A landmark pub-turned-coffee house in North Shields has recently joined forces with a regional chef from MasterChef: The Professionals to increase its food offering and open the area up to a new concept of street food.
Barista Boho, previously known as the old Alnwick Castle pub in Saville Street,, was brought back to life in March 2022 by owners Karen Weech, Dan Brand and Mark Vernon.
After partnering with Dan Brand, an experienced barista and enthusiastic coffee-lover, Karen and Mark wanted to add to the vibrant North Shields area and bring the excitement of the food on the Quayside to the town centre, but with a superior twist.
Keen to get the right partner, Karen, Dan, Mark and the Boho team have joined forces with Matei Baran, and the venue will be serving his popular #PoshStreetFood menu.
Following on from the success of his latest book, Big Chef, Mini Chef, his venue in STACK, Seaburn, and the pop-up street food vans he offers around the region, Baran certainly has his work cut out keeping those many plates spinning.
He also offers personal private and corporate catering, runs popular children’s cookery workshops in Sunderland and Middlesbrough and his latest venture, is the Social and Kitchen in Pallion, Sunderland.
The premises in Saville Street dates back to the 1830s when it was known as Alnwick Castle, as the Duke of Northumberland originally owned it.
Karen Weech said: “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Chef Matei Baran and his team to Barista Boho. Our objective is to have a great place we would want to hang out in and dine at and we’re excited for our customers to check it out.”
The venue, which already hosts special themed nights with buskers, open mic comedy nights, jazz music, Sunday brunch unplugged sessions, photography and writing workshops, as well as networking opportunities with the local business community such as North Tyneside Business Forum, is a complete resource for the locals. It will start serving #PoshStreetFood from September 12.
As the Fish Quay, Howard Street and Northumberland Square area is still in the midst of a multimillion-pound revitalisation project by North Tyneside Council, Barista Boho in collaboration with #PoshStreetFood by Matei Baran, promises to be a great addition to the area.
Baran said: “This is another exciting time for me and my team at #PoshStreetFood and we’re very excited to be working with Karen, Dan, Mark and their team at Boho.”
