Birmingham's reputation as a hub for fine dining was cemented again today when four of the city's best-known restaurants
And in another boost for the West Midlands, venue The Cross, launched just a year ago by Simpsons owner Andreas Antona and led by its former head chef Adam Bennett, was awarded its first star.
Mr Bennett also featured in a look at alongside another Michelin-starred chef, actress Felicity Jones and Gregory Doran, artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The 2015 award for the holy quartet of Adam's, Purnell's, Simpsons and Turners means that Birmingham is the only º£½ÇÊÓƵ city to have four Michelin star restaurants outside of capitals London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
Below is a look back at previous stories and reviews the Post has carried about the Michelin-starred restaurants and, if you fancy trying other venues across the city, in the city centre:
- Adam Stokes " when awarded the star last year while our reviewer described
- Glynn Purnell runs both and a - both receiving praise from the Post
- "Pure dining pleasure from culinary genius Adam Bennett" of The Cross last Christmas
- The Post was welcomed back to worst dish for an experimental peanut soup
- Simpsons came in for over a frosty family dinner for our reviewer
