We visit Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and North Shields to sample the best of the coast’s delis, cafés, restaurants and food...
March and April herald the arrival of some of our best-loved vegetables. Here’s our pick of this season’s eatings… Asparagus...
Dean Bailey heads to Longsands Fish Kitchen for a very long lunch When the sea is within yards of the kitchen door, chefs have a duty to showcase its produce at its best. While many do battered cod a great service on the North East coast, Simon Walsh and the...
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Mother’s Day on the last Sunday of March and this year, it’s all about...
Beth Dowd heads to the seaside for lunch in a little corner of Italy called Di Meo’s If you asked...
Chef/Proprietor, Longsands Fish Kitchen, Tynemouth Let’s start at the beginning, what do you eat for breakfast? Breakfast is quite laid back – the kids generally have some yoghurt and fruit, I’ll have boiled eggs on toast with Marmite. Yorkshire Tea is also essential. And your go-to guilty pleasure? Toblerone or...
Our pick of the latest culinary essentials in all the best kitchen cupboards Heaven sent This 100% cotton tea towel...
It may be winter outside, but here in the Appetite kitchen, we’re soaking up the Mediterranean diet. Jane Pikett serves...
TV Masterchef Matei Baran presents recipes from his new book Big Chef Mini Chef, created with the help of his son Armin in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust Little Armin Baran can be proud of himself, having inspired his dad, chef Matei Baran, to publish a new collection of...
Dean Bailey stops for brunch at the iconic Tynside’s Cinema’s Tyneside Bar Café Tyneside Cinema is a Newcastle institution, an...
Beth Dowd samples a new Sunday lunch experience at Vallum Farm Sunday lunch is a fascinating tradition. Built on the...
If 2018 was the year of aquafaba and apple cider vinegar, 2019 will herald a wave of innovative ice creams, faux meats, flamboyant flavourings and more. This is the low down… Hot, hot, hot! Whether it’s Habanero, Jalapeno, Pablano or Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper (yes, that is a thing) chilli...




















