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Chef Aldo serves up cinema side order

Chef Aldo serves up cinema side order

Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli is set to provide the menu to accompany a series of drive-in movies in the county this summer.

Secret Drinker visits one of the county’s pub treasures

Secret Drinker visits one of the county’s pub treasures

Bangers, history and cracked nuts: Countryside inns don't come much better than this

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Street food outlet sets out its stall

Street food outlet sets out its stall

Hungry to get out? There's a new selection of street food in town, with a mouthwatering range of cuisines.

Bands line up for Tom Kerridge's garden party

Bands line up for Tom Kerridge's garden party

Keane, Soul II Soul and Stereo MCs join Kaiser Chiefs on the line-up for chef Tom Kerridge's second events series of the summer in Kent.

The village pub that came back from the dead

The village pub that came back from the dead

Secret Drinker checks out the Kent pub that's had two reopenings in just 11 months

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The only Kent McDonald's open but not serving breakfast

The only Kent McDonald's open but not serving breakfast

You can order a McMuffin or hash brown from all restaurants which have reopened in Kent now, except one.

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'My first day as a landlady was Super Saturday'

'My first day as a landlady was Super Saturday'

A woman signed the lease on a pub just as all taverns were ordered to shut - here's how her first weekend as a landlady went.

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Secret Drinker's fruity Saturday night in the pub

Secret Drinker's fruity Saturday night in the pub

Smiles, social distancing and splashes of sanitiser: Our pub spy heads back to the boozer

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The first ever pub in your town - and what's there now

The first ever pub in your town - and what's there now

While some have become Italian restaurants or bargain stores, many of Kent's oldest pubs are still going.

Yo! Sushi reopening at shopping centre

Yo! Sushi reopening at shopping centre

A Kent Yo! Sushi branch is one of five nationwide welcoming customers tomorrow.

'We can't wait to get those taps turned on'

'We can't wait to get those taps turned on'

Landlords and brewery bosses say many customers are chomping at the bit to finally be able to return to their much-loved boozers.

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Two days until pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen

Two days until pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen

Here's how your local pubs and hair salons could look when they welcome people back on Saturday.

Tasty debut for Street Kings Smoke Shack

Tasty debut for Street Kings Smoke Shack

A new food outlet specialising in barbecued food is set to open on Super Saturday, and it tastes like a dream for the couple behind it.

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Secret Drinker: I'm all set for Super Saturday

Secret Drinker: I'm all set for Super Saturday

As Kent's pubs get set to reopen our undercover reporter heads to the coast.

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Welcoming back our boozers

Welcoming back our boozers

This weekend, it's time to raise a socially-distanced glass in celebration as pubs across the county begin to open up with safety measures.

'Our wonderful Kent pubs' can bounce straight back from lockdown

'Our wonderful Kent pubs' can bounce straight back from lockdown

Secret Drinker: For our centuries-old bars, Covid-19 is nothing compared to a plague which killed millions

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McDonald's begins serving breakfast again

McDonald's begins serving breakfast again

Several branches in Kent are offering a limited breakfast menu including the McMuffin and hash browns.

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Show your local you care

Show your local you care

As pubs across the county can now make plans to reopen, we have a way to help celebrate the news with our campaign, Love Your Local.

The Kent pubs with real pulling power

The Kent pubs with real pulling power

Secret Drinker raises a glass to his favourite landlords, pub staff - and one particular Irish barmaid

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Do you Love Your Local?

Do you Love Your Local?

Our campaign Love Your Local is supporting pubs across the county during lockdown. Find out the latest here and see if your local's signed up.

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