Though I keep a very strict control on the content published on Newcastle Eats, I will occasionally write or input on an article for another site. Especially if it’s a brand I love, like some of the below.
This is a snapshot of some other words or comments of mine online 👇🏼
Waitrose worked with food bloggers across the country to produce themed burger recipes for a certain summer football event which Germany won in 2014. I got tasked with making a Spanish-themed burger, and of course the Waitrose fanboy said yes.
When The Guardian were writing a piece on an alternative city guide to Newcastle and I was asked for a little input into where’s hot right now. As you’d expect, it’s a phenomenal piece, so give it five mins if you haven’t already. Oh to have Tony Naylor’s job…
Tea legends Ringtons worked with bloggers to produce some seasonal content for their smartly named blog Freshly Brewed, including a cocktail and tea mashup, and this Christmas checklist. As a local heavyweight brand I still look up to, it was awesome to do something together.
Foodiehub was a platform which leveraged local knowledge to highlight specific dishes and restaurants within cities across the world. They chose me as the expert to represent Newcastle, and so I put together my “must-have” local dishes. Easy! (Now known as XtremeFoodies)
It’s always nice to work with the Newcastle BID NE1 to help showcase their latest work to bring people to the city, so when I was asked to write a few pieces on the ever-popular Newcastle Restaurant Week, of course I agreed (and helped promoted some indies vs. chains)…
Gone, but not forgotten Newcastle arts mag kyeo originally put together a piece on the region’s best food bloggers, citing me. While kyeo might not longer be alive, contributor Lauren shared the post on her award-winning food blog.
I”m never chasing awards, least not the Blog North Awards, but it’s always nice to be considered. I ended up ‘commended’ in the Food & Drink category for this hyper-local celebration of Northern blogging in 2012. The next year, I got runner-up. 2018 saw me nominated in the Northern Blog Awards under the ‘Foodies & Cooking Blogger’ category. Didn’t win, like.
WOW247 was an online magazine with a local focus which I produced a couple of articles for: ‘Favourite Newcastle restaurants for any budget’, and my ‘Top 10 bars in town’. Hard work, eh?
I was a regional judge in the English Italian Awards through 2016-19, which was great fun every year and helps showcase some regional crackers like Stable Hearth, and Di Meos.
I was selected as one of the first round judges in the People’s Choice Wine Awards in 2019, which was one of the most fun and certainly booziest experiences of my life. Cheers!
Others
I’ll occasionally work with larger brands too – see what I did with Arla as part of their ChooseGoodness campaign, Alcohol Change highlighting Dry January, or Lea & Perrins here.
Interested in working with me?
My day job sees me leading on digital marketing strategy for a range of clients, something I’ve done for the past 10+ years now. I know fine well the promotional value of just a single blog post, and mine receives a lot more traffic than you’d think.
If you’ve a project you’d like some help with, or are looking for regional expertise or commentary, please do get in touch below and I might be interested in working with you. From email marketing to my list, social media posting, or a post on here, we can work something out if the content is right.