Recent News.
Sunday Mercury Review.
We were chuffed to get a great review for our Touchwood restaurant in the Sunday Mercury. The review describes our fresh-cut chips as ‘a delight. Perfectly cooked every time, with lovely crispy bits’ and describes our rare-breed Jimmy’s Farm burgers as ‘…divine things. Good to chew. Rich in taste. And enjoyably filling’.
Read the review in full here; http://www.sundaymercury.net/lifestyle-news/restaurantreviews/2010/08/22/food-graham-young-discovers-that-meat-from-jimmy-s-farm-is-now-raising-the-flag-at-the-handmade-burger-co-in-solihull-s-touchwood-shopping-centre-66331-27106259/
Posted by ais in Featured, Random News, Recent News | 0 commentsComing soon to Silverburn, Glasgow.
We are delighted to inform you that we will be opening a new restaurant in Silverburn, Glasgow towards the end of September.
We are really excited as this will be our second restaurant located in Scotland and the sixth handmade burger Co. to open.
To find out more about Silverburn, click here: http://www.silverburn.com/website/
Posted by ais in Featured, Recent News | 0 commentsHave fun this summer (for free!).
The last two weeks of the summer holidays are now upon us and as September fast approaches, don’t forget to make the most of summer before it ends. We’ve been running our Kids Eat Free offer because we know that parents often need help entertaining their children over the summer break and that isn’t cheap. We thought we’d go a step further by suggesting our top 5 ways to keep entertained this summer…and all of these ideas are FREE!
1. Rounders in the park – Have a day of sporting fun with a game of rounders in the park and spend the day getting competitive. A game of rounders will keep your kids entertained for hours and all that running round won’t do any harm to your waistline!
2. Get green fingered - Your garden is a great place to keep your kids entertained. Why not plant seeds and flowers and give your garden some pampering with your kids. Its also educational as your family watch the progression of your plants/flowers.
3. Get crafty - We’ve all watched presenters on Blue Peter make wonderful creations out of empty washing up liquid bottles and sticky-back plastic. So why not get creative and help your child to make a masterpiece to pass the time? You can get inspiration from Blue Peter here http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/thingstodo/.
4. Go to a museum – Entry is free into most museums in the UK, so get cultural and help your child to learn and see wonderful works of art without spending a single penny.
5. Movie Marathon - British summer is famous for its unpredictable weather. Don’t let the rain dampen your fun though. Pick a stack of favourite dvd’s and have a movie marathon to pass the time.
We’ve also found a great website where you can select your location and see what free activites are available in your local area: http://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/.
If you have any good suggestions, leave a comment. We’d love to hear what you’ll be getting up to with your kids!
Posted by ais in Random News | 0 commentsGreat review in the Birmingham Mail.
We we delighted to receive are great review in the Birmingham Mail for our Brindleyplace restaurant.
The review states that we deliver ‘wholesome, well-crafted food at a not unreasonable price’ and describes our Jimmy’s Farm burger as ‘moist, flavoursome and chunky, it came scorched on the outside but cooked medium within – as burgers should’.
To read the article in full, click here: http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/latest-features/2010/08/13/restaurant-spy-handmade-burger-co-the-water-s-edge-brindleyplace-b1-2jb-0121-665-6542-97319-27057492/
Posted by ais in Birmingham, Featured, Recent News | 0 commentsJimmy’s Farm burgers.
We’re really excited to tell you that we’ve added some mouth-watering new burgers to our menu, including an exclusive Jimmy’s Farm range.
Made from rare-breed, free-range beef that has been marbled & slowly matured for at least 3 weeks, the Jimmy’s Farm burger is served with a delicious caramelised onion relish in our sour dough buns.
We’re so pleased to be working with Jimmy Doherty, currently hosting Jimmy’s Food Factory on BBC One, as we search all over the UK to find the best farmers to bring you the freshest and finest ingredients, and now we’re bringing to you the best rare-breed beef in the land.
To find out more about Jimmy’s Farm visit www.jimmysfarm.com.
Heston Blumenthal: The Perfect Burger.
Check out Heston Blumenthal’s quest for the perfect burger.
Posted by ais in Featured, Recent News | 0 commentsWorld Cup sampling.
Throughout the World Cup we are going to be sampling burgers from around the world every day of the competition. Today we are kicking off with our Mexican Salsa and Brie & Cranberry burgers (just a coincidence that Mexico and France are playing today?). Pop in and give it a try!
A burger the size of a cow….
We couldn’t believe our eyes when we stumbled across this article in the Metro. A burger the size of a cow!
The article describes the giant burger, which weighs in at 90kg (200lb), took 12 hours to cook and four men to flip. The burger looks set to claim a Guinness world record’. To read the article in full, click here: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/829833-burger-the-size-of-a-cow-a-world-record
Posted by ais in Featured, Random News | 0 commentsHow to fry perfect chips.
We were really interested to read the Guardian’s insight into the perfect chip. The article highlights how Maris Pipers are the best potatoes for perfect chips. We agree – all of our chips are fresh cut in store daily from Maris Piper potatoes. They also highlight that ‘according to David and Si Hairy-Biker, who look like chaps who enjoy a good fish supper, double-frying is “the secret of good chips” ‘. Our chips are double fried, first blanched to seal that flavour and then fried again to give our chips a delicious golden crisp. As stated in the article the perfect chip should ‘golden to the eye, hot and fluffy within’. We try our very best to ensure that our chips are delicious and tasty, for you to enjoy. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we love making them.
To read the article in full click here.
Posted by ais in Featured, Random News, Recent News | 0 commentsBrindleyplace by barge.
We were delighted to spot our Brindleyplace restaurant on the BBC’s A History of the World – Unlocking the Midlands with Chris Tarrant. The restaurant is located alongside the Brindleyplace canal, and customers get a great view from our restaurant. Chris Tarrant even popped into the restaurant whilst having a break from filming, tucking into one of our handmade burgers. Just click here or on the image above to see the programme in full.
Birmingham has also been named as the third most holiday-friendly area of the UK, with Handmade Burger Co. getting a mention for being part of the thriving restaurant scene. So if you’re venturing to Birmingham soon, don’t forget to pop into our Brindleyplace restaurant and take in the view of the traditional canals.
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