EP17 | Katie Cullen | Space, Sprine and Gastronauts | Local Heroes Podcast

On this week’s Local Heroes Podcast, Chris and Dan speak to Katie Cullen, co-founder of the much-loved Block & Bottle - the North East’s first combined butcher and craft beer shop. Originally launched in Gateshead and now based in Heaton, it’s at the forefront of the North East’s craft butchery scene, pioneering ethical sourcing, nose-to-tail education, and challenging the traditionally male-dominated world of butchery. From the charcuterie boom to crunchy cereal wars, vodka shots, pigs’ heads, and the highs and lows of navigating lockdown as a small business owner - this is a lively, unfiltered conversation about building an independent brand with guts, graft, and a healthy dose of humour.