Claire Carruthers and Mo O’Toole have turned a passion for wine and travel into a nationally recognised business. Dean Bailey...
Dean Bailey celebrates 10 years of The Roxburgh with chef/owner Gary Dall’s greatest hits A lot has changed since I...
Having reached the heights of Michelin-starred dining in Newcastle, Laura and Jake Siddle have set out on their own – creating Faru in the heart of Durham Breathing new energy into a space, and two careers, takes a great deal of passion, dedication and skill. Having seen what 29 Silver...
We Are Local Heroes is aiming to use the power of storytelling to connect, inspire and shape the world around...
Reinventing any business is difficult to get right. What are the best bits to keep, what needs to be changed,...
Nick Grieves, the man behind Gosforth’s Ophelia and Cafeteria, discusses career switches, creating two new dining experiences following a pandemic, and earning a reputation for unfussy food which impresses diners, critics and many of his North East-based contemporaries Nick Grieves understands what it takes to build something. Having left a...
As she publishes her second book, Service, Anna Hedworth shares the story of putting it together along with five of...
Jane Pikett meets two one-woman food businesses to hear about lockdown business launches and happy collaborations For an inspiring story...
Shaun Hurrell has taken a love of Mexican flavours and a childhood spent in the UK, Australia and the US, and turned it into two restaurants in the shadow of Durham Cathedral. Dean Bailey finds out why we’re lucky to have Barrio Comida and La Mesa in the North East....
Moz Murphy – cheesemonger to star chefs, suburban foodies and skateboarding students – shares how a lockdown launch has become...
Zoe Robertson meets Matthew Hall, supplier of fabulous fungi to some of the North East’s best chefs Matthew Hall loves...
Lawrence Norman crowned 2024 North East Chef of the Year Lawrence Norman, chef de partie at The Broad Chare, was crowned 2024 North East Chef of the Year at the annual HITS Expo in Newcastle. Lawrence beat competitors from across the region at the event, where six chefs cooked their...
