Heard about the day elephants escaped in Kentish Town?
Another look at probably the area’s strangest true-life tale (tail)?
Another look at probably the area’s strangest true-life tale (tail)?
Earlier in the summer we put out a call to local artists to send in their work. We display the entrants weekly
Manager Stephen Hall talks about his cheffing dreams, the day burglars drank his whisky – and an infamous night boozing with Oliver Reed
After the success of the inaugural meet-up last month, join us again on Thursday for after work drinks
Tim Sowula and his bride Elizabeth wanted to keep it as “Kentish” as possible on their wedding day. So how did they get on? How do you choose from the thousands of suppliers who are all keen to relieve you of your money and charge you a wedding premium on your big day? Can you …
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 …
‘Not much of that in Kentish Town,’ snorted one fiftysomething male in this category. Grumpy! Luckily, hundreds of you begged to differ. Customer service is, of course, hotly fought over in our comments section. One person’s idea of polite is another’s haughtiness; and when does cheery friendliness become, well, irritating? What’s also interesting about this …
Kentishtowner Awards: Best Customer Service 2012 Read More »
1. Pizza East/Chicken Shop: To Open August 28. Things are taking shape on Highgate Road as the modern glass frontage of the former Grand Union is transformed via the application of various weatherbeaten, industrial and distressed materials. Local anticipation about Soho House Group’s first foray into the neighbourhood continues to remain at fever pitch, so …
Community Pinboard: When Does Chicken Shop Open? And Free Booze at Cote! Read More »
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 …
Best New Opening 2011: Arancini Brothers Factory Cafe Read More »
The fishcakes at Fortess Road’s longstanding gastropub only reminded Mrs Kentishtowner of why she always avoids those pesky piscine throwbacks