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Kent's food and drink industry in crisis

Kent's food and drink industry in crisis

26 January 2023

A tsunami of challenges is pushing many food and drink producers in the county to the brink - but we can all play a part in saving them.

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Raise a glass to Kent’s new winter cocktail festival

Raise a glass to Kent’s new winter cocktail festival

26 January 2023

Pubs, bars and restaurants will be offering cheap drinks and specialty cocktails to wristband-wearers.

The Kent non-league football burger that's so good it's gone viral

The Kent non-league football burger that's so good it's gone viral

26 January 2023

We try a non-league ground's match-day grub that has been named among the best in the country, rivalling that of Premier League clubs.

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Medway to get first Waitrose

Medway to get first Waitrose

25 January 2023

A supermarket is set to open a foodhall in a garden centre.

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Four Kent gastropubs rated top in country

Four Kent gastropubs rated top in country

25 January 2023

Four Kent gastropubs are ranked among the best in Britain - and one has been there many times before.

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Pub managers celebrate 30 years with 30 couples who married there

Pub managers celebrate 30 years with 30 couples who married there

24 January 2023

A husband and wife duo celebrated 30 years managing their Shepherd Neame pub with 30 couples who held their weddings at the venue.

Owners win bid to open farm shop in old cow shed

Owners win bid to open farm shop in old cow shed

23 January 2023

Farm owners have won their bid to open a shop selling produce by converting a former cow shed.

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Eastenders star reopens popular cafe

Eastenders star reopens popular cafe

23 January 2023

Actor Ricky Groves, who played Garry Hobbes in the BBC soap, popped in for a cuppa and a natter with the town's MP as part of the cafe's reopening.

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Taco Bell opens its eighth Kent branch

Taco Bell opens its eighth Kent branch

23 January 2023

A Mexican fast-food chain has opened its latest branch as it continues to grow across the county.

'I've been drinking in pubs for 30 years - now I own one'

'I've been drinking in pubs for 30 years - now I own one'

22 January 2023

A husband and wife team behind a new micropub have turned their love for a night out at their local into their dream business.

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The 'ghost town' that should be one of Kent's hidden gems

The 'ghost town' that should be one of Kent's hidden gems

21 January 2023

We visited a leisure complex offering delicious food, local beers and live music - and tried to find out why hardly anyone seems to know it exists.

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'This is fungal growth which needs some serious attention'

'This is fungal growth which needs some serious attention'

20 January 2023

Secret Drinker isn't sold on the mould in his latest pub mission.

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'That was the best lamb chop I've ever eaten in my life!'

'That was the best lamb chop I've ever eaten in my life!'

19 January 2023

Our reviewer dined in a brand new Turkish restaurant and here's what she thought.

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New YO! Sushi kiosk coming to a Kent Tesco

New YO! Sushi kiosk coming to a Kent Tesco

18 January 2023

A Japanese cuisine chain will be serving a range of Asian food from a supermarket in the county.

Diners' joy as popular Wagamama reveals expansion plans

Diners' joy as popular Wagamama reveals expansion plans

18 January 2023

Customers have welcomed expansion plans for a popular Wagamama restaurant where diners are often seen queuing out of the door.

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Where to celebrate Burns Night in Kent

Where to celebrate Burns Night in Kent

18 January 2023

Raise a glass of whisky to poet Robert Burns as this Scottish festival brings pop-up menus and music to the county.

'We're not gentrifying the area - we just want to serve alcohol with lunch!'

'We're not gentrifying the area - we just want to serve alcohol with lunch!'

16 January 2023

Cafe owners have defended plans to extend their hours and serve alcohol after a neighbour claimed the world around them was becoming "gentrified".

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Kent's first Detroit-style pizza shop to open

Kent's first Detroit-style pizza shop to open

16 January 2023

A Detroit-style pizza restaurant has announced it will open its doors to customers this week - as fans gear up to try the rectangular food.

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Vegan restaurant to reopen as bar – but with meat on the menu

Vegan restaurant to reopen as bar – but with meat on the menu

14 January 2023

A vegan restaurant which shut due to rising costs is set to reopen as a bar, but this time it will be serving meat.

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Byron Burger to shut at Bluewater

Byron Burger to shut at Bluewater

13 January 2023

A burger restaurant at the county's biggest shopping centre is closing after its owner announced it was going into administration.

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