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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

Brimful of salt and too expensive - thanks Delia

Like many people, I've never had an easy relationship with Delia Smith but I have always been prepared to give her another chance. Read

Midland police hit by wave of thefts

West Midlands Police has admitted falling victim to a crimewave involving stolen sat-navs, mobile phones, patrol bikes and helmets. Read

Rickrolling fires the Astley revival

Rick Astley's big hit of the 1980s has become a YouTube phenomenon. Read

Cielo falls short of expectations

Richard McComb makes the mistake of treating his wife and kids to a meal out on Mother's Day Read

Credit crunch bite finds just a tiny morsel

The news is unlikely to cause turmoil on the world financial markets but it has caused considerable turbulence in my retirement plans. Read

Birmingham the city with four dole townships

The chirpy, banal slogan proclaims: "Birmingham, a global city with a local heart." Read

The eyes have it at the Oriental Bar

Top quality pan-Asian food from the Oriental Bar Restaurant, at the Mailbox, even if does feel like you're being watched. Read

News bunnies weather the not so perfect telly storm

As the biggest storm of the winter lashed Britain, the scene from our bedroom window was incredible. Read

Birmingham joins the French revolution

Don't tell London, but Birmingham has become the only place in the UK to be invited to join Barcelona, Lyon and Milan in the Delice gastro network of European cities. Read

Holiday pics snap me out of my food complacency

I have discovered a brilliant diet, which is so new that no-one, except me, has heard of it. Read

Have some compassion and give Gazza a break

It is the new bear-baiting of our troubled times: hunting a haunted celebrity. Read

Hold your head up high

Cheerful, helpful staff and a will to succeed bode well for the new-look Kings Head in Harborne Read

Raymond just wasn't cutting the mustard

And so it's au revoir Raymond Blanc, who is packing up his vol-au-vent molds and quitting Birmingham. Read

Oh pants ... is it Valentine's Day again?

Excuse me for being so personal, but do you remember your first time? Read

Metro struggles to keep the pace

The Metro Bar and Grill gets a 'could do better' report from our reviewer Read

Sorry, Doctor can't see you, he's too busy going home

Scene: a deserted doctors' surgery, anywhere in Britain. The GPs are "catching up on paperwork". A receptionist is picking the remnants of a low fat chicken tikka wrap from between her teeth. The phone rings. Read

The fringe benefits of Beckham's 'Boyzilian'

First we had to bend it like Beckham, and then we were invited to spend it like Beckham. Now we are encouraged to wax it like Beckham. Read

Jacqui shows sense not weakness

Opposition Tories and MPs within Labour's own ranks have been making political capital out of the Home Secretary's admission that she would not feel safe walking the streets of London at night. Jacqui Smith does not discriminate on the basis of class and she is nothing if not consistent. So, although she won't set foot in Hackney, where the bad/poor people live, neither will she take a moonlight stroll in Kensington or Chelsea, where the posh/nice people live. Read

Time to stop slapping thugs' wrists

Sometimes you have to read an announcement a couple of times to make sure you have not misunderstood its meaning.The Prime Minister's musings on knife crime, made yesterday in the wake of unprecedented savagery on the nation's streets and housing estates, is one such case. Read

Glam at the Gallery but it's no place to relax

Richard McComb heads for a post-shopping meal at Selfridges 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.

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