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'HAPPY CHICKEN' HITS THE HEATH
Happiness, as Nietzsche probably never said, is only real when shared. Presumably Friedrich never went to the new Hare & Hounds pop-up, Happy Chicken. Born of chef Chris Hughes's love for Berlin-based restaurant Angry Chicken (whose website is well worth a look) Happy Chicken is a celebration of Korean BBQ, every Saturday of July, in the Kings Heath pub's stables. Expect Korean fried chicken wings, Galbi pulled chicken with corn nachos, smashed avocado and Gochujang salsa, double cooked Korean chicken in buttermilk, kimchi slaw and sweet potato fries. All dishes cost between £5.50 and £7.50 and we predict you won't want to be volunteering to share. Not even with profound German philosophers. Info
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WEDNESDAYS
= WINE DAYS
It's a chandelier of wine glasses. And we want one. What we also want in life is more wine, and for that wine not to cost us anything, which brings us rather neatly on to Wednesdays at Harvey Nichols. Under the tutorship of the store's master of all things grape-related, Siofra will walk you through a couple of the wines she's been enjoying, with the kitchen on cheese and meats for nibbles. From 7pm until 8pmish every week, the free experience takes place around the wine store's large wooden tables (spots to be booked in advance). If you're in the market for something more food-based, the team is also offering matched brunches and dinners in the restaurant's private dining room, as well as tasting packages from £25. More
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UN-TOUR THE ROUNDHOUSE
You're looking at Sheepcote Street (behind Broad Street, next to Brindleyplace). We too had embarrassingly little idea what was hiding in this unprepossessing corner of Brum. Originally designed as stabling for horses, the Grade II listed horseshoe shaped building used to be integral to our ‘city of 1,000 trades’. Under appreciated for too long, the 360 degree piece of history will be restored over the coming years — and before it is — you can get inside, care of an Un-Tour. Visitors are being invited to search the building for clues to find out the secrets of its history with local performance poets helping groups to piece together the stories they uncover on their way. Running on very limited dates in July and August, tickets are £8.20.
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Venue: Saint Pauls House, 15-20 St Paul’s Square, B3 1QU; website
Choice: Crab & dill cocktail with watermelon (£8) Chooser: Waitress, Irina
Saint Pauls House has given its menu a big old thwack of culinary Vitamin E in the form of seasonal herbs, fruits and summery takes on some of the team's favourites. After agonising with us over what to order for an appropriate amount of time, our waitress Irina backed the kitchen's crab and dill cocktail — a decision which put us all in violent agreement. Served with a chunk of compressed watermelon, the dish is tasty, the right amount creamy and kept interesting by tangy dill and a sharp cucumber ketchup which accompanies the pretty looking plate. The addition of lemon and oat granola brings welcome texture to the light, bright dish, for which you'll want to retain some of the freshly baked foccacia made each day by the kitchen's pastry chef. An overcooked and overcrumbed lobster and crab burger was the singular low in an otherwise hugely enjoyable meal, landing somewhere beyond gastro pub without the formality of fine dining — a hard to find offering in Brum. Menu
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