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Newcastle has its first Enoteca – a wine shop where tasting and nibbles are on the menu – at Carruthers...
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Barker and Stonehouse has teamed up with Newcastle’s Oak restaurant to launch an in-store café. The menu at Oak at...
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One of the North East’s most prestigious cook-offs has been won by Richard Wheatley, a young chef at Cafe 21, Newcastle. Richard, 23, competed against six other chefs in the Chef of the Year competition run by the North East Culinary Trade Association. During the regional competition, Richard turned up the heat...
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Slaley Hall in Northumberland has appointed Nick Clough executive head chef. Nick returns to Slaley having worked at the London...
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Wallsend Hall in North Tyneside has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award having achieved a 4.5 stars out of...
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The contents of the 2km of archive shelving in Alnwick Castle have inspired Jane, Duchess of Northumberland to publish a collection of recipes dating back to the first duchess. The Little Book Of Cocktails, Cordials And Elixirs brings together some of the oldest recipes for cocktails and cordials ever recorded...
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There are one or two here at appetite HQ with an over-active sweet tooth (*coughs* Dean) who were rather excited...
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Former appetite columnist Jérôme Cogné is the new head chef at Macdonald Linden Hall Golf & Country Club in...
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Eshott Hall has been awarded four coveted AA stars. The new award recognises the hall’s status as a hotel, having already picked up 2 AA rosettes for the restaurant. Manager Mark Alderson says: “Eshott is one of Northumberland’s hidden gems and our aim is to put the hotel on the...
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Forks at the ready, folks, Blackfriars Restaurant has come up with a new selection of sharing boards for summer grazing. They...
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The café at the Happy Organic store in Sunderland has been recognised as one of the UK’s most sustainable restaurants. The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) gave Happy Organic its highest rating of three stars for its food sourcing, its commitment to minimise its impact on the environment, and its support...
