This new wholegrain beer mustard is made with Rigg & Furrow’s fantastic pale ale, Run Hop Run. The bitter punch...
The passage of autumn into winter always feels to me like a slowing-down period; a time for reflection. Everything is...
Dave Coulson, chef-patron of Peace & Loaf, Jesmond, shares his top tracks and more… In the kitchen, I’m listening to… Putting some tunes on is always the first job in the kitchen, and it tends to go to whoever is in first. We have a wide range of tastes –...
Happy New Year – even though it feels like it was months ago now. We had a great family Christmas...
Rhian Craddock, chef-proprietor of The Feathers Inn, Northumberland, shares dishes which have brought his pub multiple awards, including The Good...
Midnight Sun // Trine Hahnemann From the bestselling author of Copenhagen Food, this Scandinavian cookbook brings together simple summer recipes. Make the most of the season’s abundance with fresh and flavoursome recipes for afternoon fika and picnics. There are ideas to preserve the late summer harvest too, and lots more things...
I’ve just got off the plane following our family trip to Benidorm to find summer is well on its way...
The Grazer, Anna Hedworth, shares her thoughts about some of 2014’s food trends, from the sublime to the ridiculous! Another new...
Helen Stanton of Forum Books in Corbridge, The Bound, Whitley Bay, and The Accidental Bookshop, Alnwick, reviews the latest food titles The Little Library Parties // Kate Young Kate Young draws on long experience catering for events and friends to provide 50 new recipes for entertaining. From dinner party feasts...
Autumn always leaves me yearning for hibernation and comfort, so I’ve been donning lots of layers and heading for a...
Summer is in full swing down in Jesmond at last, and there’s nowhere better to be right now. You may...
Ironically, given the popularity of fish on Good Friday, spring can be a lean time for fish because many are spawning. Waiting for crab, native lobsters and wild sea trout to be at their delicious summer peak can feel like an age away, and my advice, as always, is to...




















