In this episode of Be Bold, Be Birmingham, our guests are Jack Brabant, co-founder and director of Digbeth Dining Club and award-winning Brummie food blogger, Laura McEwan from Bite Your Brum.

Jack Brabant launched Digbeth Dining Club in 2012 which has grown from its original site in Digbeth to multiple venues across the West Midlands. Jack champions the independent spirit of the city’s food scene and today, Digbeth Dining Club is one of the UK’s leading operators of street food venues and events. 

Laura McEwan is an award-winning food blogger who is passionate about the city and the huge variety of food coming out of Birmingham. Laura has turned her passion project into her profession, writing posts with a sense of humour, staying honest and uses her platform to showcase all things food from street stalls to Michelin starred restaurants. 

Over the course of the episode we discuss:

• The journey of Digbeth Dining Club
• Birmingham’s independent food scene
• Turning passion projects into a profession
• DDC’s new venture - Community Interest Company (CIC)

Digbeth Dining Club can be found here:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/digbethdiner 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digbethdiningclub 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigbethDiningClub/ 
• Website: https://digbethdiningclub.com/ 

Laura McEwan can be found here:

• Twitter:https://twitter.com/biteyourbrum 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biteyourbrum/ 
• Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/biteyourbrum 
• Website:https://biteyourbrum.com/