Priced out of NW5 – oh, the irony! – our petite new wood-floored office is just over the fast-flowing river of Camden Road into N7, and a butt’s flick from this classic boozer. Contributor Mark Williams recently raved about their Sunday lunches, but we’re enjoying the food here so much we thought we’d give you …
1. A butler is the extension of an arm for the guest. You call me to unpack, book a table, organize laundry. The guest walks back into the room and the pyjamas are on the bed, the shirts hung up. 2. You know straight away when it’s a lover not a wife. The wife normally …
I’m a keen gardener, but probably not very good at it. Plants seem to wither and die a little more frequently than necessary, but I still love a good horticultural haven. When I first came to north London I’d travel all the way to Enfield to a store a friend recommended there. But then I …
‘In Memory Of Postman Edward “Teddy” Hutton, Friend and Colleague Died May 2005’ and ‘In Memory Of Postman Steve Abbott Rest in Peace’ Russell Burke, (Colleague, 49): ‘They were both workmates. The smaller plaque relates to a young lad called Steve Abbott, who came here from another office but sadly died from a brain tumour …
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If you haven’t taken heed of our guide to ‘neighbouring’ Stoke Newington for your sunny Sunday constitutional, then consider a trip to behold this week’s newly unveiled King’s Cross Station concourse. As you can see, the sweeping design of John McAslan & Partners proto alien architecture is well worth a non-train related visit. It rises …
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 …
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 …
Secret Camden: A new foodist menu at Shaka Zulu? Read More »
For one eager young hack, Rochester Place in the 1990s was briefly the epicentre of a media era
With 130 days to go until the London Olympics, the passage of the flame around the UK has been announced, and we’re chuffed that it looks like it may pass through our glorious manor on Thursday July 26th, the day before the Opening Ceremony. Yes, really. With the promise of a party at Ally Pally …
Olympic Torch Relay Revealed: will it go through Kentish Town on July 26th 2012? Read More »
‘You still like to be fancied – even at 90.’ The former Eastenders actor tells us what she’s learnt
