Longsands Fish Kitchen, Tynemouth is within walking distance of North Shields Fish Quay, where the team sources the best of...
Especially for Christmas, the Grazer, aka Anna Hedworth of Cook House, Ouseburn, Newcastle, serves up slow roast ox cheek with...
Helen Stanton, owner of Forum Books in Corbridge, offers her pick of the season’s best books for foodies SCANDI KITCHEN CHRISTMAS RECIPES AND TRADITIONS FROM SCANDINAVIA BRONTE AURELL £16.99 Ryland Peters The bible for hygge-seeking Christmasophiles, this is Christmas Scandi-style, packed with delicious recipes and family traditions. BLACK SEA DESPATCHES...
George Payne Butcher in Brunton Park, Gosforth, has sourced rare breed pork from Northumberland farmer Tom Burn of Hunting Hall,...
We’re heading into the festive season and there’s a lot going on at Peace & Loaf – in the restaurant...
What a summer we had! The heatwave meant the crops were in remarkably early, allowing the farmers a more sociable summer than usual. Meanwhile, we enjoyed a really good boost to the season, so we were spoilt for courgettes, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radish, kale, squash and more – and the...
Simon Walsh, chef/patron at Longsands Fish Kitchen, Tynemouth, works within walking distance of North Shields Fish Quay, where he sources...
The kitchen garden is in its element at the moment with beans, kale, chard, beetroot, carrots, lettuce, courgettes, cucumber, tomatoes,...
Now the North East heats of the Great British Menu have been on the telly, I’m dedicating this column to sharing my dishes from the show with you. This year’s show celebrates the NHS and I focused on the personal connections I have with the NHS in my menu. Our...
This month, the Grazer, aka Anna Hedworth of Cook House, Ouseburn, Newcastle, is using up her apple tree glut in...
This month, The Grazer, aka Anna Hedworth of Cook House, Ouseburn, Newcastle, is mostly eating cherries It’s cherry season! I...
The birds are doing their best to eat the sprouting kaibroc before us so we are having to take drastic measures in the shape of the return of Harry the hawk. He is handsome, tame and is actually a kite which we tie to a long pole so that it...




















