Honest and insightful look into the Birmingham food and drink scene from one of the UK’s top food writers, Simon Carlo. Featuring top chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, Brummie luminaries, artisan producers, and restaurant owners; we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of the food industry by pairing fine wines with junk food, rating meal deals with MasterChef winners, and making cocktails with the dregs at the back of the cupboard.
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Honest and insightful look into the Birmingham food and drink scene from one of the UK’s top food writers, Simon Carlo. Featuring top chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, Brummie luminaries, artisan producers, and restaurant owners; we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of the food industry by pairing fine wines with junk food, rating meal deals with MasterChef winners, and making cocktails with the dregs at the back of the cupboard.
Simon chats to Michelin-stared chef and Great British Menu winner, Tom Shepherd, as well as getting some hilarious takes on the hospitality scene from comedian Harry Jenkins.
Michelin-starred, Brummy chef Brad Carter chats to Simon Carlo about authentic Chinese food, amazing herbs... and reveals some exclusive news about his new permanent restaurant in Birmingham.
Masterchef: The Professionals winner Stu Deeley is food writer Simon Carlo’s first guest in this episode. Hear a great Gregg Wallace impression, the revelation that he’s not been to the world’s foodiest country and what he’s up to with Halesowen College. Then to Solihull to meet Ajay Kenth, owner of Tap and Tandoor over an incredible, sizzling mixed grill.
Food writer Simon Carlo chats fish, Villa and the best chef’s table in town with Rob Palmer from Toffs in Solihull. Then he catches up with Sonal Clare, sommelier at The Wilderness in the Jewellery Quarter, and finds out how he came to know about all the finest wines known to humanity.
This week, food writer Simon Carlo has a chat with Roberto Ortiz of sensational Peruvian restaurant Chakana in Moseley; then on to the Indian Streatery to find out about a recent royal visit; finally, another trip to the Custard Factory to challenge the great Tommy Matthews of Passing Fancies to make a killer cocktail from a random bag of bottles we present him with.
Food writer Simon Carlo chats to beer guru Laura Hadland, and tastes a selection and discovers the world of craft beer. Then catches up with Sai from god-tier, Brum, street food stalwarts Buddha Belly about her new restaurant.
Food writer Simon Carlo visits Grace and Savour and chats to David Taylor about his newly, Michelin stared restaurant; Tommy Matthews of Passing Fancies mixes up another cocktail that shouldn’t work but does; and Dan Sweet of QBox has some exclusive news.
More adventures in the Birmingham food scene with food writer Simon Carlo. Pairing fine wine with junk food at the Wilderness; chatting hot sauce with Pip at Peacer; and talking dumplings with Chung Ying’s James Wong.
Food writer Simon Carlo chats to Zoe from Punks and Chancers over some delicious vegan food at Land; challenges Tommy Matthews from Passing Fancies to make a cocktail with the dregs from his drinks trolley; and Luca Laghi tells us whether Brits or Italians make the best lovers.
Top Birmingham food writer Simon Carlo chat’s to a couple of the UB40 gang about red, red wine... How could he not?!
Then he tries to ruin MasterChef: The Professionals winner, Stu Deeley’s credibility, by making him rate high-street meal-deals. Stu’s Meal Deeleys if you like.
And it’s all topped off by a quick chat to Jamie Desogus - the man behind Harborne Kitchen - in his latest venture, Bun & Barrel.
Join top food writer Simon Carlo as he talks to chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, Brummie luminaries, artisan producers, and restaurant owners. He’ll get into the nitty-gritty of the food industry by pairing fine wines with junk food, rating meal deals with MasterChef winners, and making cocktails with the dregs at the back of the cupboard.
Honest and insightful look into the Birmingham food and drink scene from one of the UK’s top food writers, Simon Carlo. Featuring top chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, Brummie luminaries, artisan producers, and restaurant owners; we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of the food industry by pairing fine wines with junk food, rating meal deals with MasterChef winners, and making cocktails with the dregs at the back of the cupboard.
