Owner, Spurreli What do you have for breakfast? Most days, I’ll just have a banana and a bowl of muesli....
Executive head chef, Jesmond Dene House What do you have for breakfast? If I go out for breakfast, it has to...
Director, Guest Wines What do you have for breakfast? My absolute favourite is toasted stilton and tomato on wholemeal sourdough with a strong black coffee. What’s your go-to guilty pleasure? A demi-sec Champagne or English sparkling wine offers a lovely balance of sugar and acidity, which gives a fullness and...
Santa shares his festive favourites I like Christmas as much as the next man, woman or reindeer, but between you...
Head Chef/Tutor, Blackfriars Cookery School, Newcastle What do you have for breakfast? When I’m working, I go for a banana....
Head chef, The Blackbird, Ponteland What do you have for breakfast? I’m not one for breakfast because I find it slows me down a bit, so I tend to just make a cup of Ringtons’ Earl Grey tea and grab a chocolate digestive. What’s your go-to guilty pleasure? I’m partial...
Owner, Michelangelo’s, Ryton What do you have for breakfast? I start with two espresso ahead of an hour in the...
Hospitality & Catering curriculum lead, Newcastle College What do you have for breakfast? I don’t have a fixed breakfast routine,...
Owner and chef, Cook House and Long Friday What do you have for breakfast? I’m not a breakfast person, so I’ll have a cup of Pink Lane or Ouseburn Coffee in bed and then some fruit as I walk to work. I’ll eat a bit at work, but the team...
Everyone’s favourite reindeer’s life on a plate (and nosebag)… Let’s start at the beginning, how do you like your carrots...
Executive head chef, Jesmond Dene House What do you have for breakfast? I’m pretty organised about breakfast; I tend to...
Owner, grate, Newcastle What do you have for breakfast? It’s a grab and go on the way to work with toast or a bacon sandwich, and I always have a massive mug of tea in the car. And your go-to guilty pleasure? One thing I try not to eat, but...




















