Food & Drink

Recipes

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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9 of Kent’s traditional dishes

Thursday, March 19, 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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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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Recipe: Orange and spiced chai latte cake

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Jane Beedle's orange and spiced chai latte cake

Bake Off star Jane Beedle shares her recipe for this delicious festive cake

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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: 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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10 Margate restaurants you need to try

Tuesday, September 17, 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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