Paul Fulford
@paulfulford.bsky.social
Ex-journo with a passion for wine, food and Birmingham City. Left-leaning.
Birmingham, you beauty.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Birmingham, you beauty.
This year's meagre harvest of Jerusalem artichokes turned into a veggie Jerusalem artichoke carbonara.
Made-up recipe but delivered real flavour.
Made-up recipe but delivered real flavour.
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This year's meagre harvest of Jerusalem artichokes turned into a veggie Jerusalem artichoke carbonara.
Made-up recipe but delivered real flavour.
Made-up recipe but delivered real flavour.
I'm pretty sure no-one in Birmingham makes a better pizza than Amore in Moseley. This beauty, with an exemplary base, was topped with pumpkin, n'duja, ricotta, stuffed and fried courgette flowers and chilli.
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm pretty sure no-one in Birmingham makes a better pizza than Amore in Moseley. This beauty, with an exemplary base, was topped with pumpkin, n'duja, ricotta, stuffed and fried courgette flowers and chilli.
A perfect way to start the day - a muffin with egg, bacon, sausage, American cheese, hash browns and an apple and fennel salad at the wonderful Den in Stirchley.
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A perfect way to start the day - a muffin with egg, bacon, sausage, American cheese, hash browns and an apple and fennel salad at the wonderful Den in Stirchley.
Beets and roses: roasted beetroot, rosehip syrup, pickled blackberries, whipped ricotta and walnuts.
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Beets and roses: roasted beetroot, rosehip syrup, pickled blackberries, whipped ricotta and walnuts.
This colder weather calls for hearty food. Step forward these loukaniko sausages at the fabulous Greek Aura in Moseley.
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This colder weather calls for hearty food. Step forward these loukaniko sausages at the fabulous Greek Aura in Moseley.
Chickpea, parsnip and apple albondigas in a saffron and tomato broth. A wonderful recipe from Jose Pizzaro.
October 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Chickpea, parsnip and apple albondigas in a saffron and tomato broth. A wonderful recipe from Jose Pizzaro.
A grey dog on a grey day.
October 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A grey dog on a grey day.
The tiny Perro in Kings Heath is serving some of the most exciting food in Birmingham right now - dishes that are complex, layered and oh so good to eat. It's a wee gem.
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The tiny Perro in Kings Heath is serving some of the most exciting food in Birmingham right now - dishes that are complex, layered and oh so good to eat. It's a wee gem.
Season's greetings.
September 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Season's greetings.
Plump, punchy anchovies served with salmorejo and exquisite olive oil at the wonderful Uno Mas in Aungier Street, Dublin.
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Plump, punchy anchovies served with salmorejo and exquisite olive oil at the wonderful Uno Mas in Aungier Street, Dublin.
The fabulous Swan in Aungier Street, Dublin.
September 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The fabulous Swan in Aungier Street, Dublin.
Daphne Wright's stunning and disturbing statue of a stallion at IMMA, Dublin.
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Daphne Wright's stunning and disturbing statue of a stallion at IMMA, Dublin.
Food bursting with well judged flavour at Note in Dublin - cockles with girolles and coco beans, monkfish with rainbow chard and a buttery tomato sauce and oregano, then damson frangipane tart with bay leaf custard. A great place.
September 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Food bursting with well judged flavour at Note in Dublin - cockles with girolles and coco beans, monkfish with rainbow chard and a buttery tomato sauce and oregano, then damson frangipane tart with bay leaf custard. A great place.
Following in the footprints of those other great writers Yeats, Joyce and Beckett by taking tea at Bewley's in Grafton Street, Dublin.
September 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Following in the footprints of those other great writers Yeats, Joyce and Beckett by taking tea at Bewley's in Grafton Street, Dublin.
A stupendous smoked pork chop with parsley sauce, cabbage, carrots and mashed potatoes at L Mulligan Grocer, a Dublin pub that champions Irish produce. Great drinks and wonderful service, too.
September 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A stupendous smoked pork chop with parsley sauce, cabbage, carrots and mashed potatoes at L Mulligan Grocer, a Dublin pub that champions Irish produce. Great drinks and wonderful service, too.
Inevitable on a trip to Dublin.
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Inevitable on a trip to Dublin.
First visit to the newly opened Greek Aura in Moseley and I'll be returning....frequently. Lovely buzzy atmosphere, charming service and rustic Greek dishes cooked with skill and love. Go hungry because servings are generous.
September 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
First visit to the newly opened Greek Aura in Moseley and I'll be returning....frequently. Lovely buzzy atmosphere, charming service and rustic Greek dishes cooked with skill and love. Go hungry because servings are generous.
What a beautiful wine, made in Lebanon by two women. It's achingly trendy - carbonic maceration, aged in amphorae, unfiltered - and there's a degree of funkiness. But what shines through in the purity of the fruit. Chilled, it was lovely with salmon and a punchy sweetcorn and chilli relish.
September 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What a beautiful wine, made in Lebanon by two women. It's achingly trendy - carbonic maceration, aged in amphorae, unfiltered - and there's a degree of funkiness. But what shines through in the purity of the fruit. Chilled, it was lovely with salmon and a punchy sweetcorn and chilli relish.
Beetroots, buratta, rosehip syrup, pickled blackberries and walnuts.
August 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Beetroots, buratta, rosehip syrup, pickled blackberries and walnuts.
Autumn's nearly here.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Autumn's nearly here.
One lonely fruit produced by the fig tree, but it was a beauty.
August 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
One lonely fruit produced by the fig tree, but it was a beauty.