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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

Loves Restaurant to quit Birmingham as venue is put up for sale

Birmingham chef Steve Love, whose restaurant was recently featured in a list of Britain’s Top 100, is to quit the city.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

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

New Birmingham food hub planned for Harborne clock tower building

Birmingham’s burgeoning culinary reputation is set to be further enhanced after plans for a ‘foodie’ hub in the heart of one of the city’s smartest suburbs were unveiled. Birmingham’s burgeoning culinary reputation is set to be further enhanced after plans for a ‘foodie’ hub in the heart of one of the city’s smartest suburbs were unveiled. 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

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

Purnell's restaurant lands sustainability award

Michelin-starred restaurant Purnell’s has become the first in Birmingham to be recognised as a sustainability championRead

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

Keep calm and carry on with the Christmas cooking

Be prepared - Richard McComb asks two chefs how to tackle the challenge of cooking on Christmas Day.Read

Masterchef finalist Claire Hutchings brings a new twist to cooking

She may have lost out on television's MasterChef final, but Claire Hutchings is still a talent to look out for, writes Roz Laws.Read

San Carlo to open new bar restaurant in Birmingham city centre

The owners of Italian restaurant San Carlo are opening a new dining venture in Birmingham as part of wider plans to invest £2.5 million in the city. Read

A restaurant for all seasons

A training restaurant for jobless young people is achieving it's goals in Birmingham. Food Critic Richard McComb reports.Read

Restaurant Review: Sabai Sabai, in Harborne

I don’t entirely get Thai food, although I am sure this is my fault. In fact, I am convinced of it. Read

Marco Pierre White's Birmingham restaurant opens at The Cube

Birmingham’s highest restaurant with views stretching across the city has finally launched, along with a new hotel.Read

Chef at Birmingham restaurant Lasan named UK curry chef of the year

A Birmingham chef has been named Chef of the Year at the British Curry Awards.Read

Richard McComb: A shame for Birmingham to lose the Great British Eatery

It was mid-week, the cupboard was bare and the troops on the domestic front needed a morale boost. I did the honourable dad thing: I said I would pick up fish and chips on the way home.Read