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Our NPD and Marketing teams take a lot of inspiration from food events throughout the year and translate these ideas into our developments. As a team full of foodies, it has been great to see so many fantastic food stalls in the North East continue to showcase culinary delights!

 

Bite Back for Cancer Research UK

June saw the first ever ‘Bite Back for Cancer Research UK’ at Wylam Brewery, with a fantastic lineup of 15 talented Michelin starred chefs who volunteered to serve up tasty street food snacks! Bite Back was hot under the radar as a must visit Summer event, all in the name of raising funds and awareness for such an incredible cause. It has been reported that a tremendous £72,063 was raised for Cancer Research UK from the event!

Kenny Atkinson – ‘Craster Kipper Stottie’
Josh Overington – ‘Ancient Grain Flatbread with Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder’
Kev Brown – ‘Heston’s Meat Fruit’
David Taylor – ‘Chicken and Asparagus in a Miso and Butter Emulsion’
Tommy Banks – ‘Herdwick Lamb Kofta’
Nathan Davies – ‘BBQ Chicken, Preserved Garlic and Seaweed Potatoes’
Will Lockwood – ‘Steak Ragu Filled Cruffin’
Tom Shepherd – ‘Desperate Dan Cow Pie’
Ryan Blackburn – ‘Potted Brown Shrimp, Spiced Cauliflower and Apple Veloute

Tynemouth Food Festival

Tynemouth Food Festival hosts some of the region’s best street food vendors and pop-up bars, local market traders, live music all while having an incredible backdrop of the North Sea and Tynemouth Priory & Castle!

Our first stop was for a mozzarella Korean Dog from ‘Krunch Corn Dogs’. This was by far our favourite dish of the day! The drizzled katsu mayonnaise offered creamy curry notes and the ramen noodle sprinkles added a great crunchy texture. Next up was Madras Lamb Keema with Masala Fries from the Tandoori Naan Hut. The lamb mince was marinated in madras spices for 40 hours and infused with a Punjabi masala base with peas and golden fried onions. Finally, we tried a brown butter doughnut from Deep North which had a great level of creaminess and sweetness. From Korean corn dogs to brown butter doughnuts, it was great to see so many trending flavours in innovative formats!

Newcastle Food Festival

The Toon welcomed its very first ‘Newcastle Food Festival’ in Exhibition Park, exhibiting various independents of the North. The event showcased mouth-watering food, live chef demos, live music, artisan markets & entertainment. We saw flavours from all over the world, from authentic Thai and Caribbean to classic American and Mexican, the food got everyone’s taste buds tingling!

Twisted Chick (Hot Fried Chicken Nashville Style)
  • The Sando – Crispy fried chicken with comeback sauce and pickles to cut through the richness – a classic done well! What’s a comeback sauce? Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, hot sauce, smoked paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, salt. The perfect accompaniment to fried chicken!
  • The Cheesy Rider – Fried chicken, cheese sauce, Cheeto crumb, sriracha sauce, lettuce, garlic sauce in a brioche bun. Pure indulgence, pure cheezy-ness! The crunchy Cheetos added a good texture and the hot sriracha cut through the richness!
  • Love Me Tender – Hot chicken tenders sprinkled with a chilli, lime and salt topping.
Little Somboon Box (Pan Asian Street Food)
  • Korean BBQ Duck Hoisin and Kimchi Bao – a flavour and texture bomb. Sweet Korean BBQ with building chilli, fresh ginger and garlic.
  • Asian Spiced Crispy Gyoza and Chilli Soy.
  • Asian Twist Chicken Satay Fries.

Our team have loved seeing such a buzz around the food scene in the North East this year and we look forward to the continued growth of independents up North.  

For media enquiries, please email: jessica.kane@dalziel.co.uk