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The Gastro Blog

A heart warming review of Loves restaurant

Zoe Williams, the food writer for Stella Magazine, the glossy supplement for The Sunday Telegraph really enjoyed her dining experience at Love’s Restaurant.

The New York Times votes Birmingham as a city for foodie lovers

Olive, the BBC’s food magazine, recently startled British gourmands when it declared Birmingham, England’s second largest city, the United Kingdom’s “foodiest town,” ahead of London and Edinburgh. The award came last October, just as Birmingham was hosting an annual festival, the 10-day Birmingham Food Fest, which featured such local talents as Aktar Islam of Lasan [...]

Lasan’s Khalid is crowned chef of the year at the renowned British Curry Awards

A chef from Lasan Restaurant in Birmingham has beaten off competitors from across the UK to be named British Culinary Chef of the Year at the prestigious British Curry Awards. Read more

Small Heath School pupil wins Birmingham heat of Future Chef 2012 Competition

Sidrah Zahid a GCSE student at Small Heath School has won the Birmingham heat of the prestigious Future Chef 2012 competition for 12-16 year-olds. Sidrah, who has been mentored by Brett Sandland (Head Chef at the Hyatt Aria, started cooking at the age of 14. Her love of food which was developed during Food Technology [...]

Andy Waters serves up advice for school project

Budding restaurateurs from Small Heath School got a taste of what it’s like to run a real kitchen thanks to a visit from a local celebrity chef. Andy Waters, owner of Edmunds Restaurant in Brindleyplace, Birmingham visited pupils on the Edexcel BTEC level 2 Certificate in Hospitality course who are taking part in The Gastro [...]

Edmunds Chef de partie Aaron Darnley scoops 2nd prize in BCF Young Chef of the Year

A talented young chef at Edmunds, Aaron Darnley came second in the BCF Young Chef of the Year.  

Italy comes to Edmunds for an evening of Italian food and wine

Edmunds are holding an Italian gourmet dinner on the 22nd November hosted by Novaia and Vento Select. Click to read more about the evening and to book a table.  

Olive magazine votes Birmingham the number one city for food

Birmingham has truimphed over London in a poll to find the UK’s culinary capital. The second city tasted success seeing off competition from across the British Isles to be crowned Foodiest Town, beating London into fifth place. The poll, which was organised by BBC Food Magazine Olive, scored seven towns on a range of credentials [...]

Students set to cook up a storm with the Gastro Card Restaurant Challenge

Students at Small Heath School have been given an exciting opportunity to create their own restaurant as part of the Gastro Card Challenge.  

Chiltern Railways launch Mainline – a new fast train service .

Welcome to Mainline, your real alternative fast train service to London.   Enjoy your journey. With free Wi-Fi, power points at every seat, laptop-friendly tables and spacious carriages, a one way trip on Mainline gives you an extra couple of hours in your working day. We even offer freshly cooked bacon rolls on our morning trains, [...]