…the new year are these little beauties, in our kitchen and our home pantry
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See the light
In a genius move, Corbridge Larder, stockist of all things wonderfully tasty including delicious Corbridge Gin, is now offering to up-cycle your empty Corbridge Gin bottle into a stylish table lamp handmade in Corbridge with a beautiful Liberty fabric shade by Vintage at the Tower nearby. The combined cost of full bottle and lamp voucher is £100. Just drink your gin and bring your bottle back to be upcycled into a lamp at Corbridge Larder, 18 Hill St, Corbridge, NE45 5AA, tel 01434 632 948, www.corbridgelarder.co.uk
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Honest toil
The Appetite kitchen is home to numerous artisan olive oils, each subtly (or even very) different from the others. Our collection includes this sublime unfiltered Honest Toil cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from Greece, 500ml, £8.50 at Daniel Farm Sled Lane, Wylam, NE41 8JH, tel 01661 853 849, www.danielfarm.co.uk
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Pour me
The Appetite kitchen is also home to endless coffee-making kit, including these stylish Teflon foaming jugs, which are 0.6ltr and £14.49 at Pumphreys, Bridge Street, Blaydon, NE21 4JJ, tel 0191 414 4510, www.pumphreys-coffee.co.uk
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Hot news
Blueberry Hill Preserves jams, chutneys, marmalades, curds and savoury sauces are big favourites of ours, particularly the hot horseradish sauce. Stockists include The Staiths Café, 1 Autumn Drive Gateshead, NE8 2BZ, tel 0191 460 6921, www.thestaithscafe.co.uk
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Fishy business
We love this set of four fish placemats featuring original artwork by Alice Straker. They have a hard-wearing melamine surface and a cork back and are £45 for a set of four placemats and £22 for a set of four coasters at Linnels Farm Shop, Linnels Bank, Hexham, NE46 1TS, tel 07832 132 483, www.linnelsfarm.com
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Grate tip
The fantastic Grate cheese shop is renowned for its, well… cheese, rather obviously. And in addition to expertly curated regional and internatilnal selections, owner Moz Murphy also looks after cheese lovers who don’t do dairy, with a plant-based selection from the excellent Stocksfield-based Tyne Chease. Grate, 252 Jesmond Road, Newcastle, NE2 1LD, tel 0191 649 2528, www.gratenewcastle.co.uk
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