Category Archives: north-east
All set for #blognorth4 Food Glorious Food
It’s nearly time for the fourth Blog North event – Food Glorious Food is being organised by the fabulous CultureVultures blog and on in Leeds all day tomorrow. There’ll be cake, there’ll be cooking talk, of course, but more than … Continue reading
Filed under north-east, Yorkshire
Video: Chinese New Year 2013 – Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool
Yesterday’s Chinese New Year was marked with parades, fireworks, dancing and food across the north yesterday despite the miserable weather. Get a locals tour round from Vincent Lui and his granny. Welcoming the Year of the Snake in Newcastle And … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, north-east
An evening with the cook in a curry
I love learning new things so when I saw Maunika Gowardhan‘s classes advertised I jumped at the chance. Like most people in the UK, I’m no stranger to Indian food, but I wanted to better understand the difference between home … Continue reading
Filed under north-east, People, Recipes
Poll: The Great Northern Cookbook – tripe or treat?
This week saw the launch of The Great Northern Cookbook – a television series running on Channel 5 which aims to celebrate our local cuisines. I know from twitter that quite a few of few of you tuned in to … Continue reading
Filed under News, north-east, Yorkshire
Food in the north – not all curry and chicken parmos
Here in the north we spend less on food and drink than the English average as well as less on eating out, according to the latest Family Food Survey. And while people in the north east, north west, Yorkshire and … Continue reading
World Curry Festival, cooking apps and cupcakes – food news to start the week
– Bradford’s been playing host to the World Curry Festival over weekend. It’s a massive three day event across multiple venues in the city which the organisers said has been running for the past three years: “The World Curry … Continue reading
Filed under News, north-east, Yorkshire
Guides to the good stuff or old-fashioned advertising?
When is a ‘guide’ an impartial publication to help a diner find the best place and when is it merely a vehicle for paid listings? Can recommendations be trusted if money has passed from venue to publisher? Can readers rely … Continue reading
Filed under News, north-east
Food news and moves across the north to start the week
Plenty going on across the north this week – here’s my pick: * Alnwick Food Festival has organised an Evening with Novelli. Organisers say: “Jean-Christophe will be demonstrating some dishes (some great ones for all you fish lovers out there) … Continue reading
Filed under Manchester, News, north-east, Yorkshire
Diary date: Durham City Food Festival next month
I see the Durham City Food Festival is returning in October with Michelin-starred chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli getting involved. Organisers of the event which runs on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 say the grand marquee will feature 75 quality producers from … Continue reading
Filed under News, north-east
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