In pictures: Joe’s Kitchen takes shape in the ex-Kentish Canteen
Have a first snoop inside the soon-to-open new restaurant, taking shape as we speak
Have a first snoop inside the soon-to-open new restaurant, taking shape as we speak
The people’s choice, as decided by the Twitter buzz throughout the year
The opening of a stylish diner four years ago impressed Stephen Emms so much he started a little blog called Kentishtowner to write about it
“At the moment we have these amazing s-l-o-w cooked cheeks in red wine on the menu,” says owner Wendy. “It’s a very tough and lean cut of meat, and you may have to order it ahead from the butcher. But it’s worth it: the longish cooking process produces the most tender result. At the Canteen …
Kentishtowner Kitchen: Braised Beef Cheeks at Kentish Canteen Read More »
A decent lunch is a big deal to Kentishtowners. There was a huge spread of honourable namechecks in this, one of the most popular categories. Stretching geographically wide, from the Village Café in York Rise over to the ‘the Italian on the Heath’, and with a strong cluster of high street fry-up faves like Mem’s, …
Best Breakfast is an unusual category for us in that, despite our weekly coverage of eating options in the area, we have barely touched upon that first, most important meal of the day. Why? For no other reason than resources; however, we’re planning a Top 10 guide in the new year. But in the meantime …
Like the Kentishtowner, the Canteen is also celebrating its second birthday this autumn; furthermore, it was the subject of my first ever Kentishtowner post – mainly because, the night before, I’d had a really good meal there and wanted to write something. So it makes sense in the week that we celebrate our birthday to …
Wednesday Picture: What has Jack The Ripper got to do with Kentish Canteen? Read More »
Kentish Canteen is a place everyone seems to have an opinion on. It opened back in October 2010 to a fanfare from Giles Coren, Time Out, The Guardian and others, was rammed for a while, but like many an instant celebrity, the pressure began to show. Readers would tweet us about inconsistency and occasional service …
MRS KENTISHTOWNER HAS A MOTTO: if you get up early enough, you can board the day and ride it easily. If you don’t, you only end up having to push it in front of you as you go. And she repeated this again and again, head aching, the other morning, after the launch night at …
‘Shebeen’ : the downstairs cocktail bar at Kentish Canteen Read More »
1. Bull & Last 2. Made In Camden 3. Queen Of Sheba And now for that most enjoyable part of the day: dinner. Votes here naturally stretched further afield, with love shown for modern British bistro Market on Parkway, Kentish Canteen, the Horseshoe (the people behind Camden Town Brewery no less) and the reinvented (and …