THE team of Helena Dawson, Jamie Ebery, Normand MacLaurin and Ken Berry won the Newcastle Bridge Club's Teams Championship. They defeated Chris Dibley, Mike Seldon, Julie Gleeson, Robyn Fletcher and Paul McGrath by 77 to 49 imps in the final. Ken Wilks, Eileen Pickles, Ian Walker and Bernie Adcock defeated..read more
hit The Merivale Group's uber-hip Lotus Bar and Bistro drew in a swish crowd to celebrate its fourth birthday with the Hemmes family. The glam set knocked back Alexx Swainston's martinis and were super impressed by the charming waiters in suits (not aprons) handing out heavenly Moroccan quail pastries and..read more
Sure, the co-head chef at flash city restaurant Ondine can turn out intricate, classically based desserts with the best of them. A mousse of Valrhona's Pur Caraibe and a cognac parfait glace here, a vacherin of poached rhubarb with yoghurt sorbet there. But for the restaurant's lunchtime menu, Phili
