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60miMaximum radius of our produce
8Local farm and supplier partnerships
4Seasonal menus written each year
1Conviction: the North East is exceptional
Our Story
Honest food.
Proper place.
"The North East has always had exceptional produce. We just needed a kitchen worthy of it."
Forge opened in 2019 on Albert Road with a straightforward conviction: that modern British cooking should know exactly where it's from.
Head chef Daniel Marsh grew up in Stockton, trained under two Michelin-starred chefs in London, and came back to Teesside with something to prove — not to the critics, but to the people who live here.
Every dish starts with a single question: what's exceptional in the North East right now? Whitby crab in June. Dales lamb year-round. Wild garlic from the Cleveland Hills in spring.
— Daniel Marsh, Head Chef & Founder