'Birmingham was always going to be the first Big Mamma outside London - we've waited two years for the perfect location'
The jet-setting founder of European Big Mamma group has revealed why Birmingham was always going to his first UK restaurant outside London.
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Now boasting over 20 restaurants across Europe, employing over 2,200 staff, Big Mamma founding partners Tigrane Seydoux and Victor Lugger, are making the final preparations for La Bellezza's opening next week.
Happy to have his new restaurant in Paradise Birmingham Tigrane explained the second city has been on his radar after the group's head chef was cheerleading for a Big Mamma Brum.
Speaking from Madrid, Tigrane who told the Express & Star to "call me Tiger": "We have known about Birmingham for years because one of our chefs lived there and raved about the city and its food culture.
"Our head chef Nemo had worked in Birmingham before he joined us, he is a very important guy in the company and he was always pushing for a Birmingham restaurant, saying it was a great city, not far from London and very vibrant.
"We have created a food hub in the UK so we felt we could open in Birmingham after the success of our London restaurants. We know people value their food, the city sustains Michelin starred restaurants which is always a good sign.
"It took us two years to find the right venue, we have fell in love with it. It has a seven metre ceiling high, its good size, we fell in love with the location."
