Dean Bailey heads to Porterhouse, Fenwick, Newcastle The appetite team does long lunches really well (there aren’t many perks here…...
Jane Pikett takes a trip to Consett and discovers a hidden gem Essential criteria in persuading the editor to leave...
Charlotte Forrester samples the delights of Newcastle’s Café Royal Making my way through the unfamiliar streets of Newcastle in the wake of the fast-moving editor of this publication, I was scolding myself for my choice of footwear. I had failed to break in my seemingly harmless pumps and was aching...
Dean Bailey enjoys dining al fresco at Newcastle’s Hotel Du Vin We each have our areas of expertise here at appetite....
The Lambton Worm is ready for another round of story telling, writes Alastair Gilmour. Once upon a time, a group...
Jane Pikett enjoys a feast of fish at the Fish Shack, Amble You know that thing, when you’ve been staring at the menu for a full five minutes and you still can’t make up your mind because, frankly, you just want it all? That’s how we ended up with...
Mark Anderson eats al fresco at Hotel du Vin Bloody typical, we’re enjoying one of the best British summers any...
Cocktails and a catch-up with the girls used to be a regular occurrence on a Thursday evening, but lately we’ve...
High tea in an art gallery? It’s got to be pretty. What’s more, it tastes as good as it looks. Rosie McGlade is at Newcastle’s Biscuit Factory Kitchen Ah, that moment. The waitress emerges from the kitchen with a plate piled with prettiness, and time slows. Is she heading to...
Jane Pikett enjoys the understated excellence of Artisan at the Biscuit Factory art gallery Ask anyone in the trade and...
Dean Bailey is by turns surprised, perplexed, intrigued and delighted by Peace & Loaf It may surprise you, but life...
The countryside and I don’t get on. It’s something I’ve come to terms with; I can appreciate a nice view, but I don’t like getting mud on my nice Kurt Geiger shoes. My little car doesn’t like those winding roads that seem to lead nowhere, and sometimes it smells funny....
