Rosie McGlade and son Bryn make proper pork pies with a proper butcher, down on the farm. Tip: eat them...
Rosie McGlade falls in love with Tarset Valley Marmalade, and its maker, and her husband, and their house, and Ranulph...
Cookware addict Laura Emmerson tries her hand at making her own kitchen kit I’m about as creative as a house brick, so being sent off to try pottery was sure to be amusing, if not productive. But, says potter Marvin Kitshaw, you don’t have to be a creative genius to...
It’s the kind of cafe couples dream of running when they do the TV cookery shows, a delicious little piece...
Tea. Can’t live without it. But a city centre venue selling very little else until 1am? Rosie McGlade visits the...
Lulu Chai’sdesire to cook ultra-authentic Chinese street food means spice-gathering trips home. Rosie McGlade explains Lulu Chai’s first foray into street food was a disastrous trip to Newcastle’s Sunday Quayside Market in February two years ago, when her generator was so loud that neighbouring stall holders couldn’t hear their customers, and the...
Katy Foggin and Amdana Grieveson extoll the great power of greens Working your way towards the Great North Run, or...
Jane Pikett enjoys lunch with a difference thanks to Josie’s Dragonfly Trust at Bouchon Bistrot, Hexham Despite some scurrilous rumours, it’s...
Morpeth and its surrounding countryside and villages is a Northumberland gem; the perfect foodie destination which requires many visits before you can possibly get round every taste and tipple on offer. The market town itself has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, creating a bustling heart packed with independently owned...
Village people are so lucky, reckons Alastair Gilmour A huge load-bearing beam across the dining area doubles as a chalkboard for...
Two-time MasterChef Live winner Gareth Kyle is popping up all over, as Jane Halldiscovers As a teenager, Gareth Kyle had an...
Pop-up restaurants allow access to the best chefs in interesting places. Rosie McGlademeets John Connell and Sally Walker, the culinary couple behind Eclectic Picnic If you haven’t heard of John Connell, well, sorry, it’s like saying you haven’t heard of Terry Laybourne or David Kennedy, fellow kings of the North...


















