Ali, 25, Birmingham/Newcastle-based blogger. Food, travel and lifestyle.
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Lately I’ve been rather low on money meaning that I haven’t been able to eat out as much as I usually do. This said, it’s been a great opportunity to get back into homemade food! I absolutely love hummus and my favourite is roasted red pepper. I’ve been making hummus for a few years but […]
Disclaimer – This post includes affiliate links Do you ever wonder if I ever cook for myself? I often get asked if I always eat out, and the answer in no. I’m lucky enough to be able to eat out often but I. still love to whip up some great dishes in the kitchen. Often […]
Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to be invited to try out the new liquid brunch at Malmaison Birmingham. I was very excited for this because 1) I love going to the Mailbox but don’t often have a chance to visit, 2) It was a great chance to try out Chez Mal Brasserie at […]
I recently got the chance to visit Laghi’s Deli, a lovely little independent Italian restaurant situated in Edgbaston. The restaurant is owned by Luca, a friendly Italian, and the majority of staff are also Italian. You know what that means? Authenticity! The place is a combination of a restaurant and a deli, and they also […]
I have been extremely lucky in my life that I’ve had the opportunity to travel. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2016, did a Master’s degree, graduating in 2017, then decided to take a gap year (gap yahhh). Most of this year was spent in Australia, but I also visited Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and […]
This week I was lucky enough to be invited to the soft launch of Rudy’s Birmingham. I’d been looking forward to it for weeks, basically stalking their Instagram as they set up their new restaurant. A little bit about Rudy’s: they have several restaurants around the UK, they make their pizzas the proper Neapolitan way […]
On June 22nd, Seasonal Markets hosted a great event at The Bond, Digbeth. BBQ Fest! This involved a wide range of stalls doing, surprisingly, BBQ! It was a lovely sunny day, which made the day even better. They had an absolutely banging lineup of street food and local businesses – Baked in Brick, Carcass LDN, […]
Birmingham is a great location for some of the best street food in the UK. Okay, London has Camden Market, Borough Market, and more food festivals than you can count. But, you know what Birmingham has? Digbeth Dining Club (@digbethdiningclub), Independent Birmingham Festival, a vast range of street-food-come-restaurants, and so much more! Did you know […]
The final stop on my great Italian adventure was Positano. From Rome, I hopped on a train to Naples. Then I got another train to Sorrento. The bus from Sorrento took 45-minutes to Positano, and was full of curved roads. Luckily, I don’t get travel sick. Positano is expensive. I knew that when I booked […]
I finally got round to trying The Steamhouse, a new bagel shop in central Birmingham. They recently opened this shop in Birmingham after the success of their original store in Leamington Spa. They bake their bagels fresh each day, and have a vast choice of fillings to fit anybody’s tastes. As soon as I found […]