Food & Drink

Recipes

4 great Halloween-themed recipes to try at home

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Here’s something for all ages at our Halloween supper – the cocktail can be adjusted to be alcohol free for the kids | Words: Julie Friend - Photos: Julie Friend

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9 of Kent’s traditional dishes

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 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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Recipe: Baked field mushroom, wild garlic, spinach and Kentish Blue

Monday, March 23, 2020

Kentish Blue-topped stuffed mushroom recipe (photo: Severien Vits)

Recipe by kind permission of Karen Reynolds of Kincott Dairy

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Make the perfect Mother’s Day afternoon tea

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

What better way to spoil those special ladies in your life on Mothering Sunday than to prepare a delicious afternoon tea? Our award-winning food writer prepares a pretty table of delicious Kentish goodies

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Classic pancake recipe

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Shrove Tuesday falls on 25 February so why not make some classic pancakes using local eggs from your favourite market and maybe even stoneground flour from Pure Kent?

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Local Producers

Ad Feature Breaking the habit: 5 reasons why you should start shopping local

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Hannah Gosset

Foodari supply fresh local produce to businesses across the south of England (foodarihomedelivery.com).

From saving money to helping the environment, there are many reasons to embrace shopping local

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Shipbourne Farmers’ Market named one of UK’s best

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Shipbourne Market - before social distancing (photo: Severien Vits)

The farmers’ market has scooped a prestigious award again

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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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Restaurants

Restaurant review: Twenty Six, Southborough

Thursday, February 20, 2020 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque

The gorgeously intimate interior: 26 chairs for 26 people (photo: Manu Palomeque)

Led by a female Australian head chef, the Twenty Six is benefiting from a menu that celebrates sharing, seasonality – and the joys of brunch

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Review: Eastwell Manor, Boughton Lees

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Peter Kociha and Steve Lancefield

Push out the boat and stay in one of the Deluxe suites in the Manor (photo: Steve Lancefield)

Escape from the mundane into an elegant country house experience complemented by a rather gorgeous spa

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Restaurant review: Chapter One, Orpington

Monday, November 4, 2019 Words: Sarah Sturt. Photos: Manu Palomeque

Roast grouse with choucroute (photo: Manu Palomeque)

The story of Chapter One continues to evolve under the expert touch of executive chef-patron Andrew McLeish

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Food

Win Win a £250 gift voucher to spend on a Great Inns stay

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Our competition prize is a Great Inns gift voucher with a value of £250. The voucher must be redeemed before the end of March 2021, against a stay at any of the Inns that are current members of Great Inns of Britain.

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Breaking We reveal the finalists in the Kent Life Food & Drink Awards 2020

Thursday, October 22, 2020

The finalists for the #KentFDA 2020 have been revealed

We are delighted to announce the finalists for the Kent Life Food & Drink Awards 2020! Congratulations to our wonderful finalists!

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4 great Halloween-themed recipes to try at home

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Here’s something for all ages at our Halloween supper – the cocktail can be adjusted to be alcohol free for the kids | Words: Julie Friend - Photos: Julie Friend

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12 pubs for a great Sunday lunch in Kent

Friday, October 9, 2020 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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