Harry’s and Sides in Darlington join forces to form BurgerNSides

The team behind Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts is launching a spin-off, brunch, tapas and homemade sandwiches business with the culinary experts at Sides Darlington.

Sides Darlington, which opened in June in the city’s indoor market and is run by veteran chefs Ory Vanes, his brother Keaton Linehan and Dan Rooney, is also planning to open more branches in the area.

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Their new collaborative brand, called BurgerNSides, will push conventions by serving a combination of sweet donuts filled with mashed burgers and other savory ingredients, as well as burger-style dishes with traditional brioche buns.

BurgerNSides sells its unique sweet and savory combinations for delivery or collection from a venue in Northgate, Darlington.

Jack Beadle, co-founder of Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts, said: “Burger fans won’t know what to expect.

“The burgers were supposed to come with a flavor warning – but strangely, the savory smash burgers and sweet donut toppings work incredibly well together.”

Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

Among the surprising stars of the new menu is the B&B – a double-smashed burger patty with cheese and bacon in a simple donut bun, topped with sweet Biscoff sauce and Biscoff crumbs.

The PBJ – a peanut butter and jelly burger – stands out from the crowd due to its pink donut topping with colorful sprinkles and, according to Jack, is “perfect for those who can’t decide between sweet and savory.” .

SiDES in Darlington Market opened in June (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

BurgerNSides will also sell more traditional grilled cheese and onion burgers, bacon cheeseburgers and the American-favorite side dish “Tatertots,” which will be available as pizza tots, truffle tots, bacon and cheese, house seasoned or your own style on poutine, traditionally a portion of chips with cheese and sauce.

The Smashed Burger Originals and donut buns will initially only be available online on Wednesday, September 13th from 4 p.m.

The B&B – Biscoff decorated burger (Image: BURGERNSIDES)

Jack, who opened his first Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts store in High Row, Darlington, with his business partner Richard Bridge, said: “The new combinations will beat the competition when they launch on Wednesday. Foodies in Darlington are in for a taste experience.”

The new collaboration between Jack and Richard began over a cozy coffee with the chefs from Sides Darlington and quickly became a reality.

The PBJ (Image: BURGERNSIDES)

Prices range from £13.00 to £13.50 for burgers and from £7 for tatertots.

Entrepreneurs Jack and Richard launched their Harry’s empire in May 2019 when they founded urban ax throwing company Hatchet Harry’s.

Since then they have opened eight ax throwing venues in Newcastle, Nottingham, Derby, Brighton, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool and Middlesborough.

Some of the venues are combined with Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts outlets.

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The duo initially launched Harry’s Handcrafted Donuts as an online-only business during lockdown, when Covid restrictions forced them to temporarily mothball Hatchett Harry’s.

The growing donut business launched in retail early last year.

For information on how to order from the new BurgerNSides collaboration starting Wednesday, keep an eye on the company’s new Instagram account, burgerNSiDES, for announcements.