Food Glorious Food
Congratulations to Carters of Moseley! They’ve just been awarded a star in the 2016 Michelin Guide. Birmingham now has five Michelin starred restaurants, more than any other English city outside London, and is fast gaining a reputation as a delicious destination for gastro enthusiasts.
Our little corner of Birmingham is particularly special. When Carters were awarded the Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year in 2015, the publication’s editor commented, “I wish every town had a restaurant of this standard.” We’re very lucky having such an acclaimed eatery on our doorstep, but posh nosh isn’t the only dish our neighbourhood has to shout about. There’s a smorgasbord of options to suit every palette and pocket, all within a fifteen minute walk.
For that all important first date, when you want to impress without breaking the bank, my advice would be to take a trip to the Mediterranean, courtesy of Byzantium in Kings Heath or La Plancha in Moseley. You can share a tempting selection of tapas before heading to Damascena in Moseley for really good coffee and sticky baklava.
For a more down to earth curry-and-a-pint night, then we couldn’t be more spoilt for choice. The famous Balti Triangle may only be a short taxi ride away, but why bother when you can walk to any number of top quality, good value restaurants just round the corner. Bangladeshi cuisine is especially good, with Sylhet Spice on York Road in Kings Heath and Sweet Chillies on Yardley Wood Road both offering up a mouthwatering range of dishes.
But there’s nothing quite like the quick fix of a big bag of chips on that tipsy 2am totter home. Our trusty local takeaways offer a filling faceful of carbs at rock bottom prices into the early hours of the morning. In my fifteen years of living in Kings Heath, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Hi Tide on the High Street closed. Do the staff even sleep?
Published in My Moseley and Kings Heath, December 2015.
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