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Alex Claridge The Wilderness Birmingham

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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

Pigeon dish from chef Alex Claridge The Wilderness Birmingham

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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The Wilderness

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Wilderness Owner Chef Alex Claridge
Alex Claridge

Alex Claridge

After quitting his “boring corporate job”, Birmingham chef Alex Claridge decided to follow his dream and start cooking. After a few jobs in local pubs, restaurants & catering kitchens Alex started doing pop-ups at the brilliantly quirky Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath.

The Wilderness

Alex is no stranger to controversy or speed bumps. Very shortly after following his dream of opening his own restaurant ‘Nomad’, Alex was contacted by the lawyers of American hotel NoMad demanding Alex changes the name.

Shortly after the restaurant reopened as Wilderness. Like all great entrepreneurs, Alex learned from this disappointment and used it as motivation to turn Wilderness into one of the best restaurants in Birmingham.

Iconic Birmingham restaurant Wilderness dish by Alex Claridge
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A New Mature Wilderness

The three AA Rosette restaurant prides itself on being a reflection of Birmingham with plenty of multicultural influences on the menu. Alex has big plans to double down on this “Birmingham story through food ” philosophy when he moves the restaurant on to its next chapter. A move into the old Nocturnal Animals venue on Bennetts Hill in the city centre, in what will be a more mature & refined version of the excellent Wilderness we know & love.

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