We all need to escape every so often, particularly these last few years, and in our opinion there is no...
Dean Bailey heads to Durham and Shaun Hurrell’s Barrio Comida We’ve spent quite a bit of time in Durham this...
Dean Bailey heads to Heaton for Saturday brunch at Smoke & Sear If you drop a pin anywhere on a map of Heaton these days, you’re going to find somewhere good to eat within 10-20 paces. A thriving Newcastle suburb of good food with a big student population, breakfast and...
Dean Bailey finds his perfect Sunday at Whitechurch, Durham What makes a perfect Sunday? Is it lying in, a nice...
My well-laid plans are in tatters. After weeks of deliberating the merits of hundreds of restaurants, the one I wanted...
Sarah Cook savours Hexham’s acclaimed Bouchon Bistrot, and regrets her lack of photographic record People assume it’s all glamour, this restaurant critic lark, an Elysian Fields of five-star lunches attended by hot and cold running maitre d’s. And it is indeed pleasant, especially when it involves a carefree lunch in...
Dean Bailey enjoys dinner at Corbridge’s much talked-about new dining destination, Sycamore As foodie destinations go, Corbridge is a good...
Jane Pikett spends a happy afternoon at Little Lobo in Sandyford, Newcastle In a former life, I was a Mexican...
Dean Bailey charts a course to The Ship Inn, Wylam Living within a few hundred yards of the River Tyne affords endless opportunity to walk along its banks, explore the many beautiful and tranquil spots along the river’s course to the North Sea, and (my favourite) visit the pubs and...
The contemporary new look at Bouchon is a fine setting for its classic food, discovers Dean Bailey The word ‘neighbourhood’,...
There was little to stir the Appetite team from its grumbling slumber during the long lockdown of winter 2020/21. Then...
Dean Bailey comes to talk with Dabbawal, Jesmond – again Dabbawal’s Jesmond kitchen is one of the best restaurant spaces in the region – a special place which instantly sets you at ease with a buzzing, casual atmosphere, quirky features that make it truly unique and, when the sun is...
