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Recipes

5 festive fizz cocktail recipes

Monday, December 17, 2018
Five fizz recipes from The Orchard Cook Book

We have selected five festive fizz cocktails from Stuart Ovenden’s The Orchard Cook Book

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Andy McLeish's 3 perfect Christmas sides

Monday, December 10, 2018
Roasted potatoes © Alex Bayev

Andy has a confession: he loves the side dishes almost more than he loves the roast turkey. Here are three of his all-time favourites

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December 2018

Recipe: cranberry and port sauce

Monday, December 10, 2018
Cranberry sauce (photo: alex9500)

Andy McLeish of Chapter One shares his all-time favourite Christmas dinner sides

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December 2018

Recipe: thyme and lemon roast potatoes

Monday, December 10, 2018
Roasted potatoes © Alex Bayev

Andy McLeish of Chapter One shares his all-time favourite Christmas dinner sides

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December 2018

Recipe: roast spiced potimarron with pomegranate and mustard vinaigrette

Monday, December 10, 2018
Potimarron © Nedim Bajramovic

Andy McLeish of Chapter One shares his all-time favourite Christmas dinner sides

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December 2018

Local Producers

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

Spotlight on Hythe Farmers' Market

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Words by: Bruce McMichael. Pictures by: Severien Vits
Lovely fresh seasonal veg at Hythe Farmers' Market (photo: Severien Vits)

Working with Kent Farmers’ Market Association, we explore different farmers markets around the county. This time, Hythe

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August 2018

Restaurants

Restaurant review: The Cliffe restaurant at The View Hotel, Folkestone

Mon, 11:58 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
The hotel and restaurant command a fine seafront position on The Leas (photo: Manu Palomeque)

A great location on Folkestone’s famous Leas, a dedicated young team and really tasty food awaits at The View Hotel

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April 2019

Restaurant review: The Powell, Birchington

Thursday, March 21, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
The welcoming bar (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Brought to life by a family team with strong local connections, The Powell is back where it belongs in the heart of its community

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March 2019

Restaurant review: The West House, Biddenden

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
The West House, Biddenden (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Winner of Kent Life’s Restaurant of the Year 2018, family run The West House in Biddenden has now extended its charms with the addition of four guest rooms

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January 2019

Restaurant review: Frasers of Egerton

Monday, December 3, 2018 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
Food at Frasers (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Enjoy a rural break at this converted farm, today an award-winning restaurant with characterful rooms

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December 2018

Review: new Italian restaurant Amano, West Malling

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Tasty antipasto starts your authentic Italian feast (photo: Manu Palomeque)

A new Italian restaurant run by owners of sister restaurant The Swan has opened in West Malling

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October 2018

Food

10 pretty picnic spots in Kent

Tue, 12:40 Samuel Mathewson
Trosley Country Park is perfect for a picnic (photo: Kristian Dye, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Picnic baskets at the ready because we have gathered 10 of the best places to enjoy a picnic in stunning rural Kent

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Day in the life of a Kentish fudge maker

Mon, 12:18 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
Making fudge (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Fine Art graduate Arianne Mills on having quite possibly the best job in Kent

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April 2019

Restaurant review: The Cliffe restaurant at The View Hotel, Folkestone

Mon, 11:58 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque
The hotel and restaurant command a fine seafront position on The Leas (photo: Manu Palomeque)

A great location on Folkestone’s famous Leas, a dedicated young team and really tasty food awaits at The View Hotel

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April 2019

Distilleries in Kent: 5 artisan spirit makers

Thursday, March 21, 2019 Words: Caroline Read. Photos: Manu Palomeque
Canterbury Brewers & Distillers (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Artisan spirits are a booming business. You can visit any or all of Kent’s fascinating distilleries in search of your new favourite tipple

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March 2019

6 great restaurants with rooms in Kent

Thursday, March 21, 2019
The Falstaff, Ramsgate

These Kent hotels all have great restaurants, so you can indulge in locally sourced tasty food before a night in a sumptuous room

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