Karen Errington points to the chalkboard in the pub she owns with her partner Phil Mason. Its handwritten temptations are obvious but she insists they don’t run a restaurant. “I’m very proud that I can say this is a pub,” she declares. The Rat Inn at Anick, near Hexham in Northumberland is undoubtedly a pub …
Two of Newcastle’s most popular nightspots have been acquired by one of the city’s rising leisure and hospitality firms. The Mushroom on Grainger Street and Mimo on Pudding Chare have been purchased by Market Shaker Group. The two venues will join Market Shaker’s other holdings which include Market Shaker and Pumphrey’s, both in the Bigg …
If there was an award for the North East’s quirkiest bar and dining spot, you could probably hang your hat on Hangar 7 winning it. The ground floor of this two-storey converted industrial unit is occupied by the unique Warehouse Kitchen and Bar. On arrival, you’re greeted by a steampunk grandma before being treated to …
Long before Rishi Sunak’s controversial ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme of summer 2020, Newcastle became the first UK city to introduce the concept of Restaurant Week back in 2011. The NE1 initiative was a way of supporting the city’s restaurants at otherwise quiet times of the year. In spite of a cost-of-living crisis, rampant …
Join the erudite and engaging Jeab Prapunwong on a long-imagined journey through Thai cuisine and within minutes it feels as if you’ve been transported to a far-flung corner of the Far East, where nuanced spices jostle for position with marinated meat and sumptuous seafood, in delicious dishes honed for hundreds of years. The proud owner …
Last week the food and entertainment industry lost one of its most well-known and loved figures. Dave Myers, one half of cooking duo The Hairy Bikers, passed away aged 66, two years after revealing that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers’ route to becoming a TV presenter was …
Apple donuts, ice cream for breakfast, chocolate cake, creamy pasta, a boatload of chickpeas and more potatoes than you can shake an organic carrot at… welcome to the world of Broccoli Mum, where huge portions of delicious nosh are the order of every day. And here’s the kicker, all of the above has helped the …
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