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An American Prayer, Jim Morrison and The Doors – AOTM September 2018
Living in the burgeoning metropolis that is Birmingham, I've been exposed to the full extent of brilliance in the local population. The engine in the car I bought here last week gave in and my bike was stolen. Within an hour of one another! As you can imagine I...
The Bike Foundry – The Bice are Nice, Stirchley
Recently, I've come into contact with an abnormal amount of wrath. My bike was stolen from New Street Station some days ago. I deliberately parked it under 3 cameras in a crowded area (the Drop & Go!). To cite Homer, [My] rage is black and murderous. Perhaps the...
Grand Central Kitchen – Monumental Eatery Birmingham
Firstly, I would like to say: wow. I'm seldom taken aback by restaurants. Most places this close to such a landmark as Grand Central Station Birmingham are superbly expensive and highly pretentious. But GCK isn't. It stood out from the first because it is currently #2...
Ristorante Caffe Gustami – Consistently Stunning Italian Birmingham
Apologies for the long title, but there is so much I want to say about this place. I find it difficult to hide my confounding joy when I think about Gustami. What a place. This is the Loffredo of Birmingham. Gustami is run by an Italian family. It is secluded and has...
The Farm Inn – Stunning Solihull Sunday Lunch
I can attribute the majority of my travels, far and near, to my work. Being in Solihull was no exception. One seldom goes to such places of their own free will. But, let it be known that I was pleasantly surprised to find The Farm, a converted barn restaurant. Make...
Old Cinema Launderette – Novel Coffee Durham
Imagine my surprise, not only at my superiors sending me to Durham two days after I moved to Birmingham, but also at finding this café once there! There are far fewer braziers in the Launderette than Bald Hiker's photo (which I mercilessly pinched for my cover)...