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Review: Nino's Jesmond, 1-2 Holly Avenue West, Jesmond Dec 07 2012

NINO’S is the newest Italian on the block in Jesmond – but with a plethora of Italian eateries in the area, many will be asking what’s new.Read

Review: The Rat Inn, Anick, Hexham Nov 30 2012

THE charmingly named Rat Inn is the sort of characterful, cosy tavern that I wish was my local. Well, it is BBC MasterChef competitor James Burton’s local – which is how, in a roundabout way, we came to visit.Read

Review: As You Like It, Archbold Terrace, Jesmond Nov 23 2012

WHERE would you take friends who’ve never visited Newcastle before?Read

Review: Paradiso, 1-3 Market Lane, Newcastle Nov 16 2012

TUCKED away, behind Popolo’s, in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, Paradiso is a little haven of Mediterranean eating.Read

Review: Persian Delight, Stanhope Street, Newcastle Nov 09 2012

SOMETIMES it’s the hidden gems in the city that bring the nicest surprises.Read

Review: Lotus Lounge, Yarm High Street, Yarm Nov 02 2012

SOME new restaurants have a real buzz about them. We’d heard so many reports about the Lotus Lounge in Yarm, Teesside, we were really looking forward to visiting ourselves.Read

Review: Coast to Coast, The Gate, Newcastle Oct 26 2012

IT doesn’t seem five minutes since the kids went back to school after the summer break, and already the October half-term is upon us.Read

Review: Red Mezze, 36 Leazes Park Road, Newcastle Oct 19 2012

TURKISH restaurant Red Mezze is located in a busy spot on Leazes Park Road, handy for Eldon Garden shops or the footie, wherever your interests happen to lie.Read

Review: Pacific House, Northumberland Road, Newcastle Oct 12 2012

HAVING spent the best part of the morning working up a sweat in the gym, a trip to Pacific House was just the tonic.Read

Review: Mrs Mustard, 39 Saddler St, Durham Oct 05 2012

A DAY out in Durham – with the shop-loving teen in tow – offered a chance to try out a hot new restaurant which pays homage to the city’s mustard connection.Read

Review: Santoro Wine Bar & Restaurant, 56 High Street, Yarm Sep 28 2012

ON a cold and drizzly night the light coming from a cosy bistro looks all the more inviting.Read

Review: La Tasca, Quayside, Newcastle Sep 21 2012

THE Quayside was buzzing the Saturday afternoon we decided to try out La Tasca. It was Junior Great North Run day, the sun was shining, and the streets lining the river were choc-a-block with runners and their families.Read

Review: Arlo, 36-38 Brentwood Avenue, West Jesmond Sep 14 2012

A SMART Victorian-style frontage and giant picture windows make for good first impressions at this bistro/cafe on trendy Brentwood Avenue.Read

Review: Castle Eden Inn, Stockton Road, Hartlepool Sep 07 2012

THE Castle Eden Inn was a sight for sore eyes on the drive back to Newcastle from a bright and breezy break at Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire.Read

Review: Spice Grill Kitchen, The Gate, Newcastle Aug 31 2012

THERE are no new ideas,” according to the American poet Audre Lorde. “Only new ways of making them felt.”Read

Review: Caffe Vivo, 29 Broad Chare, Newcastle Quayside Aug 24 2012

THE Quayside was heaving when we arrived on Friday night as there’s nothing like a bit of summer sunshine to bring everyone out.Read

Review: The Valley, The Old Station House, Corbridge Aug 17 2012

BOARDING the Passage to India train service to The Valley restaurant at Corbridge was like taking a train trip down memory lane.Read

Review: Toby Carvery, Ponteland Road, Newcastle Aug 10 2012

THE Toby Carvery at Kenton Bank is something of a crowd-pleaser, feeding – at least on Sundays – hundreds upon hundreds of diners.Read

Review: The Brasserie, Malmaison Newcastle Aug 03 2012

THERE’S a sumptuous feel to the Brasserie restaurant at Malmaison that makes dinner here feel a bit special.Read

Review: Fat Buddha, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Jul 27 2012

IT TOOK a bit of patience, but after four phone calls (mostly going to voicemail) and a shift in my expectations from a prime Friday night dinner to a mid-week one, I finally managed to get a table at Fat Buddha.Read