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Alex Claridge

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 Journey

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
Legendary ‘Oh Bollocks’

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.

Cod Satay & Big Mac 2Birmingham On A Plate”

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Who Is Masterchef The Professionals 2019 Winner Stuart Deeley?

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Masterchef The Professionals Winner Stuart Deeley

Birmingham chef Stuart (Stu) Deeley survived invention tests, skills tests and fought off other talented chefs, as well as wowing judges Marcus Wareing & Monica Galetti on his way to becoming 2019 Masterchef The Professionals winner.

Amazing Dish From Masterchef The Professionals Winner Stuart Deeley
Evolution Of The Soy Cured Salmon

Stuart Deeley

Stuart Deeley is Birmingham born & bred. After training at Halesowen college, the mega-talented chef started his kitchen career in one of Jamies Italians, before being told by his head chef that he might be better suited to high-end cooking.

After a few twists & turns and a couple of hard lessons learned, Stuart landed a dream job at the legendary Michelin Star kitchen of Simpsons in Edgbaston. Under the training & mentorship of head chef Luke Tipping, Stuart flourished working his way from commis to junior sous.

Masterchef The Professionals Winner Stuart Deeley & Wilderness Owner Alex Claridge
Alex & Stu

After a few more tough life lessons Stuart ended up meeting another ambitious Birmingham chef, the charismatic Alex Claridge. Alex had opened his own restaurant, The Wilderness and took Stu on before making him, his head chef when Alex moved the restaurant to the Jewellery Quarter.

Alex has a knack for bringing out the most creative sides of his chefs & backing them with confidence and freedom to allow them to grow. Stuart flourished in this environment. Embracing his Birmingham cultural influences and blending them with his more classical cooking techniques resulting in the fusion style the Masterchef judges were blown away by.

Variation Of Masterchef pork belly Dish
Evolution Of The Pork Belly Dish

Masterchef The Professionals Winner 2019

Stuart Deeley gained great support over the series due to his humbleness and quiet belief in the dishes he created. With dishes like the lamb faggots, Stu genuinely wanted his food to represent the city he was born in.

Stu was the absolute picture of calm while serving his pork belly main to a room full of Michelin Star chefs, and received some of the highest praise I have seen on the show.

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Kings Heath & Bearwood Action For Refugees

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Hello & welcome back to our Birmingham based food podcast presented by food-obsessed friends Carl & Liam. This week we were extremely lucky to sit down and chat with the lovely people behind the charity Kings Heath & Bearwood action for refugees

Action For Refugees Charity

Action for Refugees is a network of local community groups who are committed to supporting refugees and asylum seekers.

We are not-for-profit charitable organisations working with local individuals, groups, and schools to help refugees. We deliver a range of community fundraising events and promote awareness, befriending, support and solidarity for refugees and asylum seekers living in Birmingham and the Black Country and those seeking safe passage across Europe

This Cookbook Belongs To Us

This Cookbook Belongs To Us

We first came across this wonderful charity, when they were hosting an event in a park near us which involved lots of local cafes & eateries. After looking into the charity we found out they actually have a fantastic cookbook.

We have always believed food and in particular sharing food to be a very powerful way of breaking down barriers in the community. We heard in our podcast with the people behind crazy gin, that their parents used to cook for all their neighbours. This helped settle them into their new community.

Chicken Balti

This cookbook is about that. Birmingham has such an amazing mix of nationalities and cultures, and this cookbook is a collection of recipes & stories from all different nationalities who have settled in Birmingham.

We celebrate the many cultures and cuisines enjoyed in Birmingham and Smethwick, from home-cooked meals passed through the generations, to show-stopping restaurant recipes. All proceeds from this book will aid refugees in transit. BUY THE BOOK HERE

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Kray Treadwell

Purnell’s/Man Behind The Curtain/Great British Menu

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Kray Treadwell

Hello & welcome back to our Birmingham based food podcast presented by food-obsessed friends Carl & Liam. This week we were extremely lucky to sit down and chat with ultra-talented Birmingham chef Kray Treadwell.

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Kray shares his interesting story with us, starting with his rocky beginnings and struggles with his dyslexia. Kray started off training under the talented team at Michelin starred Purnell’s, learning a great deal from his mentor & past podcast guest Luke Butcher

The next step for this talented young chef was a trip to Leeds to work in one of the UK’s most unique restaurants, the Michelin Starred Man Behind The Curtain. Under the leadership of Michael O’Hare Kray continued to perfect his cooking skills, and quickly become Head Chef.

Prawn On A Phone We Talked About
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Great British Menu

In 2019 Kray competed in BBC’s chef competition Great British Menu. Kray was brilliant on the show scoring a 10 from Michelin Star chef judge Paul Ainsworth. With dishes like ‘Fire In The Booth’ and ‘Shharonnn’ he absolutely nailed the music brief, and was unlucky to lose out in the final.

Plating Up On The Show
Disdain For Orthodoxy

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Chakana Moseley

With Michelin Chef Robert Ortiz

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Chef Robert Ortiz

HELLO & welcome to this episode of Breaking Bread. So most of you will have seen that Moseley has an exciting new restaurant opening this week. Robert Ortiz, Michelin Star chef from the amazing Lima in London is bringing quality Peruvian food to Birmingham with his first solo restaurant Chakana.

Chakana Moseley

Chakana Moseley

We were very lucky to meet chef Robert Ortiz and have a fabulous conversation all about his career, chocolate and of course his new restaurant. Huge thank you to The Relationship for setting this interview up and to Bachus Bar for letting us record.

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If our conversation has got you wanting to try Chef Robert Ortiz’s vibrant Peruvian cooking, you can book your table HERE

Opening times 

SUN: 12pm – 10:30pm 

MON: Closed 

TUES-THURS: 5:30pm – 10:30pm 

FRI-SAT: 11:30am – 11pm 

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Bringing the Tastes Of Seville To Birmingham With Silvia

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Tapas Catering Company

Hello, and welcome to this episode of Breaking Bread. This week Liam breaks bread with hugely talented Silvia Sanchez Santiago from Tapas Catering company.

Tapas Catering Company

A family run catering business, that offers authentic Spanish catering for events big & small. Silvia caters to weddings, festivals and other events all around the UK. As well as producing amazing jarred sauces that are sold in stockists in Birmingham.

Seville Sauces

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This was a brilliant conversation in which Silvia’s passion for food really comes through. After getting her degree in business Silvia knew an office job wasn’t going to cut it and that she just had to follow her dreams of starting her own food business

Tapas

Silvia is very honest and open about the struggles of starting your own business. Especially as Silvia fell pregnant with her first child as she was starting her catering company, amazingly traveling the UK doing festivals taking her baby with her.

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Crazy Singh Crazy Kaur Crazy Gin

Welcome to the latest episode of the Breaking Bread Podcast with Carl & Liam. This week we sit down for a great chat with Lassi based Crazy Gin creators Paramjit & Bruce.

Crazy Gin An Indian British Fusion

They talk us through their story and their inspiration for taking an Indian British fusion upbringing and distilling it into a gin.

From a drunken night in with some rubbish chicken tikka to road trips across the country becoming the talk of one of Britain’s best-known stores, Harvey Nichols.

Iconic Crazy Gin Bottle

This episode goes into great detail about taking an idea, developing it into a product and then getting it out there, a very useful story for somebody doing the same.

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What’s It Like To Work In A Michelin Starred Kitchen?

Breaking Bread Podcast Ep.15 Purnells Head Chef Luke Butcher

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Chef Luke Butcher

 HELLO FOODIES, Welcome to Episode 15 of The Breaking Bread Podcast. This week we are breaking bread with chef Luke Butcher. Head chef at one of the most iconic restaurants in Birmingham, Purnells. A Michelin starred fine dining restaurant owned by celebrity chef Glyn Purnell.

Purnells Iconic Burnt Egg Custard

Luke’s Career Working In Michelin Starred Kitchens

Luke takes us through his career from his first job as a potwash in Adlard’s to working under Infamous Tom Kerridge at The Hand and Flowers in Marlow before settling in Brum at Purnells.

Mushrooms On Toast At Purnells

What’s It Like To Work In A Michelin Starred Kitchen?

We have a brilliant and interesting chat in which Luke offers a real insight in to what’s it like working in a Michelin Starred kitchen in 2019 . How the kitchen environment, working hours and working conditions have changed since he first started in the industry, and plenty of great useful advice for any new or young chefs just starting out.

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El Celler De Can Roca

Elements Of Dessert

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Ep.9 From The Silver Screen To Birmingham’s Great Western Arcade This Is More Than Porridge, This Is Morridge

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Naomi & Her Trike

HELLO FOODIES, 

This episode we bring you our amazing chat with the bubbly and talented Naomi Morris. The Birmingham foodie entrepreneur turned her porridge trike university dream in to a reality. After various appearances at street food festivals and markets selling her unique wholesome porridge creations, such as the very delicious arancini she makes using special cut oats instead of rice.

Morridge Arancini

Naomi and her film star trike, have recently took up residence five days a week at the charming Victorian Great Western Arcade in Birmingham city centre. Their amazing porridge creations are attracting loads of attention from media outlets and happy customers.

Amazing Chocolate, Salted Date Caramel, peanut Butter And Cocao Porridge By Morridge

Naomi tells us about her journey, which involved training at UCB and gaining valuable work experience at Wickanninish Inn, Canada, Rick Stein in Mollymook, Australia and the two Michelin Stared Hand and Flowers in Marlow. Naomi talks us through the steps she took making her idea, in to a business. A truly inspirational story for anyone thinking about starting their own business.

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Ep.7 Literally Breaking Bread, with bread Baker Seb,from bakery On The Bread Line

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HELLO FOODIES, 

This episode I have a chat with massively talented, great guy Sebastian Clough. Sebastian is a Baker and owner of Four Oaks bakery Onthebreadline. The bakery creates quality handcrafted baked goodies and breads. An interesting chat where we discuss taking a talent and skill, and turning it into a business. 

One of the big reasons i wanted to speak to Sebastian on our podcast, is because i’m a huge fan of his food. His fresh bread and baguettes are fantastic and the flavoured muffins are a real treat. Especially the Kinda and the M&M muffins. If you find yourself over this side of town be sure to pay him a visit, but get there early as they do tend to sell out.

A Quick Note About The Sound Quality Of This Episode

Unfortunately when we organised a date to sit down and record this chat, i failed to notice that i had organised it for November 5th. Bonfire night. To make things worse, Sebastian’s bakery is across the road from a school which was holding a giant fireworks display. So a complete rookie error on my part, but its a learning curve. Thankfully the display finishes four minutes in, and we have a great little chat.

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