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Kentishtowner Kitchen: Romesco Sauce – With Lamb or Eggs?

Romesco sauce is a staple round ours. It perks up a bit of pan-fried bream, is the perfect chaperone for chicken or lamb, and gives …

Food

The Big Review: Gilgamesh, Camden. Or why not just do Bento Cafe?

One costs the earth, the other does a nifty little lunch for £7. Which do you prefer?

Art

Community Pinboard: More Relaunches & A Dose of Art Too

1. The Rebirth Of What? As the race to attract the, er, post-Soho House pound quickens, two major landmarks are set to be reinvented in …

Food

Kentishtowner Kitchen: Patisserie Diaries (Part 2)

We begin and I’m feeling overwhelmed. After being unceremoniously dumped, the future I had envisioned now has a decidedly sunken middle. In a new environment …

Drink

Review: The Grafton, Prince Of Wales Road

It’s the perfect reinvention in that its Victorian elegance has been fully restored

Food

Review: Delicious By Franco, Kentish Town Road

This is a place for an atmospheric low-key – perhaps riotous – impromptu dinner. And is it Kentish Town’s smallest dining room to boot?

Art

Community Pinboard: 7 Tips To Beat The Seasonal Blues

1. Try Life Drawing in a Beautiful Space. Yes, the new show at Zabludowicz Collection is now open for business. T Rooms is artist Matthew …

Community

In Pictures: The Grafton NW5 launch

Friday’s Grafton launch was a packed affair with punters (and the odd celebrity) crammed around either the elegantly restored horseshoe bar, now shinily tiled, or …

Food

Kentishtowner Kitchen: Pissaladiere – Two Ways

As some readers will know, we love an anchovy. Yes, its rich, fishy flavour can be an acquired taste, but persist and it’s the perfect …

Food

Review: Farmer Tom Jones at The Abbey Tavern

Ever since we heard about Farmer Tom Jones at The Abbey we’ve been curious. Whilst we really quite like the pioneering Kentish Town boozer, with …

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