If you don’t who KSI or the Sidemen are, we have some news for you… You might be officially old. So the fact that they are about to open their first fried chicken restaurant, Sides, outside of London probably means noth...
Not a natural-born Brummie, getting my head around some of the lingo has been a bit of a headache. What on earth is a ‘gambol’? And I thought a bread roll was a ‘cob’, but then what does, ‘She’s got a right cob on...
Glittering, dazzling, twinkly Christmas light displays in Birmingham are almost here and nothing gets us in a festive mood faster! We all know that whole city comes alive at this magical time of year – especially...
Like seeing The Coca-Cola Truck tour the country or the tree going up in your nan’s house, a few things signal the arrival of Christmas in the UK. The release of John Lewis’ annual Christmas advert has become a national...
The Frankfurt Christmas Market arrived last week, Christmas in Cathedral Square is coming next week, so we think it’s safe to say that the festive period has begun in Birmingham. Nothing confirms more than the annual Ch...
Carters of Moseley is one of the finest Michelin-star restaurants that Birmingham has to offer. Since the summer, however, we’ve been without their ethos of ‘ultra-British seasonality’ in the city. Moving into a g...
We love an old pub at Secret Birmingham, but the sorry state of the Golden Lion Inn only makes us feel sad. Originally built around 1600, the historic pub stood on Deritend High Street until 1911, when it was moved to C...
Nothing puts us in the holiday spirit faster than watching our favourite Christmas movies. From family classics like It’s A Wonderful Life to modern masterpieces like Elf, they get the festive feelings flowing thi...
On the search for the best bakeries in Birmingham, one name pops up again and again. Having opened its first site in Codsall in 2011, Medicine Bakery has gained quite a cult following in the West Midlands, opening furth...
As the UK’s second biggest city and, if you ask us, easily the best, Birmingham is jam-packed with excitement everywhere you turn. To many, the city is best known for its industrial past (Birmingham was once known...