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‘A twisted time warp of a pub full of blokes drinking as the world passes them by’

‘A twisted time warp of a pub full of blokes drinking as the world passes them by’

Even the sounds of the 70s and cut-price drinks can’t lift Secret Drinker’s spirits at this town centre boozer.

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‘It’s upgraded from a food truck to a market stall – could a restaurant be next?’

‘It’s upgraded from a food truck to a market stall – could a restaurant be next?’

We visited a Mexican stall that has started serving up spicy street food dishes at its new home.

Celebrated Indian chef to share food with Kent fans

Celebrated Indian chef to share food with Kent fans

Asma Khan, who runs the popular Darjeeling Express in London, is celebrating the release of her new cookbook with a culinary masterclass.

Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

A pub and restaurant will temporarily close after the bank holiday as renovations take place to modernise it.

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‘Just when I thought this pub couldn’t get any better - they knocked 20p off every pint’

‘Just when I thought this pub couldn’t get any better - they knocked 20p off every pint’

What’s not to love? Secret Drinker finds himself walking into a Wetherspoon wonderland.

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Street food hotspot to reopen for summer season

Street food hotspot to reopen for summer season

A farm shop is set to bring back its outdoor food and drink village with a buzzing bank holiday launch party.

Spring food festival returns to seaside town

Spring food festival returns to seaside town

An annual food and drink festival returns over the bank holiday weekend with top chefs, local producers and wine tastings.

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

‘You won’t recognise it!’: Smokehouse to open in long-empty unit next week

Owners of a popular Asian-Texas smokehouse say customers “won’t recognise” the long-empty unit it is preparing to open in.

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‘The pub was ticking all the right boxes - but then I tried the beer’

‘The pub was ticking all the right boxes - but then I tried the beer’

Secret Drinker rubs shoulders with the tourists in a real city centre hotspot.

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Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

Former electronics store set to be converted into pub

A former electronics store based on a high street for almost 90 years could be turned into a new pub.

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Popular restaurant expands with new sister site

Popular restaurant expands with new sister site

Bosses behind a popular town centre restaurant have announced plans to launch a second site.

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‘I couldn’t unravel this country pub conundrum - and the staff were no help’

‘I couldn’t unravel this country pub conundrum - and the staff were no help’

Secret Drinker is left baffled by a mysterious added extra inside a village local with years of history.

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‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

‘We’re the casualties of all of this: It isn’t fair’

Traders granted an extra four months in a doomed shopping centre say they are still being “fobbed off” by council bosses amid calls for compensation.

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Food artist creates out of this world cakes to mark this week’s big Minecraft movie launch

Food artist creates out of this world cakes to mark this week’s big Minecraft movie launch

This cake is not a lie! A Minecraft Movie celebrated at Bluewater with astonishingly realistic baking art.

Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

Queues as sushi chain opens its doors in closure-hit town centre

Queues formed at a new sushi and noodle restaurant which has filled a high street unit left empty for six years.

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Finger-licking food festivals coming to Kent this summer

Finger-licking food festivals coming to Kent this summer

Enjoy spicy street food, artisan produce, refreshing cocktails and real ales at Kent’s summer food festivals.

Seven ‘outstanding’ new businesses to open at seaside attraction

Seven ‘outstanding’ new businesses to open at seaside attraction

Seven “outstanding” new businesses are coming to Folkestone Harbour Arm, including its first-ever authentic Nepalese street food offering.

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Global bubble tea chain opens first Kent store

Global bubble tea chain opens first Kent store

A global bubble tea giant is due to open its first store in the county as it looks to expand across the UK.

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Wimpy to finally return to town centre this summer

Wimpy to finally return to town centre this summer

An iconic fast-food brand has reiterated it will reopen despite facing further delays in bringing back a branch in a Kent town.

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‘We opened up a steak restaurant all because of a sauce’

‘We opened up a steak restaurant all because of a sauce’

Restaurant entrepreneurs have opened a town’s first ‘steak frites’ house, which only serves the “best cut” of beef and chips, in a former micropub.

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