To mark their one-year anniversary, Palette is hosting a special art exhibition launch and celebration on Saturday 3rd August, from 12–4pm, and the whole community is invited.

The highly anticipated independent, female-owned restaurant, Shwen Shwen by Maria Bradford opens its doors on 6th June 2025. The debut restaurant from award-winning chef and author Maria Bradford brings the bold and vibrant flavours of Sierra Leone to the historic market town of Sevenoaks, Kent.

Last night I returned to The Counter, and it was every bit as special as I remembered. I first met Chef Robin Read back in 2022, when he was running a pop-up in Rusthall. Fast forward to today, and he’s made his mark with his very own restaurant at 77 Calverley Road in Tunbridge Wells.

The news last night that lockdown restrictions are set to ease on the 2nd of December was a welcome one! We’ve missed the spontaneity of dining out when the mood takes us and we’ve especially missed one of our favourites, Sankey’s.

To get through what is hopefully our last weekend in lockdown (is that too hopeful?!) we’ll be trying this delicious recipe to recreate the magic that only comes when dining on The Pantiles.

Ella Leeds, a London restaurant publicist originally from Tunbridge Wells shows us how to make the perfect Scotch Egg…..

These scotch eggs are the perfect pairing for picnics, barbecues, or just as an afternoon snack. They’re baked in the oven, instead of being deep fat fried, so save on fat and calories along the way, whilst still being indulgent.

This week we’ve been baking, trying to make something out of nothing with varying successes. With no self-raising flour in the house and no hope of finding it available in the shops, we turned to plain flour recipes.

As part of our ‘staycation’ series, we were kindly invited to spend a night at the Old School Cottage, a beautifully renovated building situated behind The Dorset Arms on the Buckhurst Estate in Withyham. Set deep within the English countryside lies The Dorset Arms, an 18th Century public house owned by the De La Warr family.