Have you been to ‘Made in Ashford’ yet?
Situated in Park Mall, Made in Ashford is a stylish shop-share showcasing products by a collaboration of local designer/makers and crafts people. It started as a pop up shop in 2015 but it never popped off! It is now a permanent home to 50 creative businesses in Kent and continues to be…
Tamarind to host National Curry Week charity dinners to celebrate award nomination
Tamarind restaurant in Kemsing, near Sevenoaks in Kent, is to host a series of special fundraising dinners during National Curry Week (7th to 13th October) to celebrate being shortlisted in this year’s Asian Curry Awards. From Monday to Thursday during…
A Magical Evening of Venetian Cuisine
Sometimes supper club evenings really work well, there’s not always a rhyme or reason and this was one such success. Perhaps it was the sun slowly setting over Dering Woods, casting a blancmange hued glow that made us all feel…
Matt Sworder Book Signing
Matt Sworder, chef owner of The Corner House Restaurants in Canterbury and Minster, will be sharing the inspiration behind his first ever cook book at Waterstones in Canterbury on Thursday 26 September. The Corner House Cookbook was launched in May…
Kentish Chocolate is Dark and Delicious
Chocolate lovers around Kent are celebrating the launch of two new dark chocolate bars from Kent Dark Chocolate Company. The newcomer has created chocolate using the finest cocoa beans from the Dominican Republic and both have high cocoa contents (72%…
Oyster cocktail launches from Pearson’s Arms
Whitstable’s Pearson’s Arms is launching an Oyster Cocktail in celebration of Whitstable’s famous Oyster Festival, 27th– 29 July. Those familiar with Whitstable will know the importance of local oysters, real PGI Whistable Rock Oysters that is. Mixologists at the Pearson’s…
Macknade Celebrates 40th birthday with Acquisition of a New Ashford Site
Macknade marks its 40th birthday celebrations with the announcement of a new food & drink hub in Ashford’s Elwick Place. Already famous for its award-winning flagship food hall in Faversham, Macknade is set to fill the new 5,136 sq ft…
Kent Coffee Roaster launches Compostable Capsules
Stuart Wilson, 37, founder of Lost Sheep Coffee has launched a completely 100% compostable Nespresso-compatible coffee capsule made from Wood. The Kent based business person has launched this innovative environmentally friendly plant-based capsule filled with the luxury single origin direct…
Ten Reasons to Shop Local
Kent grows, breeds, nurtures, creates and serves some of the best food and drinks in the UK today. You can hardly pick up a magazine or paper that isn’t waxing lyrical about Kent’s burgeoning wine industry, its beer and hop…
Giggling Squid in Tunbridge Wells
It was a sunny blustery wind that blew us into Tunbridge Wells on a Wednesday lunchtime with the allure of a new Summer menu to taste. The image of a Giggling Squid has often had me wondering what lies within…