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Riding House Cafe founder's culinary lesson for Birmingham

The Riding House Café in London is coolly laid out, with cool staff, and good food. Birmingham is desperately lacking in places like this. Read

Restaurant Review: Bay Leaf and Haweli

Aktar Islam, chef director at Lasan, raised the heat in the city’s kitchens when he suggested a large number of Indian restaurants weren’t up to the job.Read

Welcome to Big Nanny's - unforgettable Caribbean food

Curried goat, spicy oxtail and other Jamaican gems are being served in the Jewellery Quarter, writes Richard McComb.Read

Glynn Purnell relaunches The Asquith - with an added touch of Gingers

The future's bright, the future's Ginger ... Glynn Purnell gives Richard McComb an exclusive peek of his new bar and restaurant.Read

Cocktails add fizz to Glynn Purnell's new Asquith venture

Months after having to close The Asquith, Glynn Purnell is preparing to reopen the restaurant at a new city centre site – together with a stunning cocktail bar. Read

Birmingham Food Fest brings 3 Michelin-starred chefs under one roof

For one night only, all of Birmingham’s top chefs, including three Michelin star holders, will stage a gastronomic feast as part of the new-look Birmingham Food Fest in October. Read

Turning a sow's ear into a silk purse

From Michelin stars to liver and bacon ...Richard McComb talks to Stephen Bull, a standard-bearer of modern British cooking, now plying his trade in rural Herefordshire.Read

Everything local goes into the pot

It’s a reassuringly short hop up Church Street from The Grapes pub to The Stewing Pot restaurant, writes Richard McComb.Read

A twist on some old classics at Castle House Hotel

Head chef Claire Nicholls is a champion of Herefordshire produce, writes Richard McComb.Read

Popular Malvern Hills cafe owner wins legal battle to stay

A failed attempt to oust cafe owner John Redmond from the Malvern Hills is set to cost £120,000. Read

Bartering is good business for Warwickshire country pub

Richard McComb spends a fruitful night at a genuine country inn.Read

Shop till you drop at Packington Moor farm shop

Richard McComb discover the farm shop of his dreams - but its future hangs in the balance.Read

Taste the green dream

Is there a finer cafe than the Green Cafe in Ludlow, Shropshire? Richard McComb doubts it.Read

Getting ahead in the kitchen

You could never accuse Ludlow culinary maestro Will Holland of being a ‘country bumpkin’ chef, says Richard McComb.Read

Teme Valley's food heroes find a home at The Talbot

If you love cooking on the hoof, you'll love The Talbot. Richard McComb enjoys some retro gastronomy in the Teme Valley.Read

Rising army of fans for Kit Bamford's chutneys and pickles

Kit Bamford is winning celebrity fans with his fine pickle recipes including an unusual runner bean chutney, writes Richard McComb.Read

The Lightwoods fantastic – Blessed are the cheesemakers

Phil Hulland leads me into his large fridge unit and the smell is unmistakable – ripening cheese.Read

A loaf with a little bit of love from the Teme Valley

Damion Lorentzen-White sprinkles seeds into a mixing bowl of very wet dough. Millet, polenta, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, oats and malted wheat grains tumble into a dough made with only flour, water and sea salt. There’s no yeast, no rubbish, just love.Read

Miranda and Roland Ballard are Worcestershire's burger kings

Even butchers are astounded by the quality of the Ballards' beef patties, writes Richard McComb.Read

Thai restaurant ChaoBaby to join Spiceal Street at the Bullring

The third and final restaurant to join Spiceal Street at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham has been announced as ChaoBaby. Read