Cafe Opus is joining forces with the ‘Godfather of British Black photography’ to fuse art with food for a special event on Wednesday 22nd July. The stylish eating establishment, which is based at the Ikon Gallery on Oozells Street, is hosting a summer party to celebrate Vanley Burke’s latest exhibition, At Home With Vanley Burke, which will be shown at Ikon from 22nd July. To celebrate the launch, chefs from Cafe Opus will be dishing up some of Vanley’s favourite Caribbean inspired food, including his own secret recipe jerk chicken, as well as barbequed lamb and vegetarian pittas. Food and...
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Bar Opus, based in the heart of Birmingham’s bustling Colmore Business District, has appointed Carl Hawkins as its new general manager. Born and raised in Birmingham, Carl has over 15 years’ experience as a ‘liquid chef’ working with some of Birmingham’s finest cocktail destinations. With a vast amount of experience in the bar industry, Carl was eager to join the Opus family and help catapult Bar Opus into the forefront of the Birmingham food and drink scene. Carl previously worked for The Jekyll & Hyde pub where, under his leadership, it became a national finalist for “Best Spirit Pub” in...
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A talented waitress at city-centre restaurant Opus at Cornwall Street, Gabriella Murea, has achieved the celebrated Service Award at this year’s Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Annual Awards of Excellence. The final, which took place on Saturday 16th May at Le Gavroche, London, saw Gabriella and 15 other finalists from some of the country’s finest restaurants and hotels serve a three course meal to two guests. As part of the service, Gabriella had to set up the table, decant and describe the wine, and fillet a dover sole in front of the diners. The awards, which have a high-profile judging...
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Friday, November 6th 7.00pm £85 per person includes four courses, an aperitif, wine with each course and service We are delighted to have Willie Ritch joining us once again from his idyllic Fingask Farm in Aberdeenshire for a dinner devoted to beef from his single estate grass fed beef herd. We find the flavour from his herds (a cross between Aberdeen Angus and Limousin) to be unrivalled. The cattle feed from the lush rolling pastures, mash from the local distilleries and drink from the crystal clear waters of the burns.
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Friday, August 21st 7.00pm £50 per person includes four courses, an aperitif, wine with each course and service Enjoy the freshest vegetables imaginable without having your own farm! The glorious fruit, vegetables, and salad grown in the nurseries of Worcester Produce and farms across the Vale of Evesham are picked on day one and with us on day two. ‘We only supply delicious hand picked produce that has been nurtured by local farmers grown with pride and delivered fresh from local fields.’ An evening to savour.
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