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‘I've been here 25 years - but I now need to concentrate on my other business'

‘I've been here 25 years - but I now need to concentrate on my other business'

03 January 2024

A long-serving pub landlord is stepping down after 25 years so he can concentrate on running a coffee shop.

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Last chance to nominate your food and drink heroes and win £100

Last chance to nominate your food and drink heroes and win £100

01 January 2024

There’s not long left to get your nominations in for the first Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards and be entered into our prize draw.

‘Our pub was struggling - so we’ve turned it into a tearoom’

‘Our pub was struggling - so we’ve turned it into a tearoom’

01 January 2024

A historic 17th century village pub which fell on hard times now has a new future as a vintage tea room.

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12 of the best Kent restaurants we’ve tried this year

12 of the best Kent restaurants we’ve tried this year

31 December 2023

Each week we bring you the county’s most honest food reviews in our Eat My Words column – here are some of our favourite venues we visited this year.

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‘I've gone from washing up to running the place!'

‘I've gone from washing up to running the place!'

28 December 2023

A young woman has taken over a historic village pub where she first started working aged just 13.

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Former Michelin Guide restaurant to be transformed after almost 10 years empty

Former Michelin Guide restaurant to be transformed after almost 10 years empty

22 December 2023

A former Michelin Guide restaurant that has sat empty for almost a decade is going to be given a “new lease of life”.

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‘Bizarre in the extreme and the quirkiest boozer I’ve ever visited’

‘Bizarre in the extreme and the quirkiest boozer I’ve ever visited’

22 December 2023

Secret Drinker reveals his votes for Pub of the Year in the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

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‘Our new restaurant will be nine times bigger – but it’s worth the risk!’

‘Our new restaurant will be nine times bigger – but it’s worth the risk!’

21 December 2023

A father-and-son duo say expanding their popular restaurant into a new venue nine times as big is a huge risk – but one worth taking.

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‘This cafe is my gift to you this Christmas’

‘This cafe is my gift to you this Christmas’

21 December 2023

We take a pre-Christmas jaunt to a jaw-droppingly good café lurking in a former boat shed.

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Café given go-ahead to join parade of shops

Café given go-ahead to join parade of shops

20 December 2023

A former newsagents which closed this year looks set to be replaced by a new fry-up café.

All aboard the cheese train

All aboard the cheese train

18 December 2023

A railway attraction is going full steam ahead with its popular cheese train in the New Year.

Pub revamped by ‘Kent’s youngest landlord’

Pub revamped by ‘Kent’s youngest landlord’

18 December 2023

A young local lad has taken over his local and given it a makeover.

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‘This dive bar is a hidden gem – but I doubt it will stay hidden for long’

‘This dive bar is a hidden gem – but I doubt it will stay hidden for long’

16 December 2023

A newly-opened dive bar specialising in smash burgers and reasonably priced booze could well turn out to be one of Kent’s hidden gems.

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Here’s food for thought - a pub that puts drinkers first!

Here’s food for thought - a pub that puts drinkers first!

15 December 2023

Secret Drinker visits a pub bucking the trend by putting its drinkers before diners

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Starbucks opens new store in town

Starbucks opens new store in town

14 December 2023

The American coffee chain has opened another branch – here’s where you can get your caffeine fix.

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‘The pie was perfect but the coffee tasted like a hot, dirty puddle’

‘The pie was perfect but the coffee tasted like a hot, dirty puddle’

14 December 2023

We sent our reporter to try a traditional pie as she prepared to watch her first ever match at Kent’s only football league club.

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Sidemen open chicken store in Bluewater

Sidemen open chicken store in Bluewater

13 December 2023

Youtube group Sidemen are trying their hands at food as they open a new chicken shop Sides in the busy retail centre.

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Popular pub wins top award from global foodie website

Popular pub wins top award from global foodie website

13 December 2023

A pub has thanked its loyal customers for sticking by it through thick and thin after winning a top award for its food service.

Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

Family pub-restaurant reopens after drastic renovation

12 December 2023

A large pub-restaurant has reopened following a six-figure transformation.

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‘I’m running the pub I grew up in, and it’s great to be back’

‘I’m running the pub I grew up in, and it’s great to be back’

12 December 2023

A man has taken over the pub his parents used to run, and says it’s fantastic to be back in a place with such “special memories”.

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