard McComb: Setting the happiness bar too high - just be content

Due to innovative timetable management by Birmingham’s education service, the inaugural half-term break of 2012 will take place a few days after the Christmas decorations were stashed away.Read

A novel approach at the Tindal Street Press writing masterclass

Has Richard McComb got a blockbuster novel in him? He's about to find out at a new writing masterclass in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell tells how his dog foiled burglars

Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell has revealed how his tiny pet dog, Whoops, sent burglars fleeing during a late-night raid on his home.Read

Top Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell tells how his dog foiled burglary

Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell has revealed how his tiny pet dog, Whoops, sent burglars fleeing during a late-night raid on his home.Read

Richard McComb: Time for men to reclaim the hairy body look

Does anyone fancy a spot of naked wrestling in front of a roaring fire?Read

A tasty recipe for a the Chinese New Year celebrations

Richard McComb talks to Chinese food specialist Brian Yip about the feasting and symbolism of Chinese New Year.Read

Richard McComb: Bigging up Birmingham as a better destination than Barbados

Is Birmingham really one of the top 20 tourist destinations in the world, as the New York Times claims?Read

Cosmetic surgery without the surgery thanks to lipoline and DNA

Richard McComb lies back and thinks of Brad Pitt as he battles the bulge at a Birmingham clinic.Read

Restaurant Review: The Asquith in Newhall Street, Birmingham

Certain names create certain expectations and in Birmingham food circles “Purnell” is as potent as it gets.Read

Richard McComb: My new year goose was a cooking disaster

I have just oven roasted Carlos Tevez and it is going to take some time to get over the trauma.Read

A taste of paradise in Barbados

It's cold, it's bleak, it's January. Richard McComb escapes the gloom on a dining tour of Barbados.Read

Wife Natalie leads worldwide tributes to 'soul mate' Dave Hodgson

The wife of former Birmingham marketing director Dave Hodgson, who died from cancer on New Year’s Eve, has paid tribute to the “soul mate” who knew her like no other. Read

Richard McComb: Time for the 2011 McComb Awards for Dining

It’s that time of year again when the discount wrapping paper comes off the most insignificant awards in the culinary calender.Read

Restaurant Review: Mount Fuji, at the Bullring, Birmingham

Birmingham was the most heavily bombed city outside London during the Second World War, tonnes of explosives raining down from the night skies.Read

After Birmingham's Balti Belt, here comes the Delhi District

In the beginning was the Balti Belt but now Birmingham is fast developing a new culinary quarter. Anyone for dinner in the Delhi District?Read

Richard McComb: Back to the 80s ... in our 40s

The steamy room reverberated to the subversive sounds of alternative 80s music – The Clash, The Southern Death Cult, The Psychedelic Furs and Wham’s cutting-edge Club Tropicana (“Fun and sunshine/There’s enough for everyone”).Read

Author Profile

Richard McComb is a columnist, writer and restaurant critic for The Birmingham Post. Likes: Stevie Wonder (1963-1982 output); taking the long view; beaches; jumpers for goalposts. Dislikes: (Amongst others) enablement; spitting; the short straw; double maths.