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Restaurant Review: Malmaison at Birmingham's Mailbox

Global TV audiences have an insatiable appetite when it comes to cookery programmes and our viewing habits, like our digestive tracts, are at risk of overkill.Read

BYPY trophies

Photos: Aktar Islam named Birmingham Young Professional of the Year

One of Birmingham’s leading restaurateurs has become the latest winner of the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year title.Read

Take a look at Beaujolais wine

It's time to take another look at Beaujolais says Clive Platman.Read

Marcus Wareing

Top chef Marcus Wareing criticises young cooks for seeking TV fame

Marcus Wareing, one of Britain’s leading chefs, has criticised young cooks for chasing 15 minutes of fame on television shows like MasterChef.Read

Marcus Wareing and head chef Alex Penhaligon

Marcus Wareing on his work with Hotel La Tour and Aalto restaurant

Marcus Wareing tells Food Critic Richard McComb about his work with a new hotel restaurant in Birmingham – and how he broke his five-year silence with Gordon Ramsay.Read

Brusselicious Tram

A moveable feast in Brussels

Meals-on-wheels gets a five-star spin in Brussels. And that's just the start of a gastronomic adventure for Food Critic Richard McComb as he explores one of Birmingham's sister food cities...Read

richard mccomb

Birmingham Post food critic Richard McComb shortlisted in national awards

Birmingham Post Food Critic Richard McComb has been shortlisted for a top national award for his work championing British food.Read

David Colcombe

Opus restaurant chef flies the flag for Birmingham in Chicago

Top city chef David Colcombe is flying the flag for Birmingham’s gastronomic scene at a prestigious food event in Chicago.Read

Robert Wood

Kenilworth cocktail bar mixes it with the big boys

Richard McComb feels like a Suffering Bastard at a cool Warwickshire cocktail bar - and couldn't be happier.Read

Anderson's Bar & Grill

Restaurant Review: Anderson's Bar & Grill in St Paul's Square, Birmingham

From a scientific point of view, it is nonsense when food writers talk about so-and-so restaurant being the best for such-and-such a dish.Read

Gevrey-Chambertin in Burgundy's Côte d'Or

This is no time to wine about bad weather

Clive Platman selects some affordable gems from the wonderful 2010 Burgundy vintage.Read

Mark Davies, general manager of Hotel Indigo and Marco Pierre White's Steakhouse

Former Hotel du Vin manager returns to Birmingham with rival Hotel Indigo

A high profile hotel manager who quit his job a year ago has returned to the city centre with one of his former employer’s biggest rivals.Read

Pushkar Cocktail Bar & Dining

Broad Street restaurant Pushkar expands and hires two new managers

An Indian restaurant and cocktail bar on Broad Street is to expand into vacant premises next door to create a private dining area for a further 70 diners.Read

Modern vs Classic cuisine... which is best?

How does classic French Escoffier inspired cuisine match up to today's modern menu degustation? Food critic Richard McComb eats his way through 18 courses to find out.Read

New Inn, at Harborne

New Inn at Harborne takes on the chain steakhouses in Birmingham

A Birmingham venue entrepreneur has fired the latest salvo in the city’s “steak wars” by opening a restaurant specialising in rare breed beef.Read

Restaurant Review: Miyako Teppanyaki at Birmingham's Arcadian Centre

Have you ever heard the phrase "Waiter, there’s a fly in my sushi!"?Read

Andreas Antona enjoys a taste of whats to come for Beef

Restaurateur Andreas Antona talks to Food Critic Richard McComb about training the next generation of kitchen talent in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham chef Adam Bennett finds international success in Bocuse D'Or

Food critic Richard McComb was ringside as Birmingham chef Adam Bennett, of Simpsons, went up against the continent's heavyweights at the Bocuse D'Or cookery contest.Read

Nick Funnell resurrects the Coventry Godcake

Marion McMullen savours a centuries old Coventry recipe that will soon be back in the spotlight.Read

Restaurant Review: Restaurant Bosquet in Kenilworth, Warwickshire

We live and eat in a world of fabricated obsession where everyone is desperate to discover the next big thing, the next big name.Read