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Read the latest from The Journal newspaper covering Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland all areas across the Northeast. en-gb JournalLive http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/18/a-fair-price-to-pay-61634-21362248/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/18/a-fair-price-to-pay-61634-21362248/ IMAGINE having to permanently forego your morning wake-up shot of Peruvian coffee or soothing cup of Assam tea. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/15/real-treat-in-store-for-festival-goers-61634-21339777/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/15/real-treat-in-store-for-festival-goers-61634-21339777/ VISITORS to the North East’s biggest celebration of food and drink will be able to dine out in style. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/12/scores-pitching-support-61634-21328178/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/12/scores-pitching-support-61634-21328178/ MORE than 80 retailers and suppliers have signed up to take part in what promises to be the biggest and best food and drink extravaganza ever held in the North East – just four days after The Journal announced its Taste 2 event. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/11/home-comforts-61634-21319310/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/11/home-comforts-61634-21319310/ Many chefs claim to use local ingredients – but they don’t come much fresher than those utilised by Vicky Turnbull, who will be showing off her cooking skills at The Journal Taste 2 food and drink festival in August. Jane Hall reports. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/10/for-flavours-of-the-north-61634-21318805/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/10/for-flavours-of-the-north-61634-21318805/ THE Journal Taste 2 food and drink extravaganza has been chosen to launch two months of events aimed at putting Northumberland on the culinary tourism map. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/09/cameron-has-rivals-licked-61634-21309187/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/09/cameron-has-rivals-licked-61634-21309187/ A BRAND of ice cream dreamt up by an 11-year-old boy is to go on sale at a Northumberland dairy after it was judged the cream of the crop in a competition. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/08/food-event-fans-call-for-seconds-61634-21300644/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:27:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/08/food-event-fans-call-for-seconds-61634-21300644/ IMAGINE picnicking on fine wine and local food in the grounds of a picturesque country hotel, entertained by celebrity chefs and live music. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/05/supermarket-giant-will-stock-north-grown-oil-61634-21266588/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/05/supermarket-giant-will-stock-north-grown-oil-61634-21266588/ RAPESEED oil produced in the North is set to become a ‘must-have’ culinary ingredient after finding its way on to the shelves of the nation’s biggest supermarket chain. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/04/wine-interview-david-ginola-61634-21225803/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/04/wine-interview-david-ginola-61634-21225803/ Everyone expected former Newcastle United footballer David Ginola to go into modelling, management or advertising when he quit the sport. But instead he turned to producing wine. Journal wine writer Helen Savage talks about the finer things in life with the flamboyant Frenchman. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/04/ice-cream-dreams-61634-21225959/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/07/04/ice-cream-dreams-61634-21225959/ ICE cream is one of summer’s essentials – whether it’s that cornet melting deliciously in the heat of the sun, or a snowy dollop on top of a bowl of strawberries, it’s a short cut to banishing the blues. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/27/gourmet-food-at-the-brinkburn-music-festival-61634-21157349/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/27/gourmet-food-at-the-brinkburn-music-festival-61634-21157349/ FOOD and music have had a long love affair. How many pop tunes can you name with food in the title? http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/20/a-dinner-of-herbs-61634-21109134/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/20/a-dinner-of-herbs-61634-21109134/ Jane Hall visits a very special garden that is as pleasing to the eye and healing spirit as the rumbling stomach, and finds out how we can all be more creative with herbs courtesy of cookery writer and trained chef Phillippa Lee. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/20/wined-sealed-and-delivered-61634-21108912/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/20/wined-sealed-and-delivered-61634-21108912/ TWO North East restaurants are showing that a commitment to Fairtrade and support for local producers can be a recipe for success. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/13/an-island-to-saviour-61634-21066425/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/13/an-island-to-saviour-61634-21066425/ IT is asparagus time on Holy Island and green spears, as fresh as the sea breeze that whips across the salt marshes, are on the menu at one of Northumberland’s newest and most favourably located restaurants. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/12/top-chef-kenny-returns-home-61634-21060197/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/12/top-chef-kenny-returns-home-61634-21060197/ IT’S a case of out with one Michelin chef and in with another as one of the country’s newest culinary masters heads home in a bid to keep the North East gourmet flag flying. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/06/deli-owners-use-their-loaf-61634-21030983/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/06/06/deli-owners-use-their-loaf-61634-21030983/ Jane Hall takes a look at a new delicatessen with a twist that has opened in Newcastle. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/29/treat-for-birthday-cooked-up-in-kitchen-61634-20990405/ Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/29/treat-for-birthday-cooked-up-in-kitchen-61634-20990405/ I CONFESS that for the last 10 years I’ve been a cooking bore. Just because you’ve taken a course with Raymond Blanc, you think you’re an expert. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/23/sweet-heaven-in-corbridge-61634-20964761/ Thu, 22 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/23/sweet-heaven-in-corbridge-61634-20964761/ RED and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue, passing over the threshold into Frances Holmes’s shop is like walking into a rainbow. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/20/capital-showcase-for-northern-food-61634-20935426/ Mon, 19 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/20/capital-showcase-for-northern-food-61634-20935426/ DISCERNING diners in London could soon be feasting on the finest Northumberland food and drink. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/17/a-tasty-destination-for-all-61634-20923492/ Fri, 16 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2008/05/17/a-tasty-destination-for-all-61634-20923492/ A PILOT scheme set up to promote Northumberland’s distinctive cultural and culinary products has been so successful it has been given funding for a second year.