Tuna, sweetcorn and cheese toastie recipe
This easy-to-make tuna, sweetcorn and cheese toastie recipe is ideal as a snack, lunch or quick dinner option.
Food and drink
Places to eat in Newcastle city centre
The culinary scene on Tyneside is vibrant. From the food trucks that park at the Quayside, for the market held each Sunday, to fine-dining restaurants, Newcastle offers an array of cuisines and dining experiences.
Goan sausage, an Indian delicacy
According to the popular saying, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Perhaps that’s why Goa has found such a special place in mine; I love the cuisine of this Indian state.
Chef Ruari Mackay of Coarse restaurant Durham
Coarse opened in September 2022 in premises that can seat up to 38 diners. Off Durham’s North Road, it stands between barbers and next to The Head of Steam pub. The restaurant is less than a 10-minute walk from Durham Cathedral.
Dosa Kitchen Newcastle Indian restaurant
While talking with Sud we learnt that dosa is naturally a gluten-free dish. It is made out of ground rice and lentils soaked overnight and turned into a batter.
Tasty Spanish Hot Dog recipe
Looking for recipes with hot dogs? This quick and easy hotdog recipe is based on a dish that I used to enjoy as a youngster during school holidays.
Interview with Victoria and Josh Overington
“We are an ingredient-led restaurant...I have no time for food which makes things into a ball of foam, or whatever, and you can't tell where you're actually eating.”Josh Overington
Mezcal and tequila: What you need to know
Maybe I’ve simply tasted the wrong type of tequila? Flavours of alcoholic drinks such as wine, whisky and beer vary according to the brand and label. It stands to reason that the tequila I downed as student wasn’t premium quality.
Perhaps it’s time to give tequila another chance and simultaneously sample mezcal.
Interview: Christian Krogstad of Westward Whiskey
Stuart Forster interviews master distiller Christian Krogstad of Westward Whiskey, a craft distillery based in Portland, Oregon. Disclosure: Some of the links below and banners are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Christian Krogstad founded his company as House Spirits...
Toer de Geuze in Flanders, Belgium
A lambic beer undergoes spontaneous fermentation in a vast open tanks known as a coelship. To an untrained eye a coelship looks much like a shallow swimming pool filled with wort prepared by the brewers of the Pajottenland.
Translated from Flemish into English, Toer de Geuze means 'Tour of Gueuze'. Typically held over one weekend every two years, the event is a celebration of gueuze beer presenting aficionados with opportunities to visit lambic breweries and gueuze blenderies.