Would you believe that some foods – apart from the obvious mince and dumplings etc – have more warming qualities than others? Foods loaded with antioxidants and immune-boosters, and those which take longer to digest, keep you warmer for longer and fight off infections. Read on and take note… 1. ...
Not just for your granny, port is back in vogue. Derek Colsell of Lanchester Wines offers a guide to one of...
Egg nog is the new black, in drinks terms at least, and if you’re in with the in-crowd (and your...
Feeling thirsty? Try our 12 North East festive drinks! GIN Hepple gin Hepple Martini 150ml Hepple gin, 20ml dry vermouth, thin strip of lemon zest Fill a jug with ice, add Hepple gin and dry vermouth, stir slowly 30 times, strain into two well-chilled martini glasses, pinch a thin strip...
Presuming you’re a human being, you will be expecting to pile on the pounds at Christmas and suffer for it...
Paul Johnson, chef-proprietor of The Ship Inn, Wylam, Northumberland, serves up a Christmas Day feast Hadrian’s Wall gin-cured salmon, apple...
Victoria Moffman savours a taste of France at Bouchon, Hexham Having studied French and lapped up the country’s charm during seasons in the Alps years ago and during numerous visits since, it’s a lovely surprise to walk into Bouchon and be taken to, well… France! French bistro music strikes a...
Mark Carr enjoys lunch at The Battlesteads, Wark, in the Tyne Valley Wark is a haven of Northumbrian food. The...
Dean Bailey samples brunch at St Vincent, Newcastle When Terry Laybourne closed Caffe Vivo on Newcastle’s Quayside in October, we...
