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Food trends to look out for in 2025

Food trends to look out for in 2025

29 December 2024

From dumplings to sour cherries, these are the food trends that should be on your radar for the year ahead.

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5 healthy restaurants to visit in the New Year

5 healthy restaurants to visit in the New Year

27 December 2024

We’ve picked five of the healthiest places to eat in Kent, according to Trip Advisor, for your January fitness kick.

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Raise a glass to the New Year with Kent’s sparkling wines

Raise a glass to the New Year with Kent’s sparkling wines

26 December 2024

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with a bottle of English sparkling wine from one of Kent’s exceptional vineyards.

Owners bid adios to popular pub after 18 years

Owners bid adios to popular pub after 18 years

22 December 2024

The owners of a popular pub have bid adios to punters as they look to make their dream move to Spain a reality.

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Inside tourist hotspot restaurant expanded using circus elephant carriage

Inside tourist hotspot restaurant expanded using circus elephant carriage

20 December 2024

A train carriage once used to transport circus elephants has been added to a popular seafront restaurant.

Celebrate the New Year with a £250 meal at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

Celebrate the New Year with a £250 meal at your favourite Shepherd Neame pub

20 December 2024

Kick off 2025 with a delicious meal for four, including drinks, at your choice of Sheps’ pubs and hotels across Kent.

‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

‘I tried so hard to love this medieval inn overlooking the village green - but I just couldn’t’

20 December 2024

It’s a pub packed with character, history oozing out of every crevice and has a cosy log burner - so why was Secret Drinker still not happy?

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Is this the best hot chocolate in Kent?

Is this the best hot chocolate in Kent?

19 December 2024

Our reporter hid from the storm inside a quirky book cafe and discovered a Kinder Bueno drink to die for.

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‘End of an era’ as beloved cafe owner leaves after 50 years

‘End of an era’ as beloved cafe owner leaves after 50 years

18 December 2024

A “one-of-a-kind” cafe owner is finally hanging up his apron and retiring after five decades at the stove.

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Award-winning restaurant loved by celebrity chef will be ‘unviable’ if plans snubbed

Award-winning restaurant loved by celebrity chef will be ‘unviable’ if plans snubbed

17 December 2024

The owner of a bistro loved by a celebrity chef says the business will be “unviable” if a bid to use the flat above is not approved.

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‘We want to bring Wimpy back to the high streets’

‘We want to bring Wimpy back to the high streets’

16 December 2024

A fast-food chain is “harking back to its heritage” and welcoming customers back after a revamp at one of its most popular restaurants in the county.

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Are these really the best fish and chips in Kent?

Are these really the best fish and chips in Kent?

13 December 2024

With fish and chip shops across the county claiming to be Kent’s best, we try a takeaway that has reached the national finals.

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‘The Christmas Club had just paid out and the beers were flowing’

‘The Christmas Club had just paid out and the beers were flowing’

13 December 2024

Secret Drinker joins the revellers at a sports bar with a cheery festive buzz.

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Sushi chain’s plans for long-empty high street shop approved

Sushi chain’s plans for long-empty high street shop approved

12 December 2024

A town centre unit which has been vacant for more than five years is to become a new Japanese-Korean and sushi restaurant.

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Ignore its ugly neighbour - the food at this tiny restaurant is amazing!

Ignore its ugly neighbour - the food at this tiny restaurant is amazing!

12 December 2024

The street might not be the most appealing, but our reviewer was impressed by the delicious food on offer at this restaurant.

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Bid for Kent’s first 24-hour Burger King

Bid for Kent’s first 24-hour Burger King

11 December 2024

An international burger giant has unveiled plans for its first restaurant to serve food around the clock near one of Kent’s largest shopping centres.

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Fast-food chain to open first store in Kent

Fast-food chain to open first store in Kent

11 December 2024

A bagel chain is set to move into the county’s largest shopping centre later this month.

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Renowned restaurant expands into former Cote Brasserie

Renowned restaurant expands into former Cote Brasserie

07 December 2024

One of a town’s best-loved restaurants is set to move into a listed building nearby after running out of space.

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First look as world’s biggest Wetherspoon pub to reopen after £750k expansion

First look as world’s biggest Wetherspoon pub to reopen after £750k expansion

06 December 2024

A huge Kent Wetherspoon pub is set to get even bigger as bosses prepare for its grand reopening after splashing £750,000 out on a revamp.

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‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

‘It’s a dark, dingy boozer with zero pretensions - and stupid people are barred’

06 December 2024

Secret Drinker takes his chances at an old-school pub that smells like his nan’s frontroom

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