Planning an office night out? Further evidence that there is such a thing as a living hell. Fear not, Cat McGinty has just the place for you…
Carpet conditioner or Latin spectacular?
By Paul Smith • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: events, food, music
It sounds like some bottled cleaning wonder for your shagpile, but in fact Vamos! is a 10 day celebration of all that is Spanish and Portuguese.
It´s a Latin and Lusophone festival, see, and it begins in Newcastle and Gateshead this Friday. Read full story
Let ‘Em Eat Cake? Not at Gershwins…
By Paul Smith • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: food, news
We like our scran here at newcastlecentric. We’re often the ones seen licking our plates clean, so we rarely give a thought to what happens to leftovers. Some folk don’t eat it all, apparently.
So to see that wasted food rotting away outside the restaurant would be a crime. And apparently for one Newcastle restaurant, it’s exactly that. Read full story
Chew on this - The Bridge Hotel
By Caroline ODoherty • Jun 29th, 2008 • Category: food
Tucked neatly behind the castle from which this fair city takes its name, The Bridge Hotel serves up one of the best Sunday lunches you can find. A good old-fashioned Sunday lunch, as good, if not better than your mum could make. Read full story
California dinin’ (on such a summer’s day)
By Paul Smith • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: food
We’re fans of any and every fancy new establishment that offers up well presented free food. That’s the promise from The Loja, a new restaurant bar that promises “a serene environment - a sanctuary in the heart of the city.” Read full story