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%…
Record-Breaking Visitor Numbers Flock To Kent Life’s Bank Holiday Ice Cream Festival
A record-breaking 2,000 people visited the Kent Life Heritage Farm Park’s Ice Cream festival in record-breaking August bank holiday temperatures to enjoy more than 60 varieties of ice cream. Candy Floss and Cherry Bakewell were the best-selling flavours. Thirty-year-old mum…
Macknade Goes the Extra Mile for the Environment
Macknade, Kent’s favourite food hall, is putting environmental considerations at the forefront of its business. Changes to every area across the site are now in effect including a major reduction in plastic packaging, repurposing excess fruit and vegetables, buying pasture-fed…
Celebrating Kentish Hops, Beer, Apples and Cider
“Kent, sir – everybody knows Kent – apples, cherries, hops and women” Charles Dickens Guardian of Kent’s Farming heritage and home to both hop gardens, growing traditional Goldings and Fuggles hops, and an apple orchard with up to 60 varieties…
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…
Paw-Secco at the Pearson’s
Is your dog a beer drinker or would they prefer a little Pawsecco? The Pearson’s Arms is now serving a specially made dog-friendly (alcohol free) beer called Bottom-Sniffer for £4.50 and a “wine” called Paw-Secco for £5, both of which…