‘A previous landlady would parade naked’: the tale of the Junction Tavern
Ex-owner Jacky Kitching on how she turned around the Fortess Road institution back in 2002
Junction Tavern
All hail our boozers: #2, Junction Tavern
In the second of our new weekly series on popular local pubs, we meet owner Ben McDonald
Top 10: Kentish Town pubs as voted by you
This week we joined forces with the Londonist to ask readers what their favourite Kentish Town pub is. Here are the results
‘Out there the ‘60s was happening. In The Junction nothing changed’
Anthony Keating is a Kentish Town-raised poet – now “in exile” in Lancashire – who has just published his first collection
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 Kentish Town gastropub. So in the first of a new series, today we pinned down Camden Bars’ Ben McDonald, the new owner, for a quick chinwag. Where are you from …
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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 was sold last week to yet another chain. Yikes. But at least this one is Camden Bars, the owners of a decent string of local boozers including The Abbey and …
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Pinboard: New Year’s Eve Top 7
1. Feast. Then Walk Home. Why trek to the West End when you can eat and booze at the Junction Tavern and then roll home? That’s the premise behind this local fave’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, anyway. Raise a glass to the onset of yet another goddam year, or just laze by the fire …
Kentishtowner Kitchen: The Junction Tavern’s Chocolate Salami
Says Junction Tavern owner Jacky Kitching: ‘Our Head Chef Jimmy Tirinzoni is Italian. This is his easy-to-make, ‘no-cook’ recipe for a chocolate ‘salami’. You can see the biscuit & dried fruit & nuts when sliced – and yes, it does look like a slice of salami. Delicious served alongside a panna cotta or poached pear, …
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Community Pinboard: Jazz, Royals, Art, Booze
June 1st today. Time, the enemy, eats away at the biscuit, eh? Anyway, here are some things to consider this long weekend: 1. Soak up some Jazz You may recall that the day after Alma Street Fair was gloriously hot too. So that evening we mooched around with a pint in the garden of the …
Best Sunday Lunch? The Junction Tavern
Eight or nine years ago, Mrs Kentishtowner nearly bought a flat on Huddleston Road. One of those gothicky numbers up the slope, with pretty French doors onto a terrace overlooking the street. Just as she was about to exchange she was cruelly gazumped so, leafy Tufnell Park dream over, the poor woman fled to the …
