Food & Drink

Recipe: Cannoli with strawberries

Monday, July 1, 2019

Cannoli with strawberries (photo: Severien Vits)

Recipe shared by Graham Garett, chef/patron of The West House Restaurant with Rooms in Biddenden

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Recipe: dutch apple cake

Monday, November 26, 2018

This traditional Dutch and Belgian apple cake is the perfect way to use up a glut of cooking apples

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9 of Kent's traditional dishes

Friday, September 14, 2018 Samuel Mathewson

Gypsy tart is an iconic Kentish dessert (photo: Thinkstock)

'Kent, sir, everyone knows Kent. Apples, cherries, hops and women,' proclaims a character in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. We have gathered some traditional dishes from around the county that were borne of the fruitful orchards and seas of Kent

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Local Producers

What to try at Wye Farmers' Market

Monday, July 1, 2019 Words by Julie Friend. Pictures by Severien Vits

Family business VJ Game's meat stall is always popular and there are gluten-free choices too (photo: Severien Vits)

Working with Kent Farmers' Market Assoication, we put a different market in the spotlight. This time, Wye Farmers' Market

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Exploring Egerton Farmers' Market

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Words: Bruce McMichael. Pictures by: Severien Vits

Egerton Farmers’ Marke is a weekly gathering of up to 25 stallholders held inside the Millennial Hall

Working with Kent Farmers' Market Association, we put a different market in the spotlight each month. November is Egerton

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November 2018

Exploring Yalding farmers' market

Thursday, August 30, 2018 Words by: Bruce McMichael. Pictures by: Severien Vits

Gary and Lorraine Curd: a family tradition of market gardening (photo: Severien Vits)

Working with Kent Farmers' Market Association, we put a different market in the spotlight each month

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September 2018

Restaurants

Restaurant review: Verdigris in Tonbridge

Monday, July 29, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque

Classic Eton Mess with a twist (photo: Manu Palomeque)

New kid in town Verdigris is making a real impact on Tonbridge's burgeoning foodie scene

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10 excellent fish and chip shops in Kent

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Best places for fish and chips in Kent (photo: gemredding, Getty Images)

From the classic battered cod and chips to vegan 'fish' and deep fried gherkins, everybody loves a good fish and chip shop. We have picked 10 of the best places for fish and chips in Kent

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10 Margate restaurants you need to try

Thursday, June 6, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Margate is full of great restaurants (photo: nogbad, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

From Creole-inspired seafood to rustic Italian dishes, Margate is rapidly becoming one of Kent's top places to eat. We've gathered 10 of the best places to eat in the town

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Review: The Merry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare's Globe

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Sarah Sturt

Pearce Quigley as Falstaff and Bryony Hannah as Mistress Ford in The Marry Wives of Windsor at Shakespeare�s Globe, running until 12 October 2019 (photo: Helen Murray)

Sarah Sturt reviews the jazz-age twist of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Globe

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Restaurant review: The Ambrette Canterbury

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque

House speciality dosai served in a dramatic pyramid shape (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Award-winning chef-patron Dev Biswali on the joys of southern Indian cusine and expanding his Kentish empire

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May 2019

Food

Great pubs with pretty beer gardens in Kent

Thursday, August 8, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

These are some of the best pub gardens in Kent (photo: russellbinns, Getty Images)

If sipping a tipple in the sun is your idea of a great summer's afternoon, these pretty pub gardens will be heaven

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Where to go for Christmas Day lunch in Kent 2019

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Celebrate your Christmas Day at one of these fantastic restaurants (photo: Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images)

Christmas Day is about celebrating with loved ones over good food and conversation, so head to one of these fantastic restaurants or cosy pubs and have a festive feast

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12 pubs for a great Sunday lunch in Kent

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Ellie Fells

Sunday lunch at The Poet at Matfield (photo: Jason Wain)

No Sunday is complete without a roast dinner, and in the glorious county of Kent you'll be spoilt for choice with fantastic places to go. We have picked 12 great places where you can indulge in a roast with all the trimmings

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Restaurant review: Verdigris in Tonbridge

Monday, July 29, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque

New kid in town Verdigris is making a real impact on Tonbridge's burgeoning foodie scene

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5 wildflower walks in Kent with pubs along the way

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Hazel Sillver

Wildflower walks with pubs in Kent (photo: BethAmber / GettyImages)

Drink in the sight and smell of our native blooms on one of these wonderful wildflower walks

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