With wine required for so many occasions, and as gifts, Newcastle Wine School owner David Harker shares his advice to...
Region’s best One of the many delights in the Appetite kitchen at this time of year is the arrival...
Shaun Hurrell has taken a love of Mexican flavours and a childhood spent in the UK, Australia and the US, and turned it into two restaurants in the shadow of Durham Cathedral. Dean Bailey finds out why we’re lucky to have Barrio Comida and La Mesa in the North East....
My well-laid plans are in tatters. After weeks of deliberating the merits of hundreds of restaurants, the one I wanted...
On your marks… Colder nights are the perfect excuse to pop a wheel of camembert in the oven, grab...
Craig Harvey, private chef and former gamekeeper, shares three of his favourite recipes from his home kitchen. Readily available from Appetite’s favourite butchers’ and farm shops as it comes into season, the late summer and autumnal flavours of game birds, wildfowl, rabbit, hare and venison lend themselves wonderfully to traditional...
As summer turns to autumn, Newcastle Wine School owner David Harker chooses wines to suit the flavours of the season...
Owner, Spurreli What do you have for breakfast? Most days, I’ll just have a banana and a bowl of muesli....
We explore both the traditional and global tastes of Newcastle’s Grainger Market Once a place steeped in food tradition, shaped by its rich history in the heart of Newcastle yet leaning toward the past, today the Grainger Market is a place to explore food ranging from British staples to global gastronomy....
Sarah Cook savours Hexham’s acclaimed Bouchon Bistrot, and regrets her lack of photographic record People assume it’s all glamour, this...
The best kitchens are home to the finest ingredients and the highest-ranking kit. Like this… Chop it good We’ve just...
The freshest fish simply grilled, griddled or barbecued is one of the great tastes of summer. Try these easy recipes, made for eating (and if you like, cooking) outdoors Garlic and ginger stuffed sea bream Spanish paprika sardines Asian barbecued prawns Lemon and dill salmon skewers...




















