TUNBRIDGE WELLS – EAT AROUND TONBRIDGE

January 2, 2025

Gin and Juice

Raise a Glass to Ginuary: Celebrating Kent's Finest Gin Distillers As the festive glow of December fades, January brings with it the promise of fresh starts and new adventures. For gin lovers, it also marks the arrival of Ginuary — a month dedicated to celebrating all things gin. If you're looking to embrace this spirited tradition, there’s no better place to start than in Kent, the "Garden of England," home to some of the UK’s most innovative gin distillers. Among these are two standout producers: Greensand Ridge and Anno Distillers. Greensand Ridge[...]

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October 26, 2021

The woman who ate nothing

I was so excited to take over EAT. I was brimming full of ideas, had invites to visit various places and then the unthinkable happened. I lost my appetite. It completely disappeared overnight. Those that know me know that I have never been a massive eater. I am certainly no Tarrare (aka - The Man Who Ate Everything). I prefer to try a bit of everything and savour the flavour, probably having leftovers over the next few days. That said, there are probably a few exceptions, especially in the case of BBQs where I could happily graze all day. But eating[...]

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May 3, 2020

Kent Wine School, Tunbridge Wells, 12 March 2020

The evening before I visited Ferah for my Turkish lunch, I took a trip to Tunbridge Wells for some wine tasting. The lovely folks at Kent Wine School had invited me to a tasting and, as you might expect, I had jumped at the chance. As someone who’s partial to a glass or few of wine, I like to try to sound knowledgeable and so, pre-lockdown when the evenings were still dark, my trusty tasting companion, Cathy and I strayed from Tonbridge and popped along to the Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells to learn more.[...]

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April 24, 2020

thetncard – Interview with founder, Jess Gibson

One silver living of this awful situation is that I have been able to work alongside the lovely Jess Gibson, founder of the tn card. I interviewed Jess (over the phone of course!) about what motivated her to set up the tn card and learnt that she’s as passionate about Tonbridge flourishing as I am!

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March 5, 2020

We might have left Europe but … Coco Retro, Tunbridge Wells, 29 February 2020

We really are spoilt around here – there are so many places to eat out and so many that I haven’t tried yet! Anyway, I knocked one off the list last Saturday when I went to Coco Retro in Tunbridge Wells for a friend’s birthday. Would I go here again?

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December 7, 2019

Foodie gift inspiration from Tonbridge and around

This might be the quickest blog I’ve ever written as I’ve just realised it’s Small Business Saturday! Typical me, I’ve been thinking about this blog for weeks and left it to the last minute - that’s what December is all about really though isn’t it?! Well don’t leave your foodie gift shopping to the last minute - here’s my Eat Around Tonbridge foodie gift guide (and unlike the mags, no one has paid to be in this list!).