With micro-roasteries and speciality shops fighting back the tide of commercial chain domination, Elise Rana Hopper discovers what makes ‘third...
Dean Bailey takes an amble around Amble and samples the best of the Northumberland coast The Old Storehouse Arriving on a damp and windy Saturday afternoon in the middle of summer, we were in urgent need of refuge, and the Old Storehouse turned out to be the perfect spot. This...
Sheilagh Matheson discovers a tiny tearoom tucked away in rural Northumberland, and finds a hamper business with worldwide reach going...
Dean Bailey meets chef and (small) game hunter Craig Harvey – and his canine companions Many chefs talk about knowing...
If you go down to the woods today…you’d better take a basket. Elise Rana Hopper goes foraging for fungi and learns that there’s more to mushrooms than meets the eye A damp autumnal afternoon in Hamsterley Forest, Co Durham, and a dozen or so strangers are gathering around one man...
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Cheesy jacket potatoes with leek and chorizo Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 large baking potatoes, washed 35g butter 50g Primula original cheese 75g leeks, washed and finely sliced 40g cooking chorizo, cut into small dice salt and black pepper Instructions Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas6. Prick the potatoes, place on a...
Cheese and ham stuffed mushrooms Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 4 large portobello mushrooms 5-6 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs...
Liz Hands learns to cook with beer at Black Sheep Brewery, and wonders why she never thought of it before....
To celebrate the Tour of Britain’s arrival in the region in September, we hop on our bike and pay a visit to some of our favourite places to grab a cuppa and rest our legs The best of the Coast – 9 Miles Cullercoats to Souter Point is a stunning coastal...
