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Love food?
Love the seaside?
Ready for something new?
Get your taste buds ready -
the 2nd Tynemouth
Food Festival is coming!
OVER
40 FOOD
STALLS
MEET
THE
CHEFS!
FOOD
COURT IN
THE KING’S
SCHOOL
Wednesday May 8 - Sunday May 12
Queen Victoria Park and The King’s School
Saturday 9am-6pm Sunday 10am-4pm

WELCOME TO THE
It is with pleasure that we welcome you to the second
Tynemouth Food Festival organised by the Tynemouth Business
Forum. Last year’s event was a huge success thanks to the
amazing support from all of you. This year the festival is going
to be even bigger and better. As well as the two days of great
local food and drink, cookery demonstrations from locally
renowned chefs and a week long real ale festival, we have
three afternoon tea dances hosted by the Grand Hotel in the
wonderful setting of Tynemouth Station. The successful pop-up
restaurants are also back with three of the region’s top dining
names bringing their award-winning cuisine to Tynemouth as
they help launch this year’s food festival. King’s School is
again hosting these over three nights between May 8-10 with
chefs Rhian Cradock, Troy Terrington and David Kennedy. What
better way to get in the mood for the weekend’s gastronomy
than attending one of these pop- ups?
This year we have created a food court area in King’s School
with a wide selection of street food stalls, a cider bar and a
cocktail bar – food and drink from around the world to
tantalise your taste buds. We also have 40 market stallholders
selling a wide range of local artisan produce in Queen Victoria
Park; the cream of the region’s culinary talent turning up the
heat in a state-of-the-art demo kitchen; local school children’s
biscuit decorating skills displayed in shops throughout the
village; entertainment for youngsters from a local storyteller
and a local theatre company and the winning school from
the Grand Hotel’s Junior MasterChef Style competition
demonstrating their skills in the demonstration kitchen.
So much to see, do and taste!
None of this, however, would have
been possible without the generous
support of our sponsors from the local
business community, in particular The
Co-operative Membership, the
enthusiastic involvement of the
exhibitors and the amazing support of
the local chefs. Particular mention must
again be given to the steering group
who have worked tirelessly over the
year to ensure that this year’s festival is
again a huge success. Finally, a big
thank you to all of you, for again
joining us over the weekend. Enjoy the
sights, sounds, aromas and tastes of a
celebration of fine food, drink and
culinary skills. We hope you enjoy
yourselves and look forward to seeing
you again next year.
Sally Craigen
Chair
Tynemouth Business Forum
Tynemouth Food Festival could not have happened without the generous help of our sponsors.
Thank you.
TBF Tynemouth
Business
Forum
The information in this programme is intended as a guide only. Tynemouth Business Forum
cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Correct at time of going to print - April 2013.
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Programme of Events
Saturday May 11
9am-6pm
Producer stalls in Queen Victoria Park/
Street Food area in The King’s School
The Co-operative Membership Demonstration Kitchen – King’s School Café K
11am: Rob Arnold, sous chef, Irvin’s Brasserie, North Shields
12pm: Gareth Kyle, ITV Best British Dish and four times MasterChef Live winner
1pm: David Kennedy, David Kennedy at Vallum
2pm: Troy Terrington, head chef, Blackfriars Restaurant, Newcastle
3pm: Simon Walsh, executive chef, Close House Hotel
4pm: Junior Grand MasterChef champions present their winning dish
King’s School Entertainment
10am-3pm: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party every hour on the hour
11am-1pm: Foodie tales for little ones with Stories for Tots’ Mrs Kipper
11.30am: Connoisseur Chocolate Tasting Session with Davenport’s Chocolates,
1pm: Connoisseur Chocolate Tasting Session with Davenport’s Chocolates
2pm-4pm: Foodie tales for little ones with Stories for Tots’ Mrs Kipper
2.30pm: Connoisseur Chocolate Tasting Session with Davenport’s Chocolates
Tynemouth Station
12.30pm-2.30pm Afternoon Tea Dance
3pm-5pm Afternoon Tea Dance
Tynemouth Village
9.30am-5pm Children of the Revolution Front Street – mint tasting
10am-5pm The Deli Around the Corner Hotspur Street - Cheese and wine tasting
10am-5pm Priory Cafe Percy Park Road – A celebration of traditional British cakes
12am-11pm Cumberland Arms Front Street – Real Ale Festival
6pm-9pm The Grand Hotel, Grand Parade is serving the winning Junior Grand
MasterChef dish on its dinner menu in the Victoria Restaurant

Programme of Events
Sunday May 12
10am-4pm
Producer stalls in Queen Victoria Park/
Street Food area in The King’s School
The Co-operative Membership Demonstration Kitchen – King’s School Café K
11am: Jill Weatherburn, Co-operative chef
12am: Ann Cudworth, Dough Works, North Shields
1pm: Jill Weatherburn, Co-operative chef
2pm: Bill Oldfield, Oldfields Eating House, Durham
3pm: Jill Weatherburn, Co-operative chef
King’s School Entertainment
10am-3pm: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party every hour on the hour
11am-1pm: Foodie tales for little ones with Stories for Tots’ Mrs Kipper
2pm-4pm: Foodie tales for little ones with Stories for Tots’ Mrs Kipper
Tynemouth Station
1pm-3pm: Afternoon Tea Dance
Tynemouth Village
10am-5pm: Children of the Revolution Front Street – mint tasting
10am-5pm: The Deli Around the Corner Hotspur Street - Cheese and wine tasting
10am-5pm: Priory Cafe Percy Park Road – A celebration of traditional British cakes
12pm-11pm: Cumberland Arms Front Street – Real Ale Festival
6pm-9pm: The Grand Hotel, Grand Parade is serving the winning Junior Grand
MasterChef dish on its dinner menu in the Victoria Restaurant
Tynemouth Village - Saturday and Sunday
Brannen & Partners, one of our lead sponsors, will be sprinkling their own magic over the food festival hosting a number of
magic shows at its Tynemouth branch. The shows will be free to attend and will take place on Saturday and Sunday
afternoon, where children can help Mr Merlin the magician conjure up some very tasty treats.
During the festival the local estate agent will also be introducing two very special additions to its Tynemouth team …
watch this space, or even better watch their window!
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Excitement is brewing as
Tynemouth again plays host to
the Cumberland Arms Beer
Festival.
Beer lovers will be raising a glass or two as
more than 50 of the nation’s finest tipples
are brought together to celebrate the
second Tynemouth Food Festival.
The village’s historic Cumberland Arms will
be throwing open its doors between May
9-16 as it taps into the spirit of the culinary
celebration.
Scores of seasonal – and unusual – beers
never before seen in the North East will join
popular local names such as Mordue and the
Allendale Brewery at the week-long
celebration of the ‘noble hop.’
The event is one of many high profile
revelries taking place to mark this year’s
Tynemouth Food Festival.
The Cumberland Arms on Front Street is
already well known for its impressive
selection of real ales with 12 hand pulls
regularly available serving such names as
Ringwood Best Bitter, Timothy Taylor
Golden, Gales Seafarers and Rudgate Olde
Honey.
The beer festival is one of the largest events
of its kind held in the area – although not
landlord David Irving’s biggest salute to the
nation’s favourite alcoholic tipple.
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Popular Beer
Festival Returns
to Tynemouth
He once featured in the Guinness Book of
Records for the most beers served in a public
house after putting on 120 different real ales
and 16 ciders for a week-long festival held at
the Tap and Spile pub in Hendon, Sunderland,
in 1996.
Sadly, the achievement is no longer recognised
by the Guinness Book of Records, but it means
David’s feat still stands.
David – who has been landlord of the
Cumberland Arms for the past 18 years - is
looking forward to bringing so many real ales
to Tynemouth as part of the food festival.
“We’re going to feature a variety of seasonal
beers for the festival. Some of these are only
available for three or four weeks of the year.
“We have everything you need to make this
beer festival a great occasion. The majority of
the real ales will never have been seen in this
region, making this a unique event for both
real ale lovers and those interested in trying
something different.
“I wanted to create something special to mark
the first Tynemouth Food Festival and last year’s
outing was such a success there was no way
we couldn’t roll out the barrel for a second
time. With the broad selection of beers and
real ales we will have on offer, I believe it will
be another memorable occasion.
“After all, real ale and high quality food go
hand-in-hand.”
The Cumberland Arms Beer Festival will take place at the
Cumberland Arms, Front Street, Tynemouth, between May 9-16.
For more information go to www.cumberlandarms.co.uk

Martineau Guest House
57 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4BX
Luxury en-suite rooms
Recommended in the 2012 Michelin Guide
A wide choice of breakfast with local produce and homemade bread
A wide range of Vegetarian and Vegan alternatives available
Traditional picnics and hampers of Martineau produce available on request
Recommended on Trip Advisor
Telephone : (0191) 257 9038
Email: martineauhouse@gmail.com www.martineau-house.co.uk
Traditional delicatessen
specialising in:
English and continental cheeses
Charcuterie and Pate’s
Olives and Antipasti
Wine and beers
Northumberland cooked meats and pies
Organic fruit and vegetables
Free tea and coffee with every sandwich bought
during Tynemouth Food Festival (with this advert)
61 Hotspur Street, Tynemouth
Tel: (0191) 259 0086 www.thedeliaroundthecorner.co.uk
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Meet the chefs who will be tantalising Tynemouth Food Festival-goers
tastebuds on May 11-12 with two days of top class demonstrations on
The Co-operative Membership Kitchen in King’s School’s Café K.
SATURDAY, MAY 11
11am: Rob Arnold, sous chef, Irvin’s Brasserie,
The Irvin Building, Fish Quay, North Shields,
0191 296 3238, www.irvinsbrasserie.co.uk
Rob was born in Germany but now lives in North Shields
having started working with the Irvin’s team in May 2011.
Rob has held positions at some of the most well respected
restaurants in the North East, including the Hotel du Vin,
Jesmond Dene House and Rockliffe Hall under Kenny
Atkinson.
12pm: Gareth Kyle, ITV Best British Dish and four
times MasterChef Live winner, www.garethkyle.co.uk
Gareth has been cooking for as long as he can remember.
His two earliest memories are the 1990 football World
Cup and being caught by his mum in the kitchen with a
pan on the stove cooking lemonade soup! Luckily, his skills
are much sharper now.
He made a name for himself in 2010 when he was a
regional contender on ITV’s high profile Britain’s Best Dish.
He has won MasterChef Live at the BBC Good Food Show,
a MasterChef Champion of Champions event at the
London studios and last year took first place in the Eat!
NewcastleGateshead Trial Shift competition.
1pm: David Kennedy, David Kennedy at Vallum,
Vallum Farm, Military Road, East Wallhouses,
Northumberland, 01434 672 406,
www.vallumfarm.co.uk
Former North East Chef of the Year David Kennedy
made his name at Newcastle’s Black Door, the awardwinning
restaurant on Clayton Street West he opened
in 2003.
This was followed by Brasserie Black Door which has
now morphed into the acclaimed David Kennedy’s Food
Social at the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, where he is
executive chef. His name also appears above the door
at the Bib Gourmand David Kennedy’s River Café on
North Shields Fish Quay.
Last autumn he opened David Kennedy at Vallum in the
Tyne Valley where he continues to be a vocal advocate
of local and seasonal produce which he champions on
his ever-changing menus

2pm: Troy Terrington, head chef,
Blackfriars Restaurant and Banquet Hall,
Friars Street, Newcastle, 0191261 5945,
www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk
Troy – who is making a welcome return to the
Tynemouth Food Festival demonstration stage -
moved to the North East to pursue his culinary
passion in 2005 and is now head chef at
Blackfriars, based in a former Dominican friary
which can trace its roots back to 1239.
The restaurant took the prestigious Taste of
England gold award in this year’s North East
England Tourism Awards, reflecting not only
Troy’s skill in the kitchen but Blackfriars’
commitment to using local and seasonal
ingredients – often straight from the farm – on
its traditional British menu.
Surprisingly, cheffing wasn’t top of Troy’s list of
must-do jobs as a child – originally he wanted to
be a high flyer with the RAF, then a sports
scientist and an English teacher. But he says:
“Now I am a chef, which I never thought I
would be, but I have the bug and don’t want to
give up.”
3pm: Simon Walsh, executive head chef for the Close House
complex, Close House Hotel, Heddon-on-the-Wall,
Northumberland, 01661 852 255, www.closehouse.co.uk
Chef Simon Walsh has worked at some of the North’s most
prestigious dining out establishments – the Lakeside Hotel at
Windermere, Cumbria, The Barrasford Arms, Slaley Hall, Bistro 21
and The Morritt Arms, before joining the team at Close House
Hotel.
The affable chef who demonstrated his culinary talents at last
year’s Tynemouth Food Festival, is passionate about local produce
and sources as many ingredients as possible from within a 30 mile
radius of Close House.
He says: “The produce we use is fresh and vibrant; it speaks for
itself. We invest in a local community of great suppliers. Why serve
French cheese when you can use Northumbrian? It doesn’t make
sense.”
4pm: Junior Grand MasterChef champions present
their winning dish
This slot will remain a mystery until the day. King’s School
took the Junior Grand MasterChef competition title last year
and got the chance to cook their winning dish live on the
demonstration kitchen alongside The Grand Hotel’s head
chef, to a packed audience of proud parents and festivalgoers.
The demo was even filmed by Sky Tyne and Wear!
Teams of budding chefs from secondary schools across the
area are invited to enter the high profile competition
organised by The Grand Hotel. Not only does the winning
team have the chance to take to the food festival demo
stage, but work alongside the Grand Hotel’s head chef to
perfect their dish.
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We hope you enjoy yourselves
and look forward to seeing
you again next year.

SUNDAY, MAY 12
11am: 1pm and 3pm: Jill Weatherburn,
Co-operative Chef and home economist,
www.jillweatherburn.co.uk
Growing up in the North East, Jill was introduced to
traditional home cooking at an early age where she
developed a life-long interest in food. This passion for
cooking led her into a career as a home economist, where
she has developed her skills and expertise whilst working
in the food Industry for many years.
Her freelance work now
includes developing and
testing new recipes, food
styling, and teaching
cookery. She can also be
seen throughout the
country demonstrating
and presenting her recipe
ideas.
Jill also works regularly with many well-known TV chefs,
helping them during cookery demonstrations at food
festivals and events, She can also be found behind the
scenes on many TV programmes and commercials,
ensuring the food looks perfect for the camera!
12pm: Ann Cudworth, artisan breadmaker and
owner of Dough Works, Alma Place, North Shields,
0191 296 5393, www.doughworks.co.uk
Ann has been baking for many years and says her earliest
childhood memories are of the aroma of freshly baked
bread wafting from her mother’s kitchen.
Baking is a joy to Ann and she enjoys passing on the skills
needed to produce delicious bread to others. She runs
workshops from her home in North Shields with the aim of
inspiring a new generation of home bakers.
Her award-winning breads are on sale at Tynemouth’s Deli
Around the Corner and at farmers’ markets, and her rye
sourdough with seeds has won a prestigious Great Taste
gold star from the Guild of Fine Foods.
2pm: Bill Oldfield, Oldfields Noted Eating House,
18 Claypath, Durham, 0191 370 9595,
www.oldfieldseatinghouse.com
Despite now being a restaurateur, Bill began his working
life as an engineer serving as an officer in the merchant
navy. His travels around the world stimulated his already
embryonic interest in food. So, in 1996 he sought a
complete change of direction and gained a quick
“apprenticeship” in catering by working voluntarily in
restaurants around the UK.
In 1997 he opened his first restaurant in Barnard Castle,
County Durham, which quickly gained acclaim by winning
the Les Routiers Gold Plate award for quality, service and
value in its first three years.
Bill has had restaurants
throughout the North East, all
based on the principle of real
British food made from locally
sourced ingredients. Now
based in Durham, Oldfields
has launched a range of ready
meals under the banner of
Oldfields’ Pantry.
They’re sourced and cooked with the same ethos as
everything else and are available from the restaurant, via
their website or from Fenwick Food Hall in Newcastle.
We like a challenge … let us help you with yours
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King’s School Food Court
Exhibitors 2013
Safari Event Catering
After 2012 saw them travel the length and
breadth of the UK, Safari event catering
return to Tynemouth with their glorious
selection of Exotic African Hot Food. What
will the specials be this time round? Is that
shark in the paddling pool behind the Zebra
van? What on earth is Multi? Crocodile,
Springbox, Boerewors, Biltong and more...
Event catering with real bite!
www.safarieventcatering.com
Papa Ganoush Street Food
Papa Ganoush is a Whitley Bay based
business run by Tim and Tom Monkhouse
cooking fabulous and unpretentious street
food. We have appeared in a number of
shows and festivals in the North east and are
gaining a great reputation for our style of
local food. What we do is in short supply in
the North East; it is not mass produced; it
isn’t unhealthy but it is cooked from scratch
and certainly different from the norm. Came
and see us, you will not be disappointed.
papaganoushstreetfood@gmail.com
Ostrich Direct Catering
We sell speciality exotic burgers, all served on
a bed of florrette salad, cucumbers and
tomatoes with cheese, onions and a choice
of 4 homemade relishes included in the price.
We have a selection of 13 different meats to
choose from including bison, camel, impala,
kangaroo, kudu, llama, mouflon, ostrich,
springbox, venison, wildboar, wildebeest and
zebra. So if you fancy something a bit
different on your visit then hunt us down and
we will tantalise your tastebuds.
www.ostrichdirect.co.uk
Sachins
Sachins restaurant will be bringing their
street food classics to Tynemouth.
www.sachins.co.uk
Monsieur Crepe
Monsieur Crepe cooks traditional French
crepes filled with mouth watering
gorgeousness. We use a recipe from the
Breton region of France using only the best
quality ingredients.
www.monsieurcrepe.co.uk
Northumberland Farmhouse Events
Sourcing only from Northumbrian farms we
are so much more than a burger van. With
award winning burgers and sausages as
well as succulent meats we really do have
something for everyone.
www.northumbrianfarmhouse.com
Epicurus Events Ltd
We will be creating on the days; Jamaican
Jerk Chicken & Coleslaw Burgers Goat
Curry, Rice & Deep Fried Plaintain and
BBQ'd Escovitch Prawn Skewers.
www.epicuris.co.uk
Tynemouth Coffee
Espresso based coffee using our own hand
roasted coffee beans.
www.tynemouthcoffee.com
David Kennedy’s Outside
South America comes to Tynemouth Village
via David Kennedy’s take on street food.
www.vallumfarm.co.uk

Delicious Churros
Churros is a product known in many countries
that has had great acceptance in the market
for it’s delicious flavour. It is a new product in
the gastronomic culture of the North East.
Churros are a type of sweet food, delicious
and yummy. Crispy on the outside but light
and fluffy on the inside. Our products are
aimed at every segment of the market as it is a
product that delights chidren and grown ups,
offering a wide range of combinations and
alternative flavours. Churros are a product to
enjoy at breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper.
www.delichurros.co.uk
Wheatberry
Treat yourself to our amazing wheatberry
wrap, a nutritious salad or one of our delicious
spreads! To us, a salad is a beautiful thing –
and we make ours with locally sourced organic
produce wherever possible. Our salad offerings
are vegan and/or vegetarian and most are
gluten free (despite our name!). Savour a
spread – from fava to beetroot to cumin spiced
carrot or perhaps an organic sprouted “living”
salad – from alfalfa to mixed bean. Why not
experience salads & spreads together in one of
our two wheatberry signature wraps or
freestyle & create your own!
www.wheatberry.co.uk
El Cubanito
El Cubanito is a brand new cocktail bar
bringing you all the traditional Cuban
favourites such as Cuba Libe, Mojito and of
course the ever popular Daiquari. All made
using the finest Cuban rum. Cuban beers and
our daily specials board will also be available
so call by and say ‘Hola’
www.sencillo.co.uk
FatFriars
FatFriars represents the culinary journey
British cuisine took from the Gardens of
Baghdad, the epicentre of creative
gastronomy, through North Africa and up
into Europe and Britain over 1,000 years
ago. Influenced by the merchants of the
time, the market stall finger food they ate
along the way and the spices they
brought back, FatFriars is a melting pot of
full-on lewd food with bawdy burgers,
spiced chicken, sticky puddings and other
street fodder. Not for the feint hearted!
www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk
Pizzette
Pizzette is a Citroen HY van from 1975
converted with a wood fired pizza oven
in the back. The van was sourced from
France and imported to Sheffield for
conversion. Pizzette by definition is a
small pizza. Hand stretched in front of
the customer, topped then thrown in the
oven; at around 9 inches the pizzette is
delivered in under 2 minutes.
www.pizzette.co.uk
Simply Sencillo Cider
Simply Sencillo cider bar brings you a
taste of Somerset with a selection of the
best 100% whole juice single variety,
vintage and premium ciders from the
multi award winning Perry’s Cider Mill.
We will also be serving our very popular
cider slush puppies.
www.sencillo.co.uk
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Tynemouth area map
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Market stalls
Kings School - Children’s Entertainment
Kings School - Mobile Kitchen, Marquee, Street Food Stalls and Food Court
Tea Dances in Tynemouth Metro Station
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This way to
THE GRAND HOTEL
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PERCY STREET
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THE ARCADE
HOTSPUR STREET
LOVAINE ROW
FRONT STREET
PERCY STREET
MIDDLE STREET
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Towers Lee Hair Studio
Priory Cafe
Naturally Chiropractic
Brannen & Partners
Cumberland Arms
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Children of the Revolution
Deli Around the Corner
Marteneau Guest House
Marshalls
PIER ROAD
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Queen Victoria Park
Exhibitors 2013
Burtree Puddings
Award winning sticky puddings and holders of
22 Great Taste Awards including a Supreme
Champion. We also have gluten free sticky
toffee pudding and tea bread.
www.burtreepuddings.co.uk
Hotstuff Chilli Company
Hotstuff Chilli Company is a family business who
cook, bottle and label everything by hand.
We are a one stop shop to chilli heaven. We use
only the finest ingredients and pride ourselves on
our products and hope you like them too. We
make sauces, jams, chutneys, oils, chilli salts from
mild to wild! There is something for everyone.
Check out our full range at
www.hotstuffchillicompany.co.uk
J R Jams
All J R Jams products are handmade by Jean and
Zoe to the highest quality and without artificial
additives. We have won several Great TASTE
Awards and Dalemain marmalade awards. All our
products are locally made in Newcastle so for
tradionally made preserves look no further than
J R Jams www.jrjams.co.uk
Spicymonkey
Spicymonkey makes handmade curry sauces you
can’t find in any restaurant or take away. We also
supply award winning pickles, delicious marinades
and super spice mixes. www.spicymonkey.co.uk
Yum Yum Cookie Mixes
Yum Yum cookie mixes are sealed jars with all the
dry ingredients required to make scrummy home
made cookies. We use only the best ingredients for
the jars, including Belgian chocolate chips, whole
pecans, authentic Mars M & Ms and naturally
whole sweetened cranberries. They are intended to
be given as gifts to aspiring cooks or to kids to
introduce them to the joys of baking.
www.facebook.com/yumyumcookiemixes
The Brownie Bar
The Brownie Bar offers a selection of gorgeously
gooey rich chocolate brownies in a variety of
flavours including white chocolate, malteser,
crunchie, chocolate orange and peanut butter
to name a few. thebrowniebar@hotmail.co.uk
Kenspeckle Confectionary
Our artisan chocolatier will be delighted to
introduce you to our fantastic creations. Let us
tempt you with our super scrumptious fudges
made from local organic butter. We are
committed to confectionary in all forms and
Kenspeckle offers everything for the sweet tooth.
www.kenspeckleconfectionary.com
Northumberland Cheese Company
The Northumberland Cheese Company has been
producing artisan cheese in Northumberlandsince
1984. Based in a small dairy on the Blagdon
Estate they hand make, wrap and sell a full range
of 16 cheeses using the milk from cows, sheep
and goats. www.northumberlandcheese.co.uk
Moorhouse Farm
Home grown and home made is what Moorhouse
Farm is all about. Ian has been a regular at
Tynemouth Farmers’ Market since the very start.
For the food festival we will have fresh pork, beef
and lamb direct from our farm. In addition we will
have a great range of handmade sausages, award
winning dry cured bacon and gammon plus
quality homemade pies from the farm shop
kitchen. www.moorhousefarmshop.co.uk
Yellow Fields Rapeseed Oil
Our rapeseed is grown on our family run farm. It
is cold pressed and bottled here in
Northumberland. Delicious infused rapeseed oil
with garlic, lemon or jalapeno.Rapeseed oil is
tasty, versatile and half the saturated fats of olive
oil. Great for cooking, dipping and dressings.
www.rapeseedoil.co.uk

New Zealand Gourmet Pie Company
The New Zealand Gourmet Pie Company has landed in
the North east, ready to bring our delicious range of
pies to a hungry public. Our mouth watering range of
fillings is a perfect marriage of a Kiwi style pie made
locally with the finest Northumberland ingredients.
Choose from steak and cheese, minted lamb, steak
and ale, all day breakfast, peppered steak, Mike’s chilli
beef, Tai chicken curry and spinach, goats cheese and
guest pies. When you try them you will agree they are
the most delicious and heartiest savoury pies around.
www.gourmetpie.co.uk
Northumberland Sausage Company
The Northumberland Sausage Company is
a small family run business based within Wark Village
Farm store in Wark and the Fenwick food hall in
Newcastle. We produce sausages that you will find
irresistible. We aim to produse flavours you have never
heard of, flavours that make your mouth water and
flavours that you simply cannot walk past. We use
fresh ingredients from crying over fresh onions to
spending hours slaving over chocolate types. We bring
these sausages to you from a county that we think
should be celebrated and hope you feel as
passionately about them as we do.
www.northumberlandsausagecompany.com
Dough Works
At Dough Works we make artisan breads using some
locally sourced ingredients. In 2011 we were awarded
a gold star by the prestigious Guild of Fine Food for
our rye sourdough with seeds. Dough Works also
provides a variety of bread making workshops where
you develop the skills and confidence to make your
own delicious bread. www.doughworks.co.uk
Cupcake and Co
From weddings to birthdays or simply just
for a treat, Cupcake and Co are one of the region’s
established cupcake producers, offering over 100
flavours and various styles. At Tynemouth Food Festival
a full range of cupcakes will be on offer to sastify any
sweet tooth. www.cupcakeandco.co.uk
The Deli Around the Corner
Our lovely local delicatessen was established in
2005 selling traditional deli items from over 55
cheeses and chacuterie cooked meats and pies,
butchery, organic fruit and veg, gourmet gifts
and hampers. We also provide cheese wedding
cakes and outside catering.
www.deliaroundthecorner.co.uk
T R Johnson
All our beef, lamb and pork are sourced locally.
Our beef comes from Acklington, lamb from
North Lyham farm and Chatton and rare breed
pork from Hunting Hall Farm. All our sausage
and bacon are produced on the shop premises
in Wooler. Tel: 01668 281431
Brocksbushes Ltd
Brocksbushes home baked produce of high
quality scones, pies, pastries, traybakes,
meringues, desserts and cakes.
www.brocksbushes.co.uk
Farmhouse Direct
Handmade Bransby pies with delicious toppings
made on the farm using rare breed pork.
Simply scrummy. www.farmhousedirect.com
Riverford Organics
Organic vegboxes, meat and more delivered to
your door. www.riverford.co.uk/homefarm
Heavenly Chocolate
Chocolate and fudges made by hand not
machines. Lots of chocolate fun including pints
of Guinness fudge, chocolate pizzas, chocolate
and fudge gifts. Kappes44@aol.com
Coffee Supreme
Coffee Supreme specialises in offering freshly
roasted high quality 100% Arabica coffee,
Ringtons tea and Cadbury’s hot chocolate from
our fully equipped mobile coffee van. We also
offer a selection of cold drinks and mouth
watering treats. www.coffeesupreme.co.uk
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Queen Victoria Park
Exhibitors 2013
Wildon Grange
A beautiful range of salad dressings and
marinades, award winning chutneys and addictive
fruity balsamic vinegars, all handmade by Adam
and ready to be tried. www.wildongrange.co.uk
Ravensworth Grange Farm
Local family farm Ravensworth Grange is home to
one of the largest breeding herds of rare breed
middle white pigs. Pork from these animals is
tender with an exquisite flavour and produces
exceptional crackling. Alongside a full range of
fresh pork cuts they also produce fantastic
sausage made from shoulder and belly pork to an
old local recipe. Don’t miss the home cured bacon,
small rashers that crisp up with no white goo!
All their feed is grown on the farm and there
are no routine antibiotics used.
www.ravensworthgrangefarm.co.uk
Noir et Blanc and My Secret Kitchen
A range of gourmet ingredients, such as sauces,
spice mixes and dressings designed to make your
meals amazing from My Secret Kitchen. Plus from
Noir et Blanc an exquisite selection of homemade
French pastries to tantalise and stimulate the taste
buds. noireetblancfoods@gmail.com
jane.youngmsk@gmail.com
Gingersnaps
Traditional old fashioned recipes made
by hand. Mouth watering slices of cakes just like
your grandma used to make. A variety of different
flavoured pies and quiches rustic style.
classic.catering@yahoo.co.uk
Boulevard Ltd
Using a traditional smoking process used on the
Fish Quay, North Shields since 1883, we present a
unique range of smoked condiments & smoked
oils. All are smoked in North Shields, providing a
truly unique gourmet food from the North East.
Our range comprises four smoked salts, four
smoked peppercorns, & four smoked oils.
Check out www.boulevardcuisine.co.uk
Yummy Things
Yummy Things lovingly creates homemade
jams and chutneys with locally and seasonally
sourced ingredients with no additives or
preservatives. Just like you would make it at
home except we do it for you.
yummythings@ymail.com
Northumbria Sweet Emporium
We are a small business based in the rolling hills
of Northumberland. We source from the finest
sweet makers and supply ‘old fashioned’
confectionary, branded and presented with a
nostalgic feel but in a new and unique way. We
bring you new collections of sweets to excite
the minds of adults and children alike. We are
now introducing our new homemade ranges.
www.northumbriasweetemporium.co.uk
Durham Venison and Game
Fresh wild game processed by ourselves in
a purpose built unit. All homemade game
sausages and burgers using only the best
cuts of game. We also make our own
rabbit, venison and game pies.
www.durhamvenisonandgame.co.uk
Rising Sun FarmRising Sun Farm
Rising Sun Farm is situated on the outskirts of
Wallsend, set up as a charity to work with
community groups and introduce children to
the land as a source of food. We produce a
wide range of fruit and vegetables all grown
locally and with care for the environment.
Our produce is available for public and local
businesses to purchase via our farm stall or
box scheme. In addition Rising Sun Farm also
runs regular growing and cooking events and
courses in our purpose built foodhouse.
We are open to the public all year round.
www.ourhandsontheland.co.uk

Wiga Wagaa Chilli’s
Wiga Wagga Chilli’s is a fusion of African, Thai
and Asian tastes. They are made with ingredients
chosen from Nigeria, Morocco, Thailand, Malaysia,
China and the UK. Combined and cooked in a
way that brings out the unique taste and aroma of
Wiga Waggaa Chilli’s. Homemade and using
traditional methods of preparation Wiga Wagaa
Chilli’s are made to enhance your eating
experience. www.wigawagaa.com
The Curry Shop
The curry shop, from Durham Indoor market, sell
restaurant quality sauces. Twelve different curries
in a simple pot to take home and serve fabulous
authentic dishes. Come along and taste before
you buy. www.thecurryshop.net
The Posh Pork Pie Company
The fresh ingredients used in our Posh Pork Pies
are locally sourced (wherever possible) and we
pride ourselves on using the finest quality free
range old spot pigs.
www.poshporkpiecompany.co.uk
The English Chocolate Fountain Company
The English Chocolate Fountain Company is the
leading provider of chocolate fountains across the
UK. For further information visit www.tecfc.co.uk
Retro Shots
Retro Shots - premium vodka infused with mouth
watering flavours to create the best shot you ever
tasted. The wide range of flavours makes Retro
shots ideal for parties, gifts or drinking with
friends. Individual bottles , gift boxes, miniatures,
wedding and hen party favours are all available.
www.retroshots.co.uk
Consett Popcorn Company
Gourmet ready-to-eat popcorn in a variety of
sweet and savoury flavours. Also try our new
Pop@Home range for everything you need to
make your own popcorn at home.
www.cornagain.co.uk
Gingerbread Mam
All our produce is homemade from my kitchen in
Norton. I use local ingredients including my own
hen’s eggs. In 2012 we won a gold star Great
Taste Award for our ginger syrup sponge
pudding. www.gingerbreadmam.com
Swallow Fish Limited
A family run business in the Northumbrian
seaside village of Seahouses operating from the
famous ‘Fisherman’s kitchen’ which houses the
oldest smokehouse in use, dating back to 1843.
Here we smoke our seafood in the traditional
way. We are proud to be one of Rick Stein’s first
Food Heroes. www.swallowfish.co.uk
Fitzpatrick’s Cordials
Mr Fitzpatrick’s is the last original temperance
bar in the UK. We have been producing cordials
since 1899. www.mrfitzpatricks.com
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melting moments with
Davenport’s Chocolates
Connoisseur Chocolate Tasting Sessions with Davenport’s Chocolates
May 11, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm, King’s School, Tynemouth
If you’re a chocaholic you’re in for a sweet treat at
this year’s Tynemouth Food Festival.
A series of ticket-only chocolate tasting sessions will
be taking place at King’s School on May 11.
The exclusive 40 minute talks are being run by
Davenport’s Chocolates. The business run by
chocolatier Jane Williams specialises in handcrafted
chocolates made using traditional techniques and
the finest ingredients.
The company based in North Shields has built up a
richly deserved reputation not just regionally but
UK-wide for creatively made chocolates, which
range from the classic favourites featured in its
Vintage Collection like parma violent and orange
creams to innovatively fresh and vibrant new recipes
developed by Jane.
They include the exotic sounding Jan Doo Yah
praline, cinnamon toffee apple and fennel blossom,
each artistically decorated by hand by Jane and
fellow chocolatier Charlie Pears-Wallace.
It is Charlie who will lead you on an exciting journey
around the world to taste chocolate from different
origins, developing your palate to distinguish
between the various cocoa beans. You will also have
the chance to try several of Davenport’s own artisan
chocolates (a hard task we are sure) and hear the
stories behind their creations.
Tickets cost £5 per person for these not-to-be
missed connoisseur chocolate sessions running at
11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm at King’s School on
Saturday, May 11.
They are available to buy from Tynemouth’s Deli
Around the Corner, direct from Davenport’s
Chocolates on 07813 954 368,
email: info@davenportschocolates.co.uk,
or on the day, subject to availability,
from the Tynemouth Food Festival stand in
Queen Victoria Park.
Chocolates will be available to buy at the end
of each session and are also stocked by the
Deli Around the Corner.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Dodgy Clutch Theatre co invite you to come and join
the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit for a mad Mad Hatters Tea Party
with Music, Magic and Mayhem
£4.00 per head including light refreshment
every hour on the hour: Saturday 10am-3pm and Sunday 11am-3pm
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but remember time stands still so don't be late
Bookings can be made on the day at the Tynemouth Business Forum stall.
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Pop-up restaurants
to launch Tynemouth Food Festival
Three of the region’s top restaurants are bringing
their award-winning cuisine to Tynemouth as they
help launch this year’s food festival in mouthwatering
style.
The village’s King’s School is playing host to three very
different and exclusive pop-up restaurants over three nights
between May 8-10 as chefs Rhian Cradock, Troy Terrington
and David Kennedy help get the second Tynemouth Food
Festival off to a truly tasty start.
The Seaside SupperKlub @ King’s nights’ follow the sell-out
success of former North East Chef of the Year David Kennedy’s
foray into the world of pop-up dining at last year’s inaugural
Tynemouth Food Festival.
This year’s event will again see King’s School’s Café K in the
Oswin Building transformed into a stylish fine dining venue as
between 80-100 guests a night get the chance to enjoy not
only the very best food coming out of three of the region’s
premier kitchens, but watch the chefs and their teams at work.
Expect great service, top quality wines and, of course, superbly
crafted and innovative seasonal dishes at these fully licensed
events.
All three pop-up evenings are ticket only, available from:
Tynemouth’s Deli Around the Corner or directly from …
The Feathers Inn (www.thefeathers.net, 01661 843 607)
Blackfriars Restaurant e-shop at www.blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk
David Kennedy at Vallum (www.vallumfarm.co.uk, 01434 672 406)
• Full menu details can be found at
www.tynemouthfoodfestival.co.uk
Menu options may be subject to change.
Please discuss dietary requirements with the individual restaurants.
Keep up to date with all the latest food festival news at …
www.tynemouthfoodfestival.co.uk
Twitter: @TynemthFoodFest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tynemouthfoodfestival
The Feathers Inn’s legendary
hospitality launches the
Seaside SupperKlub @
King’s on May 8 with a
fabulous four course
‘A Taste of the Feathers’.
Situated in the small village of
Hedley on the Hill in the Tyne
Valley, The Feathers Inn has a big
reputation. You will get the
opportunity to experience the
dishes that have brought chefproprietor
Rhian Cradock and his
team such accolades as Great
British Pub of the Year and Great
British Gastropub of the Year.
As well as ambassadors for the
RSPCA promoting ethically
sourced ingredients, their skills in
seasonality and local sourcing
have also seen them awarded
Northumbria dining pub of the
year five times.
The menu priced at £35 is a terrific
way to launch this year’s festivities.

Blackfriars Restaurant in Newcastle – which
earlier this year picked up the prestigious Taste of
England title in the North East England Tourism
Awards – is taking over Café K on May 9.
It marks a welcome return to Tynemouth for Blackfriars’
owner Andy Hook, who ran the village’s critically acclaimed
and much missed Sidney’s Restaurant.
Head chef Troy Terrington is offering a menu which reflects
the school canteen space, Blackfriars’ new FatFriars street
food concept and the classic but gutsy traditional British
dishes the restaurant has become famous for.
Andy says: “We are truly delighted to be invited to take part
in this year's Tynemouth Food Festival and will be offering
something a bit new.
”FatFriars represents the culinary journey British cuisine took
from the Gardens of Baghdad, the epicentre of creative
gastronomy, through North Africa and up into Europe and
Britain over 1,000 years ago.
The Seaside SupperKlub @ King’s opens for the
final time on May 10 with David Kennedy holding
court at a special Tynemouth Food Festival gala
night at £42.50 a head.
He is bringing his Vallum artisan experience to the coast with
a fantastic five-course Northumbrian tasting menu parading
the ingredients he has on his doorstep at David Kennedy at
Vallum.
These include heritage vegetables from North Country
Growers which works out of Vallum Kitchen garden,
handmade breads from baker Murray Rhind, locally foraged in
season produce and fish from Bywell Smokery.
The spring menu will also include a glass of fizz and two
glasses of wine from Wine Chambers in Tynemouth to match
the food.
“Influenced by the merchants of the
time, the market stall food they ate
along the way and the spices they
brought back, FatFriars is a melting pot
of full-on lewd food with zingy fish,
burgers and unctuously sticky puddings.
It will also be a lot of fun!”
The meal costs £35 per person.
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Spinning a Foodie Yarn or Two
Food and the art of storytelling has been
drawing people together for thousands
of years.
So it is appropriate that the two will be
converging at this year’s Tynemouth Food
Festival.
Jan Archbold of Stories for Tots will be cooking
up an eclectic menu of foodie themed tales to
whet the appetite of our younger festival-goers
on May 11-12.
Find out all about the Hungry Caterpillar, the
Tiger Who Came to Tea, why Sam-I-Am
persists in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a
plate of green eggs and ham, and relish in the
pace of the classic Each Peach Pear Plum.
Jan has a natural ability to bring stories to
life and loves to get into character. She is
best known as Wanda the Witch who takes
to the skies every Hallowe’en, Santa Claus’s
wife Mrs Mary Christmas and the daring
pirate, Ruby Bloodstone.
She is busy concocting a suitable persona for
Tynemouth Food Festival “along the lines of
Downton Abbey’s Mrs Patmore!”
Jan will be reading in the King’s School
outdoor learning classroom between
11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm on both the
Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost £2.50
each per child, but will be valid all day so
families can dip in and out of the storytelling
sessions.
Tickets will be available on the day from the Tynemouth Food Festival stand in Queen Victoria Park.
For more information on Stories for Tots email Jan at StoriesForTots@hotmail.com
or follow her on Twitter: @StoriesForTots.
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