Wax jacket fashion firm Barbour has teamed up with fellow North East business Fenwick to launch a pop-up cafe in the store.
The department store has opened Barbour Tea & Toasties, a cosy cafe decorated with quilted Barbour-style furnishing, serving tea in matching quilted cosies from now until . The concept – launched to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Liddesdale quilted jacket – has been brought to life by Fenwick’s restaurant team, with a menu created in collaboration with local, independent businesses, with cheese from Berwick Edge and tea from Ringtons to celebrate the region’s craftmanship.
The two family firms both have a rich heritage in the region, with a collective 272 years of history between them. Fenwick was founded in 1882 in Newcastle and Barbour was founded in in 1894. The menu boasts a range of regionally-named toasties including the Tyne and Moor Melt, filled with Berwick Edge cheese and Newcastle Brown Ale chutney; The North Eastern, a chicken katsu breaded chicken toastie with curry sauce, pickled cucumber and kewpie mayonnaise.
Other toasties include the Farm and Field, a Leverstock Farm mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and basil pesto toastie, the North Sea Scran which is filled with white crab meat, chives and a thermidor style sauce and finally the Howay the Ham, a classic ham and Berwick Edge cheese combination. Sweet treats will also be on hand such as a tartan brownie and quilted cupcakes.
Leo Fenwick, strategic partnerships director at Fenwick, said: “Fenwick is incredibly proud to partner with fellow North East icon Barbour for the Tea & Toasties pop-up. We are constantly looking for new and exciting ways to enhance customer experience and this partnership with Barbour, in celebration of the anniversary of one of their most celebrated pieces, allows us to offer something truly unique which we know our customers will enjoy. The pop-up also enhances our restaurant offer which continues to evolve through unexpected collaborations, new Fenwick concepts and an all-round innovative dining experience.”
Acknowledging the importance of celebrating milestones in the region, Paul Wilkinson, Barbour Group commercial director/deputy group managing director, said: “Both Fenwick and Barbour are proud family-owned businesses which are synonymous with the North-East, with a rich history and strong relationship. The pop-up, brought to life by Fenwick’s expert restaurant team, provides an exciting one-off experience for customers. It forms part of our wider plans to build our valued partnership together with our latest globally recognised collaboration collections set to launch with Fenwick in the coming months.”
