For fans of food.

PLANS for a new food festival have been unveiled.

Eat! 08 is will take place on both sides of the river Tyne for 19 days in May.

Top treats on the menu include a secret restaurant, in town for five days only, a restaurant in total darkness to really test the tastebuds, markets selling local produce and a Miche-lin-starred feast.

There will also be street parties, urban picnics, rare foods, cooking demonstrations, and a variety of talks.

Organisers hope this year's event will build on the success of last year's pilot Eat! event which ran for nine days in April.