Does Si King ever get sick of food? Don’t be daft… Rosie McGlade is bowled over by the Geordie Hairy...
I am writing this, dear reader, in the garden, the sun streaming down in an unseasonal mini-heatwave which has had...
Still following his great great grandfather’s recipe and with his ancestor’s dog taking pride of place on the company logo, Eldon Robson introduces Rosie McGlade to the botanical brewing sensation Fentimans Eldon Robson was very keen on cricket as a boy and used rows of old stoneware jars as targets...
Thank the lord that January is over! I’ve been doing dry January, which has been something of a struggle. In...
Chemist, mixologist and raconteur Noel Jackson puts the good taste back into science, discovers Jane Pikett They say that Noel...
The best cook shop for miles around, vintage home wares, ploughman’s lunch and a wander by the river lure Jane Pikett to the historic Tyne Valley village of Corbridge A large part of the joy of cooking, particularly baking, is in the kit. At least that’s how I see it....
Three siblings bringing a Budapest-style teahouse to Newcastle and twins round the corner running the city’s only independent coffee roastery…...
Takeaway food has various connotations; not always healthy, pricey in the evening, sandwiches for lunch. We love it, though. There’s...
Jane Pikett enjoys lunch with Metro Radio breakfast presenter Anna Foster Anna Foster has just dropped her roasted pine nuts all over the kitchen floor. Her mother, Felicity, is doing a grand job sweeping them up while Anna and I try to get Henry the dog (sorry, small pony) back...
Simon Walsh, head chef at No19, Close House, gets seasonal As those who have ever attended the school PTA summer...
Food blogger Anna Hedworth (aka The Grazer) expounds the joys of homemade food gifts for Easter, summer, birthdays, whenever… No...
Some things never change, and for that we can be thankful. At the heart of Newcastle city centre, The Grainger Market is only 23 years short of its 200th birthday and the differences between today and opening day in 1835 are probably not that great. It remains the city’s largest...
