Friend or faux 9:33am Tuesday 6th May 2008 Salvatore Savino seems to have the running of restaurants in his genes. He has now turned his talents to managing a cafe in Durham THE day after loyally holding forth at a St George's Day dinner, after savouring some sumptuous roast beef and in general crying God for Harry, England and all the rest of the crew, the column found itself lunching at Café Rouge - French for beginners. User Rating: 8.7/10      Goods going 9:25am Tuesday 29th April 2008 Last year the Goods Shed cafe opened at Masham's old railway station with much success. One year on it's still going strong THE ten-and-a-half mile railway from Ripon to Masham may have been the line of least resistance, more sapling than branch at the best of times. By 1922, just four passenger trains pottered each day along the rural route, calling at Tanfield and Melmerby and taking 21 minutes in their meanderings. User Rating: 6.5/10      Nowt nor summat 10:25am Tuesday 15th April 2008 The column is left searching Roget’s Thesaurus for something to say when struck by the food critic’s curse – ordinariness User Rating: 9/10      After the fanfare 9:53am Tuesday 8th April 2008 Prelude may have made it on to Top of the Pops with a Neil Young hit, but they never did strike it rich ON the same bill as the Bay City Rollers, Prelude played to an audience of 12 million on Top of the Pops. It was 1974, and the still-haunting song was called After the Goldrush. User Rating: 7.7/10      Crying over the Onion 9:19am Tuesday 1st April 2008 The column spends a very unhappy ‘Happy Hour’ at The Purple Onion in Middlesbrough User Rating: 6.4/10      Leader of the pack 10:16am Tuesday 25th March 2008 The column visits idyllicTeesdale village Cotherstone and rediscovers why the Fox and Hounds has managed to stay ahead of the game User Rating: 8.2/10      Survival of the fittest 12:33pm Tue 18 Mar 08 To buck the trend of pub closures, the Quarry Burn's new approach to pub culture has ensured its survival User Rating: 7.8/10      Judgement day 10:02am Tuesday 11th March 2008 The column visits Judges Country House Hotel, formerly Kirklevington Hall, near Yarm User Rating: 7.5/10      Catch of the day 9:14am Tuesday 4th March 2008 Small and cosy, the Overton House Cafe in Reeth is just what the doctor ordered on a chilly lunchtime User Rating: 9.7/10      Treasure hunt 9:21am Tuesday 26th February 2008 With a name like Treasure Inn, can the restaurant in Grange Road become a jewel of Darlington’s gastronomic scene? User Rating: 7/10      Reader comment (1) More ... Most read Comments 1 Driver suffers head injuries in accident 2 Driver injured at notorious blackspot 3 Policeman injured as violence mars Boro victory 4 Boro end their season in style - but it's a humbling for Sven 5 Sunderland end season with Arsenal loss 6 Halfway to Wembley 7 Academic warns of flooding not seen in living memory 8 Miller grabs dramatic advantage for Quakers 9 Henig elected to leadership role 10 Escaped prisoner found Today | 7 Days 1 Election aftermath 2 Miss Durham - The Finalists 3 Wigan keen on Cattermole 4 Gordon Brown 5 Councillors line up for leadership challenge 6 'I've been kicked in the teeth by Labour' 7 Long lay-off for Viduka 8 Anger after women locked in car park 9 Keegan happy to talk 10 Henig elected to leadership role