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Cheeky Coffee: Mike – the new patisserie from E. Mono

By on July 31, 2012 in Coffee, Food

Hardcore Kentishtowners were lit up when our universally acclaimed kebab joint, E. Mono, confirmed they were taking over the vacant shop next door. However eyebrows then raised aloft when it emerged this was not to extend the ultra-pokey ‘bab-shop premises, but to launch a new patisserie concept called, er, Mike. ‘Why a cake shop?’ they [...]

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Wednesday Picture: Dawson & Briant, since 1840

By on June 6, 2012 in Wednesday Picture

Kentish Town has been respecting its merchant past in recent months with the happy discovery and restoration of original hand-painted shop front signage. Concealed for decades under the achingly dull Brassino Café sign was the legend, ‘E.Mono’, now a sign of the best ‘babs in all London Town. And earlier this week we highlighted another [...]

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Brecknock Road’s very own E.Mono?

By on June 4, 2012 in News, Secret Camden

Builders working on this shop refit in Brecknock Road have uncovered another classic shop sign that harks back to Kentish Town’s merchant past. It might be a little more utilitarian than the flourished script that emerged – and then lead to the christening of – the hood’s favourite kebab shop, E.Mono, but the uncovering of [...]

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Community Pinboard: E.Mono to launch Patisserie

By on May 18, 2012 in Art, Books, Food, Pinboard

Welcome to a new item on The Kentishtowner – by popular demand. Got a local event coming up? Paste it on our Facebook Page, or email us (info@kentishtowner.co.uk) and we’ll pick our favourites for Community Pinboard every Friday. Scroll down for some exciting E.mono news too. Here are this week’s picks: 1. A Vintage Fair [...]

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Best Sunday Lunch? The Colonel Fawcett

By on March 23, 2012 in Best Sunday Lunch, Camden, Drink, Food

We’re not ones to blow our own trumpets, of course, but can we just say that we were mentioned in The Guardian today? Anyway, back to work. The Colonel Fawcett is an obvious second candidate on our quest for Best Sunday Lunch. After all, our original review is the second most-read feature on The Kentishtowner [...]

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In Search Of Falafel: E.Mono to Phoenicia

By on January 26, 2012 in Food

Amidst the recent broadsheet brouhaha surrounding thinking person’s kebab shop E.Mono, I found myself in need of a particular type of sustenance one Sunday evening. Returning from a 1-year-old’s birthday party with a 40-year-old’s bash yet to come, it was high time for something more than watermelon and Prosecco. The children’s event had observed a [...]

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This year’s rising star? Why, e.mono of course, who are now planning a downstairs restaurant

By on January 3, 2012 in Food

And so to e.mono, the little place on Kentish Town Road with charming Victorian signage (which could date back as far as 1872). Rightly praised by many readers in our Best New Opening and even Best Evening Meal categories (‘really great value quality food,’ said ND; ‘it’s a glowing haven in the dark and the [...]

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Best New Opening 2011: Arancini Brothers Factory Cafe

By on December 14, 2011 in Awards, Food

1. Arancini Brothers, 115 Kentish Town Road 2. The Vine, 86 Highgate Road 3. Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road So the votes are in for our first annual Kentishtowner Awards. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and if you didn’t have time then you can still give us your choices in the comments below. From [...]

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