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Midweek Dinner: Oxtail Stew at The Vine

By on February 22, 2012 in Food, Midweek Dinner, Midweek Dinner

We’ve eaten a couple of times at The Vine again recently, and are happy to report that, after the odd hiccup last year, it seems to have found its stride, and is road-blocked now at weekends with buggies, wine-gulping parents, and ankle-biters of various sizes and volumes. Above is our favourite seasonal dish: beautifully slow-cooked [...]

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Up The-

By on September 1, 2011 in Drink, Food

Hello again. It’s been a while. How is everyone? We’re happy to report that the Kentishtowner’s staycation was a success, despite mostly sullen skies, and took in Whitstable’s oyster shacks, our very own cottage in Deal, and the sweeping beaches of North Norfolk, where – good God! – the sun actually shone and, on Holkham [...]

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The Oxford

By on November 29, 2010 in Drink, Food, Kentish Town, Music

‘If I were The Oxford,’ announced Mrs Kentishtowner, her elbows on the table for a moment’s respite from a medium-rare steak that was anything but, ‘I’d pay a visit to the Canteen. And pronto.’ By which the good lady didn’t mean her work’s caff, but the new nearby all-day diner which is woo-ing the NW5 [...]

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Lord Palmerston

By on November 25, 2010 in Bar, Dartmouth Park, Gastropub

A rather flushed Mrs Kentishtowner raced upstairs last night with some hot-off-the-press news that Dartmouth Park’s Lord Palmerston was enjoying something of a revival. Furthermore, she said she wanted to investigate NOW. Dutifully we wrapped up in hats and scarves and headed out in sub-zero temperatures, across the frozen estates of Gospel Oak and down [...]

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