There’s something bitter-sweet about early autumn’s strawberries, raspberries and blackberries – the last until next year to be savoured while...
Head Chef/Tutor, Blackfriars Cookery School, Newcastle What do you have for breakfast? When I’m working, I go for a banana. A green one because I can’t stand yellow ones these days – they’re so woolly and mushy. On my days off, I love coffee and pastries from Pink Lane Bakery....
Love it or hate it, celery is a great food – low calorie, flavourful, and packed with nutrients It’s time,...
September is all about apples, so which of these dessert favourites will you choose? Hungarian apple pie Apple and raisin...
Join us for a foodie’s pilgrimage to a Newcastle institution – The Grainger Market A celebration of traditional market values and stalls coupled with some of the most exciting culinary concepts in the city from every corner of the globe, the Grainger Market is an essential destination for lovers of...
…To our pick of the shelves at some of our favourite retailers We knead We’re suckers for a great sourdough...
This is barbecue season, folks…but how many of us really know what we’re doing? Jane Pikett serves up some hot...
Claire Carruthers and Mo O’Toole have turned a passion for wine and travel into a nationally recognised business. Dean Bailey drops by their enoteca and wine shop to learn from two of the region’s leading food and drink experts Claire Carruthers and Mo O’Toole – founders and co-owners of the...
This month, we have mostly been shopping for… well, anything we fancy. Here’s our haul… [divider][/divider] Sweet treats Treat yourself...
Head chef, The Blackbird, Ponteland What do you have for breakfast? I’m not one for breakfast because I find it...
Join us on a foodie tour hugging Northumberland’s coastal route When did you last put on your sun hat, get in the car (or on the bus/train/coach) and take a tour of the fantastic foodie destinations which make every holidaymakers’ trip to Northumberland special? We ask because most of us are...




















