Bill's Bites

Bill Oldfield and co-director Peter Wood with Seaham Mayor Cllr Bruce Burn in 2014 celebrating the launch of Oldfields Events contract with Seaham Town Hall

Me and my big mouth!

MAGNA CARTA: A copy of the Magna Carta, dating from 1216, that is held at Durham Cathedral, was put on display in an exhibition celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Picture: TOM BANKS

MAGNA CARTA: A copy of the Magna Carta, dating from 1216, that is held at Durham Cathedral, was put on display in an exhibition celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Picture: TOM BANKS

What will the future serve?

A free range turkey that will be in demand next weekend

A free range turkey that will be in demand next weekend

No fancy method for top turkey

Shopping around... but do we all use the same method?

Shopping around... but do we all use the same method?

Thought for food important

Should every glass of wine by a certain maker taste exactly the same?

Should every glass of wine by a certain maker taste exactly the same?

Things must change, embrace it

A kitchen featuring an upmarket Aga.

A kitchen featuring an upmarket Aga.

My Aga love affair is heating up

Real ale continues to be popular, but should really be accompanied by

Real ale continues to be popular, but should really be accompanied by

You are what you eat

Talking junk: A person eating a very large hamburger as unhealthy Western ways of living are likely to fuel a massive surge in cancer rates around the world, experts have claimed

Talking junk: A person eating a very large hamburger as unhealthy Western ways of living are likely to fuel a massive surge in cancer rates around the world, experts have claimed

Too much concern about eating

The first Duke of Wellington

The first Duke of Wellington

The steak is his namesake

Breakfast favourite: A bacon sandwich

Breakfast favourite: A bacon sandwich

Now it's no ifs of butties!

Lessons: TV chef Paul Ranking cooks with schoolchildren

Lessons: TV chef Paul Ranking cooks with schoolchildren

Cookery lessons fundamental

Is the beauty of Matala harbour at sunrise in Greece matched by the level of the country's restaurant food?

Is the beauty of Matala harbour at sunrise in Greece matched by the level of the country's restaurant food?

Variety is not spice of Greek life

Overweight boy / child sitting on sofa watching television...

Overweight boy / child sitting on sofa watching television...

Child obesity is food for thought

Cars are dangerous but, at the same time, they also help people live longer

Cars are dangerous but, at the same time, they also help people live longer

Are news stories making you ill?

The non-native grey squirrel

The non-native grey squirrel

So, who's for some squirrel?

SHEEPISH: The mind can wander to thoughts of sheep when reading an FSA document

SHEEPISH: The mind can wander to thoughts of sheep when reading an FSA document

Fresh look at food standards

Prawns of a dilemma: a dish which proved too much for one of Bill's guests

Prawns of a dilemma: a dish which proved too much for one of Bill's guests

Something fishy about guest

UNIVERSITY: Dominates the city and brings in a lot of business

UNIVERSITY: Dominates the city and brings in a lot of business

We're all on a summer holiday

Andrew Sachs as Fawlty Towers' Manuel would not be considered the best of waiting staff

Andrew Sachs as Fawlty Towers' Manuel would not be considered the best of waiting staff

The artful skills of a waiter

The whiff of deception

The whiff of deception

The whiff of deception

Cookery writer Marguerite Patten, who has died aged 99.

Cookery writer Marguerite Patten, who has died aged 99.

The wise anti-waste food writer

Out with the old: the red exterior of Oldfields is getting a makeover

Out with the old: the red exterior of Oldfields is getting a makeover

Onwards and upwards

Pearl barley and beetroot risotto with cauliflower

Pearl barley and beetroot risotto with cauliflower

The real food problem

Scampi in the basket

Scampi in the basket

Food in a basket

Prolific output: the Sticky Walnut in Chester

Prolific output: the Sticky Walnut in Chester

Reputation of the right type

We've evolved to make the best use of our bodies, so if we don't use our brains enough, could we lose them?

We've evolved to make the best use of our bodies, so if we don't use our brains enough, could we lose them?

Why simple isn't always best

Darlington College, Haughton Road, Darlington - A charity Rotary Club event with a cooking demonstration by Bill Oldfield. (23393817)

Darlington College, Haughton Road, Darlington - A charity Rotary Club event with a cooking demonstration by Bill Oldfield. (23393817)

Make yourself know

Football fans often think they know better than the manager

Football fans often think they know better than the manager

When it comes to running a restaurant, it's all a question of scale

Orange and passion fruit cheesecake

Orange and passion fruit cheesecake

Orange and passion fruit cheesecake

Smoked salmon cheesecake

Smoked salmon cheesecake

Smoked salmon cheesecake

Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle, which will open as Oldfields Eating House, next month (19982729)

Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle, which will open as Oldfields Eating House, next month (19982729)

Fate? Or something more?

The direct approach

The direct approach

The direct approach

We waste £10bn worth of food in the UK each year

We waste £10bn worth of food in the UK each year

Always look on the bright side...

So many of us rely on Google for quick answers

So many of us rely on Google for quick answers

Separating fact from fiction

Oldfields in Durham

Oldfields in Durham

Building up a business

Ready Steady Cook, with Ainsley Harriot, had a massive impact on the way Britons cook

Ready Steady Cook, with Ainsley Harriot, had a massive impact on the way Britons cook

We're heading in the right direction, but have we reached true equality for all?

Pepper and mustard rib-eye steak with fried mushroomsthere

Pepper and mustard rib-eye steak with fried mushroomsthere

Pepper and mustard rib-eye steak with fried mushrooms

Ginger-glazed salmon with cucumber spaghetti and spring onion crème fraîche

Ginger-glazed salmon with cucumber spaghetti and spring onion crème fraîche

Ginger-glazed salmon with cucumber spaghetti and spring onion crème fraîche

Children play football in Magaliesburg, South Africa

Children play football in Magaliesburg, South Africa

Kicking food into touch

Lamb with swede gratin

Lamb with swede gratin

Lamb with swede gratin

Finding room on the road for lorries and cars isn't always easy

Finding room on the road for lorries and cars isn't always easy

Putting a mirror on the world

The chicken offered in the shops is usually the intensively-raised variety that lacks its full potential so is lifted by another meat

The chicken offered in the shops is usually the intensively-raised variety that lacks its full potential so is lifted by another meat

Venison-stuffed chicken

Food for thought: Nightlife in Penang, Malaysia

Food for thought: Nightlife in Penang, Malaysia

Here’s to the food of love

Burning issues might be the order of the day in a political restaurant

Burning issues might be the order of the day in a political restaurant

If politics were a restaurant...?

Not everyone finds holidays this relaxing

Not everyone finds holidays this relaxing

Stress leaves a bad taste

Food waste could be contributing to climate change

Food waste could be contributing to climate change

Waste not want not

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Making a meal of age

How much?: Profits make up only a small part of that pricey bill

How much?: Profits make up only a small part of that pricey bill

Insurance has to be on the menu

Yoghurt cake

Matter of taste: there is a myth that children don’t like vegetables

Matter of taste: there is a myth that children don’t like vegetables

All in the best possible taste

Lamb with minted pears and apricots

Lamb with minted pears and apricots

Lamb with minted pears and apricots

Consumers should take more interest in how meat ends up in the supermarket

Consumers should take more interest in how meat ends up in the supermarket

Licensed to kill

Orange and almond cake

Orange and almond cake

Orange and almond cake

Authorities in Wales have banned ketchup and Marmite from school dinners

Authorities in Wales have banned ketchup and Marmite from school dinners

Forbidden fruit