Food
Review: Lucky Fried Chicken, The Grafton
The launch was soon rammed with the hipster brigade all pressed against the bar ordering cocktails – but what’s the poultry like?
Pinboard: Lucky Chip Kentish Town, plus Valentine’s Offers – and poop!
1. A New Lucky Chip for Kentish Town The first hipster arrival of the year has just clucked in. And it’s the third outlet from …
2 Minutes With: Ben McDonald, New Owner, Junction Tavern
Our news story yesterday on the Junction Tavern’s sale prompted dozens of you to tweet your concerns about the continuing quality of this most famous …
The Big Review: Hunting Cabin, York & Albany
It really is tiny, the ‘pop-up’ wood cabin tucked away in the corner of the York & Albany’s already petite outside space. Yet despite the …
Pinboard: All Change At The Junction? Plus Map Cafe, KERB Streetfood & KTNF
1. The Junction Tavern Sold First the Bull & Gate, now the Tav. Yes, we were sorry to hear that Kentish Town’s most loved gastropub …
Kentishtowner Kitchen: Mum-made granola by The Fields Beneath’s Gavin Fernback
There is no anecdote about the granola. I didn’t eat it as a boy, nor did my mum get the recipe from her mother, who …
The Big Review: Del Parc, Junction Road
A low-key Moro? More relaxing Ottolenghi? Call it what you want, it’s unique in this patch of north London
Kentishtowner Kitchen: Ham Hock Terrine by Colonel Fawcett’s Dorian Kirk
This is a recipe to impress people as it looks very smart. It can be prepared a few days in advance ready to assemble on …
Review: Leyas, Camden High Street
Well done them for being next to Pret – and three times as busy. We check out a much-loved Mornington Crescent coffee bar and deli
Kentishtowner Kitchen: Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Snow means soup, right? And this most fascinating – and seasonal – of ingredients is all over neighbourhood restaurant menus at the moment. Recent spots …
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