"There is no love sincerer than the love of food.."(George Bernard Shaw 1903)

As individuals, couples, families and communities we spend an ever increasing amount of time thinking about, preparing and consuming food.  Our fascination with food is augmented by the variety of media exposing us to the diversity of the world's cuisine.  But never before in Newcastle have the world's culinary delights been so close.  The Essential Ingredient Newcastle is your-one-stop-culinary-shop - right at your door.

We take pride in stocking the best products from our local area.  Newcastle and the Hunter Valley is a veritable haven for food artisans.  Our range includes the wonderful sauces and dressings by Simply Stirred, the divine Extra Virgin Oils grown and pressed by Blackwater Fine Foods, the incredible goats' cheese from Capparis and the Award winning farmhouse cheeses of Binnorie.