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Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 by admin

The Grand Hotel Birmingham

Adam Bateman

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with The Grand HotelnBirmingham’s exec chef Adam Bateman, and go behind the scenes at one of Brum’s most exciting new openings. Press play on the player above, alternatively, you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

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Welcome chef Adam Bateman The Grand Hotel Birmingham

Hello & welcome to Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread. This week’s episode is an interview with Adam Bateman. Executive chef of the brand new Grand Hotel Birmingham.

An awesome chat with a super-focused and mega-talented chef about a career that has taken him to the management team of Brum’s new 5-star hotel. The idea of creating something special & exciting which the people of Birmingham could be proud of was a driving force in Adams’s return to the city.

Madeleines at The Grand Hotel Birmingham

People who have never been to the famous Savoy in London will have seen or heard of the notorious American bar. In Madeleine’s at The Grand Hotel. Birmingham city center finally has a hotel cocktail bar worth talking about. A glamourous space, the perfect setting for knocking back an antique negroni or two.

Isaacs

Isaacs at The Grand Hotel is bringing serious New York vibes to Birmingham. Having visited the big apple a few times, I genuinely feel like Isaacs has captured the magic of that old-school NYC steak house.

From street food to Michelin star, Birmingham’s food scene has something for everyone. Where Brum’s food scene lies a little bare is the middle ground. There just aren’t enough places offering great food, made up of quality ingredients at an affordable price.

This is where Isaacs slots in, just look at their mouth-watering steak menu. Excellent cuts of beef sourced from one of the best butchers in the country (Aubery Allen) at pretty much the same money you would pay at your average chain restaurant.

Tuna Carpaccio from Isaacs menu in the grand hotel Birmingham

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Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 by admin

The Covered Wagon Moseley

Harm & Eamon

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Harm & Eamon from the Covered Wagon Moseley, and hear about one of the best desi pubs in Brum. Press play on the player above, alternatively, you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

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Welcome Harm & Eamon, The Covered Wagon Moseley

Hello & welcome to Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread. This week’s episode is an interview with Harm & Eamon from the Covered Wagon in Moseley. Once a thriving neighborhood boozer, the Covered Wagon went downhill & was a depressing place. Luckily ex regular & local lad Harm decided to buy his one time local & breath new life into it, transforming it back into a real hub for the local community to meet, eat amazing quality Indian food, and have a good drink

Putting The Covered Wagon Back At The Heart Of The Community

Pubs were once the heartbeat of communities in the UK, a place to get to know your neighbors and build a real relationship with your local area and the people in it. For Harm that’s exactly what the Covered Wagon Moseley was to his local neighborhood when he was growwwing up.

So when the opportunity came to own his once local, Harm jumped at the chance with the objective of restoring it as somewhere brilliant for the local community to use and be proud of

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The Food

For The Covered Wagon to be a success, Harm knew it had to have a great food offering. Inspired by memories of family meals growing up and the popularity of Desi pubs, Harm drew up a menu packed with authentic Indian curries and sizzling mixed grills.

It was important from the beginning that all dishes use only the finest quality ingredients. The Butter chicken has become infamous to curry lovers all over south Birmingham, while the Wagon Grill Special Sizzler has become legendary.

Butter Chicken from The Covered Wagon Moseley in Birmingham

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Posted on June 30, 2021 by admin

Ba-Ha Vegan Food Birmingham

Frankie & Becky

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Frankie & Becky, founders of awesome Ba-Ha. The place to find some of the best vegan food in Birmingham. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

Welcome Frankie & Becky Ba-Ha Vegan Food Birmingham

Hello & a very warm welcome back to our podcast all about the amazing food & people of Birmingham. This week we are lucky to be joined by Frankie & Becky creators of the awesome humane/vegan food brand Ba-Ha.

Ba-Ha has done a number of pop-ups & festivals all over Birmingham. Ba-Ha became famous for creating delicious vegan alternatives to some well-known comfort foods.

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Why Did You Create Ba-Ha?

For too long guests with a vegan or plant-based diet was an afterthought for restaurants. Tired of only having one choice when dining out, usually a sad pasta or stuffed pepper dish Frankie & Becky went on a mission to create yummy & exciting vegan food.

Working across the city, doing pop-ups & festivals, Ba-Ha quickly gained a loyal fanbase in Birmingham. Signature dishes such as Bish & Chips a vegan take on fish & chips, vegan roast dinner & sticky wings have gone down a storm with vegans & meat-eaters alike.

vegan Sunday roast by Ba Ha Vegan Birmingham

Ba-Ha Restaurant Birmingham

As much as Frankie & Becky enjoy doing residencies & pop-ups, a restaurant of their own is still the dream. A place of their own to showcase their flavor-packed dishes alongside a bar serving the best vegan beers, wines & cocktails, for a complete experience.

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Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 by admin

Craft Birmingham

Sam Morgan

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Sam Morgan, owner of Craft Birmingham. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

Welcome Sam Morgan Craft Birmingham

Hello & a very warm welcome back to our podcast all about the amazing food & people of Birmingham. This week we are lucky to be joined by Sam Morgan, owner of canal-side restaurants Craft & Eight.

Sam opened Craft dining rooms at the heart of Birmingham’s symphony hall back in 2018. Things got off to a shaky start before some advice from a close friend made Sam reevaluate everything.

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Big Changes For Craft

“Just because you like to eat out, is not a reason to buy a restaurant,” Sam tells us, with all the wisdom of somebody who done just that. Fortunately, Sam was able to put his ego aside & take on board some stern advice from a very experienced restauranteur friend.

Sam freely admits that this advice & the changes implemented after changed the fortunes of Craft Birmingham, and likely saved it.

Sam & Andy

Shortly after Sam went in search of an ambitious chef who would help him drive Craft forward. It wasn’t long before he met mega talented Great British Menu chef Andrew Sheridan.

The pair hit it off instantly. Constantly bouncing ideas off one another the pair came up with some exciting plans for Craft. Even with the pandemic the pair have stayed focused and managed to execute some of those plans, including, opening another restaurant inside Craft. The impressive Michelin contender 8. (Listen to previous episode about 8 here)

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Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 by admin

Burning Soul Brewery Birmingham

Chris Small

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Chris Small, owner of Burning Soul Brewery Birmingham. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

Welcome Chris Small Burning Soul Brewery

Hello & a very warm welcome back to our Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread. This week we are super excited to sit down & talk all things beer with Chris Small.

Chris shares his journey into falling in love with real ale, shortly before the craft beer revolution swept in. His love of beer took him to look into brewing some at home before it completely engulfed him & brewing became his burning passion.

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A Burning Passion Leads To Burning Soul Brewery

After mixed results home brewing, Chris decided it was time to take things a bit more seriously & focus all his time & effort on making craft beer.

Chris set out to find a venue he could start his brewery & happened to stumble across the Two Towers Brewery. They were coming to the end of their lease at the Jewellery Quarter building & Chris had found his new brewery.

Burning Soul Taproom

Alongside the brewing tanks, Chris decided to turn a part of the brewery into a taproom where he could showcase his awesome beers, favorites such as ice cream pale ale, raspberry ripple & coconut stout.

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Posted on May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 by admin

Alex Claridge The Wilderness Birmingham

Chapter Two

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Chef Alex Claridge, owner of The Wilderness Birmingham. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

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Welcome Back Alex Claridge, From The Wilderness Birmingham

Hello & welcome to Breaking Bread the Birmingham food podcast presented by food-obsessed mates Liam & Carl. This week we speak to mega-talented and super articulate Alex Claridge, to celebrate the re-opening of hospitality after the latest Covid lockdown.

The Wilderness

Returning guest Alex owns an awesome unique fine dining restaurant The Wilderness. With the dark interior, loud rock soundtrack & relaxed dress code, this Jewellery Quarter restaurant is unlike any other in the city. Learn more about Alex Claridge & The Wilderness, check out our last episode from 2019

Alex Claridge Show Notes

We are delighted to be joined again by Alex. 2020 has been a challenging year for everybody, especially for the hospitality industry. Despite a complete lack of evidence, hospitality is continuously scapegoated by this government as a risk of infection.

From the start of the pandemic, Alex has been at the center of every campaign and petition. Fighting ferociously for the industry he loves. This made Alex a natural choice to guest our first episode back after lockdown.

An awesome conversation all about these last fifteen months, preparing for the future and the exciting changes and improvements we can expect when visiting The Wilderness.

Pear & brie dish designed by chef Alex Claridge The Wilderness Jewellery Quarter Birmingham

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Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by admin

What To Expect From New Bar Luna Springs Digbeth

Welcome To Brum Luna Springs

Listen to this episode of Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Tom Kidd, owner of new bar Luna Springs Digbeth and hear all about what you can expect there. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favorite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

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Luna Springs Digbeth Here’s What To Expect

Hello & a massive welcome back to Breaking Bread. Our podcast all about awesome Birmingham & her food. We are delighted to finally have a new episode for you today, after so long off due to the pandemic. Our guest today is Tom Kidd, co-founder of the hugely popular Adventure Bars Group. Open-air Digbeth bar Luna Springs is the latest opening from the group, so we decided to chat with Tom to see what we can expect from the fun new opening.

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Beer Garden With Cocktails & Events

A vast space with a capacity for 2,500 guests, Luna Springs Digbeth is a versatile venue with lots of exciting potentials. With bottomless brunches and DJs offering a great bar experience Tom hopes to introduce more events in the near future. An orchestra-backed cinema experience and live gigs already in the pipeline, Tom believes Luna will evolve to be a creative hub of excitement.

Food & Drink

With such a vast space, with such a variety of events and uses Luna Digbeth decided that the F&B offering was going to be a high standard, far more superior to the usual offerings at event spaces. So whether you’re coming with a group of mates for some sunshine day drinking, an orchestra-backed cinema night, or a live gig. The awesome drinks menu heavily focused on excellent cocktails will always be available.

For food, Luna will host a variety of street food vendors. Using, and supporting local traders has been very important to owner Tom, and is on a mission to support as many as possible. At the moment you can grab some fried chicken from the brilliant Mother Clucker or some slice from pizza legends Hand Made Pizza Co.

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Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by admin

Bacchus Bar Running A Bar In Birmingham City Centre During A Pandemic

Brendan Shipley

To listen to this episode this Birmingham food podcast Breaking Bread with Birmingham city centre Bacchus Bar Manager Brendan Shipley and hear all his story. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favourite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

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Hello & a very warm welcome back to Breaking Bread the podcast all about the amazing food & drink in Birmingham. This week Carl & Liam are joined by Liam’s very good friend & gaffer of Bacchus Bar, the awesome city centre boozer just off New St

Brendan has worked in pubs & bars for over 20 years and has won awards & recognition for investing in his team & turning struggling pubs around. Liam & Brendan take a fun trip down memory lane to where they first met, in a cheesy Solihull bar in 2006. They reminisce on some funny memories (not so funny at the time) during their time working at Weatherspoons.

Brendan offers some great advice & talks deeply about hospitality management and what it has been like to run a city-centre pub during covid before offering a fresh take on Tripadvisor which might make you realise that it may be more beneficial to work with Tripadvisor, as opposed to just hating on it.

TripAdvisor Facts

Love it or hate it, you had better be paying attention to what customers are saying about you on TripAdvisor. If you’re not, you are more than likely losing out on money.

A recent study had some fascinating results

80% Of people asked, read at least 6-12 reviews prior to booking
53% Would’t commit to booking before reading a review
64% read reviews to find a restaurant

An example of the power of TripAdvisor can be found closer to home. In 2019 Michelin Star restaurant Adams was voted best restaurant in the UK by TripAdvisor. The very next day after the award being announced, Adams received 200 bookings.

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Posted on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 by admin

Low n Slow

Andy Stubbs

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Andy Low n Slow

Hello & a very warm welcome back to our Birmingham food podcast. A massive episode this week, we are joined by one of the biggest names in the Birmingham food scene, the BBQ King Andy ‘Low n Slow’ Stubbs.

Andy talks us through his journey from boring 9-5 to Meatopia, the biggest festival of flame cooking in the UK. We look at Andy’s work ethos & drive to learn & improve, which has made Andy a chef respected by other big-name chefs in the country.

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Low n Slow To Your Door

During the first lockdown with all streetfood events & festivals cancelled, Andy decided to diversify & deliver his smoked modern Mexican & Texan BBQ dishes made from high-end rare breed meats to his many followers.

Dishes like brisket chilli tacos, pork bellies, & goat birria can all be found on Andy’s awesome shop. Andy’s delivery felt like a real treat in the depths of lockdown & a welcome change to the traditional take away options.

Woodfired Sunday Lunch

Take the hassle out of Sundays with Andy Low N Slow’s new woodfired Sunday lunches. weekly changing menus including lamb shank, Tamworth pork belly, or 6 weeks aged longhorn striploin served with beef fat potatoes, greens & charred carrot. You can also expect some interesting sides like wood-fired cauli=cheese, wood-fired hispi cabbage in cheese sauce & even a wood-fired basque cheesecake for dessert.

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In our podcast, Andy very bravely opened up about some of his problems with mental health. Recent figures show as many as 1 in 2 employees in hospitality suffer from mental health issues. It’s a huge problem that just doesn’t get talked about or highlighted enough!

Fortunately, there are a few amazing people trying to highlight these issues. Pilot Light Campaign is a global social impact initiative committed to raising awareness of mental health and providing greater support to the hospitality sector.

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Posted on October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 by admin

Everything You Need To Know About New Restaurant 8 In Birmingham

Andrew Sheridan

To listen to this episode of our Birmingham based food podcast Breaking Bread with Chef Andrew Sheridan and hear all about his story & 8 his new Birmingham restaurant. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favourite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

Hello & welcome back to Breaking Bread the Birmingham-based food podcast presented by food-obsessed mates Liam & Carl, this week we were hugely excited to be joined by Andrew Sheridan the super-talented chef & owner of new exciting Birmingham restaurant 8.

Andrew tells us all about his career working his way up through some well-known kitchens, appearing on & getting to the final of BBC’s hit TV show Great British Menu before moving to Brum to take on the executive chef position at Craft & opening his amazing new restaurant

About 8 Restaurant Birmingham

The Restaurant

Chef Andrew Sheridan’s new canal-side restaurant can be accessed by an LED-lit door at the foot of the ICC. It is open Wednesday-Saturday with only one sitting at 8pm.

Birmingham’s hottest new restaurant 8, has one of the most original interiors I’ve ever seen. A neon infinity wall opposite a giant screen which plays a video that accompanies each course. The open kitchen takes centre stage, surrounded by a bar made up of 16 individually lit place settings.

The Food

The menu for 8 is an £88 8-course tasting menu, comprised of classic English ingredient-led dishes given the Andrew Sheridan twist. “Just food i really like to eat,” Andrew tells us. Every dish is based around the number 8, and manages to avoid being a tacky gimmick.

There is real thought & purpose to every dish. For example the stunning 8 days a week. A refreshing scallop & apple dish. Apple is the company that owns the rights to this famous Beatles tune, the Beatles hail from Andrews’s home city.

An equally impressive dish at 8 restaurant Birmingham is 08-10-2006. A moist hearty carrot cake basted in caramel made from carrot served with cream cheese & carrot jam. A take on the first thing Andrew ever cooked, which happened to be on the 8th October 2006.

Drinks

Everything about 8 Birmingham has been designed by chef Andrew Sheridan to reflect the journey of his career. Even the drinks pairing has been designed by him and ranges from wines to cocktails using carrot vodka to kombucha.

Carl has eaten & sampled some of the best meals & drinks pairings in the country, but swears blind that this was by far the best he ever had.