This week Sam Fender made history by performing the first socially distanced gig at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, in Newcastle. I’m sure if you’d said to anyone at the start of the year this is how music concerts, festivals and gig would need to be performed in 2020, and for who knows how long ...
Before recently my experience of Ouseburn had largely been an annual bar crawl that I did every June with my family. So I feel like the pubs were really only the places I’d ever explored, not that that’s a bad thing as some of the best pubs in Newcastle can be found along the Ouseburn Valley. ...
Usually at this time of year I’m putting together my picks for NE1 Restaurant Week, but with the launch of the government Eat Out to Help Out Scheme, the entire month of August seems to be one big extended restaurant month. So many places are taking part, and it’s natural to usually look at ...
Although the tapas trend originates in Spain as a snack or appetiser, the idea of sharing food platters and small dishes obviously stretches far beyond Spanish kitchens, and are pretty much a staple on most restaurant menus these days. Ideal as a starter, or combined with a few other plates to ...
Before I get into my experience of visiting Beach Box, I just want to highlight that I only discovered it because of Geordie Scran on Instagram – check her out she has a great Newcastle food account. She went along earlier this week and it looked fun so I booked up for last night. Needing ...
After the government announced plans to reopen the hospitality sector from 4th July I know a lot of people have been thinking about booking something in this country. It’s still early days, so even if you don’t fancy travelling too far in this country just yet, there’s actually no need to. Our ...