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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

My decision to back Forza Italia in the sweep could undo me

It's the game of death in the group of death, albeit the result may be irrelevant, because whoever wins, they may both die anyway. Read

Report on the plight of poor criminalised youths is rot

Bloomin' kids, they don't know they're born. Read

Franzl's in danger of losing its appeal

Ahead of Euro 2008, our reviewer visits a little piece of Austria in the city of Birmingham. Read

Ray Mears couldn't tame my backyard wilderness

Our garden, by which I mean our back garden, is modest, perhaps 30ft in length. It represents my major contribution to the sustainability agenda and I am particularly proud of it. Read

Welcome to the Brum drunk tank

Get drunk, spew on the pave-ment, start a fight, fall over and crack your head open....Farewell to another celebratory bank holiday weekend in Birmingham. Read

A labour of love at Ragley Hall

One of the nation's great ancestral seats celebrates 50 years of being open to the public. Richard McComb pops above stairs to meet Lord and Lady Hertford. Read

Peak performance at Nepalese gem

Our intrepid dining explorer triumphs at his journey's end at Jojolapa. Read

Flip flops and Led Zep tour shirt for the office?

Summer is approaching and we are on the cusp of that tricky season for fashion-conscious chaps. Read

Madonna in Maidstone - they deserve each other

Why can't these people just shut up? Are they afflicted with an as yet undiagnosed mental illness that only strikes the comfortably well-off and the loaded? Read

Currying favour at Lasan

Have you been to Lasan yet? Go now, is the advice of our very own Spice Boy. Read

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Birmingham NIA

It was dubbed the most unlikely pairing in music: Robert Plant, the mighty King of Rock, and Alison Krauss, the demure Queen of Bluegrass. Read

Stoking the imagination of true football fans

For anyone who truly loves football, the elevation of Stoke City to the Premiership has to be the story of the season. Read

Get online to watch the local election yawn-fest

I really should blog, I know I should. Read

Lost in translation at BBQ Village

Our man tries something completely different at a Birmingham Chinese restaurant. Read

Why Tony Soprano whacks Cranford

Ihave got in with a bad bunch, a seriously bad bunch. Read

Andrew Davies on sexing up the classics

The nation's favourite TV screenwriter shows no signs of wilting. Andrew Davies talks to Richard McComb about books and bonking. Read

Senseless attack just typifies our society today

A reminder this week, if a reminder were needed, of the casual violence and downright nastiness that lurks in our midst. Read

TV writer Andrew Davies in dog rage attack

Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies told yesterday how he was punched and head-butted in a brutal 'dog rage' attack. Read

Wine Club back as Britain gets a taste for the grape

The Birmingham Post Wine Club is back in association with Connolly's Wines. Vintner Chris Connolly talks to Richard McComb. Read

Mixed blessings at Primitivo

Fortunately, Barwick Street, the home of Primitivo, has so far escaped the worst excesses of the architects and planners who think it is a good thing to snuff out any vestige of daylight from street level. Read

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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.

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