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Eats Lately

It’s been pretty crazy recently. We’ll be welcoming a new addition to the family soon, and so meals out have been replaced with nursery essentials, nappies (so many nappies) and newborn clothes. We don’t begrudge it one bit, but it has left this blog looking a little lonely. However, we’ve still been indulging our foodieContinue reading “Eats Lately”

Post Box, Ponteland

One of my favourite things to do on a Saturday morning is get brunch. Usually that brunch is at Allard’s Lounge in Tynemouth. However, there is a new contender for the top spot now, after we went to Post Box in Ponteland. This lovely cafe can be found on Ponteland high street and serves breakfastContinue reading “Post Box, Ponteland”

St Mary’s Inn

We were kindly invited to visit St Mary’s Inn for afternoon tea. It sounded like the perfect excuse for a girly get-together, so I invited my wonderful friend Christine to come along. Here’s how we got on… St Mary’s Inn is the second venture of Jesmond Dene House, and is a pub and B&B inContinue reading “St Mary’s Inn”

Dumpling & Bun

I love the Grainger Market. If someone asks me where they can get a quick bite for lunch, or where to pick up some groceries in town, or where to find a specialist item I haven’t heard of, my answer is always the same: You should go to the Grainger Market. One of my favourite placesContinue reading “Dumpling & Bun”

Eating in Chengdu, China

We were super excited when MrJ got accepted onto his Mandarin programme at Sichuan University and realised we were moving to Chengdu. However, I was also a little apprehensive as Chengdu is pretty-much the spice capital of China. I have such a low tolerance for spice and thought this was going to be really difficultContinue reading “Eating in Chengdu, China”

A note to our readers

Dear Readers, I want to let you guys into a little secret. We haven’t been living in Newcastle recently. In August 2013 we left the North-East to embark on a year abroad in Chengdu, China. Chengdu is located in south-west China and is home to 80% of the world’s pandas! MrJ studied Mandarin at Sichuan UniversityContinue reading “A note to our readers”

Street Spice Food Festival (part 2!)

Our night at Street Spice looked a little like this: Street Spice is located at Times Square (Life Centre), Newcastle. Today is the final day! So get yourself there from 12pm-10pm! We had heard great thing about The Rib Man, so MrJ was straight in there (since we missed him at Urban Night Feast!) andContinue reading “Street Spice Food Festival (part 2!)”