North London Food & Culture

Q&A

Art

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Mel Hardwick, arts director

‘It’s so rare in the city that you can really belt out a number with no-one complaining’

Books

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rhiannon and Holly, founders of The Vagenda

‘Kentish Town smells of the flower stall on the corner, mixed with exhaust fumes and fried breakfasts’

Community

10 minutes with: Will Fulford, owner, Camden Lock

Most of you will have read by now about Camden Lock’s proposed £20 million makeover. We tracked down owner Will Fulford, whose parents bought it over 40 years ago

Books

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Salena Godden, poet and performer

‘I wish I owned Kenwood: imagine the weird and wonderful Gatsby parties you could have there’

Food

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Tom Moxham, 26, food blogger

‘My guilty pleasure? Naked Saturday mornings in the flat’

Q&A

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Fleur Disney, 27, film-maker

‘My guilty pleasure? Cocktails before, during and after work.’

Eating & Drinking

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Kyle Nimmo, restaurant marketeer

A new Creole bar and kitchen called The Bayou opens on Inverness Street in July. We meet one of the blokes behind it

Fashion

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Laura-Jamie Edginton, 31, satchel designer

‘My worst experience in the neighbourhood? Seeing the Crown & Goose being knocked down’

Books

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: William Corbett, DJ and historian

‘The famous playwright Alan Bennett slapped me in the face on Camden High Street’

Coffee

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Katy Tayor, 32, owner, Bunny Little’s Bakery

‘I feel very proud to be a successful married gay woman kickin’ ass’

About Kentishtowner

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