Dean Bailey heads to Durham and Shaun Hurrell’s Barrio Comida We’ve spent quite a bit of time in Durham this...
David Harker, owner of Newcastle Wine School, takes a fresh look at a famous wine Do you want to know...
Dean Bailey celebrates 10 years of The Roxburgh with chef/owner Gary Dall’s greatest hits A lot has changed since I stepped into The Roxburgh for the first time nearly a decade ago, but some things are reassuringly the same. The man behind the Whitley Bay restaurant, Gary Dall, is still...
Lawrence Norman crowned 2024 North East Chef of the Year Lawrence Norman, chef de partie at The Broad Chare, was...
David Harker, owner of Newcastle Wine School, explores the world of rosé wines Rosé is in the pink. While wine...
Grate reads A trusted source of cheese knowledge, we take book recommendations from Moz Murphy seriously – and she tells us that Ned Palmer’s A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles (£9.99, signed) and A Cheesemonger’s Compendium of British & Irish Cheese (£14.99, signed) are essential reading. Available at grate,...
Dean Bailey heads to Heaton for Saturday brunch at Smoke & Sear If you drop a pin anywhere on a...
The Biscuit Factory Afternoon tea at the Biscuit Factory’s Factory Kitchen is a delightfully rustic twist on tradition. Surrounded...
What do you have for breakfast? Kefir yogurt, nuts, seeds and berries – which is a bit of a boring healthy habit I have. I get plenty of stick for it at work! What’s your guilty pleasure? Really good pizza and donuts. I love Flint Pizza in Heaton, and for doughnuts I like...
Nick Grieves, the man behind Gosforth’s Ophelia and Cafeteria, discusses career switches, creating two new dining experiences following a pandemic,...
As the region’s best farm shops and butcher’s counters fill up with the tastes of the British spring and early...
David Harker, owner of Newcastle Wine School, shares his advice on the perfect cheese and wine pairings Some couples come and go – do you remember melon and ham, grapefruit topped with a glacé cherry, The Cheeky Girls..? Others stand the test of time like fish and chips, roast beef...
