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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.

Craft Birmingham luxury outside dining pods

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)

Interior from 8 restaurant inside Craft Birmingham

Harborne Kitchen

To listen to this episode of our Birmingham based food podcast Breaking Bread with Harborne Kitchen owner Jamie Desogus and hear his fantastic story. Press play on the player above, alternatively you can listen on your favourite podcast app, just select from the list on this LINK

Chef-Owner Jamie Desogus

In this week’s episode of Breaking Bread the Birmingham based food podcast we sit down with chef-owner Jamie Desogus from beautiful fine dining restaurant Harborne Kitchen.

An awesome and fun conversation with Jamie, widely recognised as one of the most talented chefs in the city, an inspirational business owner and one of the nicest guys in the industry.

Harborne Kitchen Scallop Jamie Desogus — ***Scallop***

We wanted to hear all about Jamie’s journey from working in one of the best restaurants in the country in London to opening a mega-successful restaurant in Birmingham. We loved listening to his progressive & caring leadership style and his mission to keep Harborne Kitchen pushing forward even in these most difficult of times.

pork Taco from Jamie Desogus bar menu at harborne kitchen — **Pork Taco**

About Harborne Kitchen

Found in the heart of the Harborne high street in an old Walter Smiths butchers shop, is Harborne kitchen. When you enter, a stylishly modern bar welcomes you into the restaurant. The perfect place to grab a few drinks before being seated in the equally beautiful dining room for a 9-course tasting menu or just to sample a few small plates from the new bar menu & wash them down with expertly selected beers wines or spirits.

The Bar

Opening Times: Tuesday- Saturday 6pm-8.45
Lunch: Saturday 12pm-1.45
Menu: Small Plates Bar Menu
Recommend: Chicken Liver Parfait, we are both very excited that this signature dish found it’s way on to the bar menu.
Price: £4-£12