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Secret Camden: Prince Albert, Royal College Street

By on April 12, 2012 in Drink, Food, Secret Camden

My first job after university was in an office opposite the Prince Albert, fielding phone calls about our flagship artist, Peter Andre. Well, it was 1997. In my lunch hour I’d take shelter in the pie and mash shop and watch pensioners sink chips into ketchup, or hirsute musicians hold court over mugs of tea [...]

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Secret Camden: Meribel Brasserie

By on March 29, 2012 in Food, Secret Camden

We’ve all watched Meribel Brasserie lurk under scaffolding, its billboard not hinting at much, its opening delayed. Some of us who are a bit long in the tooth (arise, Mrs Kentishtowner!) may even recall that the venue has been pretty much doomed since it was shut down in the late 90s. Times change. But Meribel [...]

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Secret Camden: A new foodist menu at Shaka Zulu?

By on March 22, 2012 in Food, Secret Camden

There are those of you, we reckon, who would (quite rightly) question Shaka Zulu as candidate for our prestigious Secret Camden series. After all, isn’t the column reserved for non-touristy gems hidden away from the high street? Those surprising backstreet finds? Well we would have barked an emphatic ‘yes’; but after descending three floors of [...]

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Secret Camden: Proud Cabaret

By on February 16, 2012 in Secret Camden

Let me tell you a secret: Mrs Kentishtowner knows how to bust a move or two. In fact she once dreamt of being a dancer, and even in her more advanced years, is still capable of navigating her way around a pole, or undertaking an impromptu routine of mesmerizing complexity. And on those evenings when [...]

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Secret Camden: The Lord Stanley

By on February 2, 2012 in Best Sunday Lunch, Drink, Food, Secret Camden

Today we launch a new series: Secret Camden. No need for a Secret Kentish Town, of course, as that was basically the genesis of this very blog. Camden, however, is a thing of beauty for those in the know, but difficult, tourist-swamped and unyielding for many Londoners. So let’s give the cliches an almighty swerve [...]

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Secret Camden: The Colonel Fawcett

By on January 27, 2012 in Drink, Food, Secret Camden

Mrs Kentishtowner is as thrilled as a puppy with a scotch egg. Why? Because she predicts (and boy, is she rarely wrong) that 2012 will be the year of The Colonel Fawcett, and its talented 21 year old Head Chef Dorian Kirk (from Cafe Below). Yes, we declare this unassuming Camden backwater pub the area’s [...]

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