Swing Saxophonist Jason Isaacs Sings for His Supper
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Editorial 0191 231 6080 ROSIE MCGLADE JANE PIKETT GARY RAMSAY EDDIE SHILTON Jane Pikett - [email protected] This month, Rosie Editor Jane is Our taste tester has Eddie is head chef at Advertising 0191 231 6080 has mostly been mostly baking at been busily in search Battlesteads Hotel Joanne O’neil - [email protected] eating ice cream at the moment (see of food and drink; near Hexham, where some of the loveliest above), so you’re pies in particular, his food, like co- Website www.appetitemag.co.uk ice cream parlours in lucky this magazine which are a favourite owner Dee Slade’s the region. Singing is in existence at when he’s in training, fabulous puddings, Designed & Published by star Jason Isaacs all. Fortunately, she as he has been. By draws happy punters also cooked her was persuaded away the time you read from miles around. dinner in his kitchen from the kitchen this, he will have We’re using his and his daughter long enough to go cycled to Edinburgh recipes this month, Media Exchange One, Coquet Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 2QB Daisy made her a to the coast. And eat in just three days hoping to cover all cake, complete with chips. And ice cream. fuelled by Dicksons’ tastes with game, Photography Guinness. It’s a tough Not necessarily at corned beef pie. fish and a good old Peter Skelton www.photo-psp.co.uk job, but... the same time. Tasty. There’s stamina! treacle tart. 4 appetitemag.co.uk 16 20 PLACE YOUR 6 READER CLUB ORDER Tickle your taste buds with our exclusive appetite offers 8 STARTERS News and views from around the region KING OF SWING 16 Jason Isaacs, officially The People’s Favourite Crooner, in tune in the kitchen 19 SUppER! 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