Jay is in love, and he doesn’t care who knows it. The object of his desire? A pair of shipping containers half an hour’s drive from Newcastle…
Riley’s Fish Shack, King Edward’s Bay, Tynemouth. Meal for two including drinks and service: £45. No bookings
Call off the search. Close down the web browser and put away the guide books. I have found the eating experience of the year. It’s the sort of place that people mumble irritatingly about to each other, in a way that makes it sound like some tiresome gastronomic Shangri-La; honey-toned and utterly unobtainable. We roll our eyes at such stories. We assume that the experience is better in the retelling than in the reality, its virtues amplified by the efforts some might have to make to get there. Lunch always tastes better when it comes glazed with struggle.
This is a Boden photoshoot brought to life. It is every boho, middle-class food fantasy made real. And it’s fantastic
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