It’s been a couple of years since I last did a restaurant week round up post, and a lot of new restaurants have opened in Newcastle since then. I’ve found over the years that many places do the same menu every time NE1 restaurant week rolls around, but a couple are a bit different ...
Wandering along by the River Tyne, browsing all of the stalls that make up the weekly quayside market in Newcastle is one of my favourite ways to spend a Sunday. It’s presence has been a feature of the Newcastle local lifestyle for decades, back when stalls were for selling livestock and ...
It may be a brand new year but when it comes to the Newcastle social and events calendar some things are just guaranteed year after year. Seeing that an event is sold out or making plans that overlap is the worst, so to help you get organised I’ve put together this list of some of my ...
Nobody knew for sure what the theme of Fenwick’s window 2017 would be until the official unveiling on Friday, but with the death of Michael Bond, Paddington’s creator in June of this year many guessed right. Love from Paddington is the official title, bringing to life the tale and ...
As I walked along Newcastle’s quayside, and looked over at the crane next to the Sage, Gateshead that would soon be hoisting 22 of us 100 foot in the air for dinner, I got the first flicker of panic. Is it safe? I’m not really scared of heights, and having been invited to try the ...
Dobson & Parnell is one of Newcastle’s newest fine dining experiences, and is currently part of the bi-annual NE1 Newcastle Restaurant week. The Dobson & Parnell building itself was designed by famous local architect John Dobson. You might recognise the name, he designed some of ...