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TV brothers on pancake duty for fair Apr 20 2012

The Fabulous Baker Brothers will add a sprinkling of fairydust – and flour – to the Bishop Auckland Food Festival tomorrow. KATHARINE CAPOCCI reportsRead

Interview: Designer and food blogger Anna Hedworth Apr 13 2012

A DESIGNER and architect by day, Anna Hedworth simply lives and breathes food in her spare time. Not only has the 32-year-old got her own food blog, The Grazer, she also tweets prolifically on the subject of food, glorious food.Read

Cakebook Britain event at EAT! NewcastleGateshead needs bakers Apr 13 2012

KEEN cake bakers are being urged to take part in an art project that’s quite simply good enough to eat. If you’ve ever fancied picking up a palette knife and trying your hand at a bit of creative cake decorating then EAT! NewcastleGateshead wants to hear from you.Read

Chocolate infused with love by Tynemouth chocolatier Apr 06 2012

FOR artisan chocolatier Gareth Mellor, life has been pretty choc-a-block of late, in the run-up to Easter.Read

It’s a Good Friday for fish Apr 06 2012

FRIDAY was always fish day when I was growing up. Fish was on the lunch menu at school (although I would defy anyone to correctly identify the speciesRead

Bacchus beer festival launches this Easter Apr 06 2012

HEAD to the Bacchus beer festival this Easter Sunday and you’ll be faced with a Man v Hops adventure.Read

Queen of Cakes Mary Berry visits Newcastle Mar 30 2012

NATIONAL treasure Mary Berry is sat with a refreshing cup of tea, enjoying a well-earned breather in between cookery demos and signing books.Read

Old recipe proved ideal ingredient for success Mar 30 2012

LAST week a friend asked me if I could give her one of my recipes from days gone by that she had mislaid.Read

Gateshead Beer Festival goes from strength to strength Mar 30 2012

IT seemed like an odd question to ask. But luckily Derek Kell knew where I was coming from. “Why do we have beer festivals? What’s their point?”Read

Jane Lovett unveils new cookbook Make It Easy Mar 23 2012

SHE’S worked for cookery queen Prue Leith and catered at Elton John parties, now Northumberland food writer and cook Jane Lovett has another string to her bow. Read

David Kennedy: Nature’s cycle is starting anew Mar 23 2012

I’VE some good news – British summer time begins this weekend. The days have been getting steadily longer since, well, the shortest day way back in pre-Christmas December.Read

Is anyone battling to protect our breweries? Mar 23 2012

EVEN when you’re prepared for it, expecting it, bad news is still hard to take. And the alcohol duty rise in this week’s Budget was more bitter to swallow than an unbalanced American IPA.Read

Futureheads take charge of Feastival food festival Mar 16 2012

IT’S fair to say it’s an unusual situation for a post-punk band to find themselves in charge of putting together a regional food festival.Read

Savoury Pie Challenge in aid of the Help for Heroes Mar 16 2012

IT WAS a fiery contest at which the region’s top chefs and amateur cooks were relishing the chance to show off their skills.Read

Cheers to playwrights’ new Geltsdale Brewery Drizzlewort bitter Mar 16 2012

FOR Fiona Deal, it was the perfect partnership; a good chance for a small-scale brewery to get involved with its community. But it was also a project that neatly reintroduced both sides to their past.Read

Newcastle Quayside Market a great foodie find Mar 09 2012

A STROLL along Newcastle’s Quayside Market on a Sunday morning could prove seriously damaging to the waistline.Read

Award-winning chef David Kennedy writes for Taste Mar 09 2012

I CAN still remember the first time I served my mother breakfast in bed.Read

Northumberland Food Event allows fans to do business Mar 09 2012

DELICIOUS cooking smells emanating from the mobile kitchen in the Holiday Inn’s function suite signal I’ve arrived at the right place.Read

StreetSmart charity campaign raises record amount for homeless Mar 09 2012

HOMELESS charities in the region are to receive a share of £18,000 thanks to the generosity of diners.Read

Newcastle BrewDog pub to open in April Mar 09 2012

BREWDOG. What does the name mean to you? For some, it’s the phenomenal success story the beer world needed: in five years the company has gone from selling bottles on fair stalls to creating contemporary bars in some of the UK’s major cities, winning awards along the way.Read