Follow the star

By Paul Fulford on Jan 14, 09 02:07 PM

By this time next week, we will know which among our restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars.

That blubbery judge of culinary quality issues his latest UK guide on Wednesday and between now and then there will be plenty of frenzied speculation.

So here's my contribution...

It's a safe bet that Simpson's will retain a star. Indeed, the meals I've eaten there recently make me wonder if it's worth two. A birthday dinner in March was fantastic.

I predict that Purnell's will get a star, too. Glynn's inventive but instinctively well balanced cooking is causing a real stir and he fully deserves the recognition.

Edmunds is another place that merits a star. I know Andy Waters thinks he may have opened too late in the year to have made it into this year's guide. But if there's any justice, his fears will prove unfounded.

So, within a week, Brum could boast three Michelin-starred restaurants.

One other prediction: no national paper will be able to resist starting their report with some lazy cliche about us being better known for baltis.