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Free Weekend? Go South

There is such a thing as south of the river, Kentishtowners. And today I want to take you on a short stroll around Brixton, the …

Drink

Lion & Unicorn: Oh my!

Mrs Kentishtowner really should stop ordering steak: she’s turning into her father, I moaned

Drink

Secret Camden: The Lord Stanley

Today we launch a new series: Secret Camden. No need for a Secret Kentish Town, of course, as that was basically the genesis of this …

Drink

Secret Camden: The Colonel Fawcett

It was the pan-roast gurnard with kale, roast cauli, fennel butter and potato dumplings that showed off the young chef’s potential in all its glory

Food

In Search Of Falafel: E.Mono to Phoenicia

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. …

Community

Why Flapjacks Cafe matters

‘I’m heartened that it exists, that there are patient, caring, supportive people who want to work there and help their colleagues’

Drink

What next for Quinn’s?

Old Mr and Mrs Quinn can surely not continue running the pub much longer, and the question of what comes next awaits

Drink

The Wednesday Picture: Smoothies on Kentish Town Road

Mrs Kentishtowner’s verdict? ‘Quite pleasant, in a let’s-all-meet-up-in-the-year-2000 kinda way. But on the downside, the young man had to consult his instruction booklet on how …

Drink

It’s January 12. Any takers for Drinker’s Paradise?

We’ve got artisan breads, Lebanese baklava, locally brewed beer, organic fish, and Portuguese cheeses, hell, we’ve even got two tattoo parlours, and yet for a …

Food

Some of north London’s finest Pakistani cuisine can be found at the Lahore Masala House

The most tender breast and leg meat, careful spicing. We were licking our fingers…

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