A lifetime in food has taken Manuele Orto from his native rural Sicily to rural Northumberland – and quite a...
People who are exceptionally good at their jobs have a knack of making what they do look easy, as shown ...
The Grazer, Anna Hedworth, shares her thoughts about some of 2014’s food trends, from the sublime to the ridiculous! Another new year, and I’m doing my usual and thinking what’s in, what’s out, (what’s shaking all about…) in food circles. I’ve noticed set menus making a bit of a resurgence, a...
So how does a vegan fare at a city pub devoted to real ale and a hearty, often meaty, menu?...
It may star the simple sausage, but inventiveness is mixed into every serving at a new restaurant dedicated to it,...
At the risk of joining the usual New Year healthy bandwagon, which frankly gets a bit boring, Jane Pikett offers some of the best – and easiest – tips to eat more healthily this year The big breakfast Eating a good breakfast is essential to restore blood sugar levels after waking up. If...
The Herb Garden gets Sheilagh Matheson’s vote for the most unusual – and one of the most beautiful – new...
Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash Olive oil 20 small round shallots 300g pennoni regati or penne pasta 50g...
As I write, one Rosie McGlade, food writer of this parish, is sitting next to me enjoying a lovely slice of roast duck with a hunk of bread and butter. It was supposed to be the dog’s, but she claims it’s too good for a canine; even tastier cold than...
Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde has swapped guitar for ganache as he takes a break from music to train up as...
Great fun and seriously good food sit well together at a Tyneside Italian restaurant, as Alastair Gilmour discovers Italian restaurants...
South Tyneside is a foodie’s gem, home to a seemingly endless collection of independently owned and run cafés, restaurants and outlets hugging one of the prettiest coastlines in the North East. Dean Bailey takes a foodie tour of South Shields, Cleadon and Whitburn and selects a few favourites Happy Organic...


















