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Bill Oldfield: Time to write a new chapter in my career Feb 24 2012

ABOUT eight years ago I was being interviewed by the then features editor of The Journal and was asked lots of questions about food and restaurants and stuff like that.Read

Making food a health statement Feb 10 2012

JOGGER’S nipple, unmentionable chafing and damaged knees. The downsides of pulling on some running gear and doing a little gentle exercise designed toRead

First lesson in business? Answer your telephone! Jan 27 2012

ARE you, like me, in a business where you get people telling you how to do your job? From pricing on the menu to the contents of the dishes, from sourcing of our food to how we cook it, we get enough advice to write a book.Read

Everything in moderation ... including moderation! Jan 13 2012

INSTEAD of using butter, my wife currently insists on coating her toast with some industrial spread that promises to make her live to 120 by lowering her cholesterol or blood pressure or weight or some such.Read

Shining in starring role Dec 30 2011

PUT yourself in my position. It’s six o’clock in the evening, the booking diary’s full, the staff are all briefed, the kitchen’s all prepared, the candles are lit and we’re waiting for the first diners to arrive.Read

Why some people just can’t change with times Dec 02 2011

MY sister-in-law only drinks one type of wine. It’s a well-known brand that’s a blend of various grapes and she swears by it, feels confident and will never try another.Read

Seeing the whole picture on the world’s waste Nov 18 2011

NO matter how fervently you believe, the fact is that the jury’s still out on the causes of climate change and whether it’s possible to do anything about it.Read

Foraging for edible fungus Nov 04 2011

WHILE my friends were getting into punk rock, I discovered the literary character, Fungus the Bogeyman.Read

Bill Oldfield to give cookery demonstrations in Durham Oct 21 2011

WHAT do you do, or have you done, for a living? Is it an interesting subject? And is it interesting enough for people to ask you to hold sessions at which you demonstrate your prowess?Read

Rearing pigs is a joy from paddock to dinner table Oct 07 2011

HOW can you rear them and then eat them?”, I’m frequently asked. It’s true, I get a tremendous amount of joy out of rearing a few animals, not least the pigs.Read

Educate Gateshead about food Sep 23 2011

I REMEMBER an absolutely awful story from my teens where a student at a local college had crashed his motorbike and was in a serious way.Read

A powerless feeling that should easily have been overcome Aug 26 2011

I’VE done a lot of project management in my time: from the design and installation of small-scale eco power generation plants, via the design and build of a number of restaurants to the construction of an extension on our kitchen at home. Therefore the upgrade of our electricity supply at the restaurant should be an absolute doddle. Shouldn’t it?Read

Limit your intake of processed food Aug 12 2011

IT’S like a war out there. Who would you trust? After all, it’s down to you. You’re the one who’s going to determine whether you survive and ultimately succeed.Read

Feeding of the masses can be a hit-and-miss affair Jul 29 2011

I’VE been to Glastonbury for the last three years running. Not because I’m trying to stay young (that would surely be a vain effort) but because I love it.Read

Behind the scenes at the restaurant Jul 15 2011

I’D SO like to write a book. I did write one a year or two back but that’s a cookbook (called, as it happens, The Passion for Real Food, essential for your bookshelf).Read

Sheer value is the aim Jul 01 2011

THE girl who cuts my hair is called Trish Brown. When I say girl, she’s more of a woman these days as I’ve known her a long time; time she’s spent gaining experience with one of the best hairdressing chains in the land before, a couple of years ago, opening her own salon in Darlington and charging realistic prices.Read

Pig in the pink Jun 17 2011

HAVE you ever met a homosexual pig? I was introduced to one recently and, I must admit, I had my doubts.Read

Tell the truth about eating meat Jun 03 2011

IT’S got into the Press that David Cameron’s in-laws are objecting to having a slaughterhouse built next to their home.Read

American food seems to be a lost cause May 20 2011

I HOPE she doesn’t read this. While I know that’s unlikely because she lives in America, she does have relatives in the Newcastle area who may read it and tell her what I’ve said. And then where will I be? Divorced probably.Read