Cheers to you! Another year around the sun and with it comes a bit more wisdom (we hope). Birthday months can sometimes be quite daunting and often pretty expensive so birthday really is music to our ears. What could b...
If you’ve been to anytime recently, you might’ve popped into a cute little artisanal bakery called Gail’s – serving everything from fresh bread to handmade pastries and speciality coffee. You can’t have missed it, ther...
Porridge. It’s not the prettiest of breakfasts, but its versatility and nutritiousness have made it an enduring morning staple everywhere from Britain to China via Mexico. From gruel in Oliver Twist to the hot, cold and...
You can’t be eating the same boring white Hovis toast or Cheerios cereal for breakfast every day, sometimes you’ve got to bake it up and try something with a little… sophistication. Be it pain au chocolat, a sourdough l...
Choose cake, choose kindness, choose community. These are the words that adorn the website for Lil’s Parlour, named after owner Lucy’s Nan. We couldn’t think of a better mantra to live by. This bakery based in Birmingha...
As the birthplace of Cadbury, you would expect Birmingham to produce some astounding, chocolatey . But nowhere in the second city does it quite like Eis Cafe in Small Heath. Since 2009, this has served some of the craz...
We never miss a chance to treat ourselves. But Birmingham is abound with enough , luckily, to satisfy any sweet tooth. We’ve never found anything quite as luxurious as Heavenly Desserts in Handsworth, however. Well-know...
Baked In Brick is one of our . The Digbeth restaurant’s weird and wonderful creations are always jaw-dropping. From Asian-inspired pizzas like char siu pork belly with hoisin sauce to . They know how to balance flavour...
After a couple of years of serving incredible coffee and beautiful baked goods in Birmingham, one of the city's much-loved has announced a permanent home in . Pause, which has had residencies at the likes of Verbena Ki...