Pine team partners with Freight Island
The team behind the Michelin-starred Restaurant Pine are set to partner with rooftop venue Freight Island in Newcastle.
PINE's chef-owner Cal Byerley (left) and head chef Ian Waller (right) have created live-fire cooking concept PYR for the former Debenhams rooftop.
When it opens on 6 August, PYR will feature a custom live-fire kitchen, featuring day-boat seafood from the local coast, prime cuts from regional heritage farms and seasonal vegetables sourced from long-term small-scale growers.
"Rooted in the same DNA as Pine but with a completely different energy, PYR's stoves will be overseen by Cal and Pine's head chef Ian Waller," says Cal and Siân Byerley, owners of Restaurant Pine. "Everything we do there will revolve around fire. It’s fast-moving, open and built around the very best produce the north east has to offer. This isn’t a scaled-down version of Pine; it’s something entirely new, and something we’ve wanted to create for a long time."
What is Freight Island?
Born in Manchester in 2020, Freight Island is inspired by places like New York's Coney Island and Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens. The Newcastle space is the largest single-site F&B and entertainment venue in a UK city centre, spanning 60,000 sq ft.
PYR will lead Freight Island’s wider food programme, sitting alongside 12 independent kitchens, four bars and a year-round programme of music and screenings.
"Freight Island is a serious development, the kind of space Newcastle deserves," add the Byerleys. "When the opportunity came to be part of it from the start, it felt right. PYR belongs in the centre of the city: coal, smoke, char, incredible ingredients and a room built on energy and atmosphere.”
Through partnerships with Newcastle College and training providers, Freight Island Newcastle will also create new routes into the industry, giving the next generation of chefs, front-of-house teams and food businesses a platform in the heart of the city.
Image: Linda Hermans
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