Three-and-a-half years can pass by quickly if you’re not paying attention. The pace of modern life and the rapidly evolving...
Hop off the Metro at West Jesmond and you’ll find Awesome Franks – a little sandwich shop with a big...
It may be 4pm on an autumnal Thursday afternoon, but the Block & Bottle butchery is a hub of activity. The team has just moved all their production to their Heaton Road site, and 80kg of pastrami is being prepared along with 200 steaks for Café Filto in Sandyford. “It’s been...
Newcastle Wine School owner David Harker explores the world of sweet wines Short, dark days and bitter cold nights are...
What do you have for breakfast? Most days, I start with a mug of black coffee. On Fridays or Saturdays,...
Adrian Murphy Pedalling Squares Café “We’d always make a honey roast ham – simmering it first before glazing it with golden honey and roasting it until the kitchen was filled with a warm, sweet aroma. The rich stock from boiling the ham was then turned into a thick, hearty...
A rich source of nutrition, and incredibly tasty with diverse flavours and textures, mushrooms are an amazing source of sustainable...
Zoe Robertson meets Matthew Hall, supplier of fabulous fungi to some of the North East’s best chefs Matthew Hall loves mushrooms – foraging for them, growing them, and cooking with them. He describes his occupation as “part farmer, part scientist” and his business, By The Bay Mushroom Co., has grown...
Zoe Robertson visits Rosewood and Lovaine’s community shelf Emily Cromarty’s front door is unmistakable – it’s painted in bright orange,...
There’s a wine for each season – warming winter reds, spring whites and summer rosé, while shades of orange suit autumn...
The North East has a reputation for being a friendly place, and its local coffee shops are no exception. “One of my favourite things about working here is watching people get to know each other,” says Theo Brophy-Clews, store manager at Regular Jo’s Coffee Shop in Tynemouth. When Theo moved...
