Membership – coming soon
Many thanks for being among the very first people to sign in to Kentishtowner with one of your social profiles. We’ve been busy behind the scenes putting together our brand new membership offering, so if you can see this page, you’re in the club! It’s going to take us a few more days to set up the offers and special members-only perks, but every...
Art Classes at Downhills Park Community Café
One day of the working week finished, four more to go. But Tottenham-based artist Joanna Pilarczyk is offering you an alternative, right on your doorstep. Joanna runs a weekly drop-in art class in Downhills Park Community Café. It’s a cosy, welcoming set-up attracting people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds from the local community. The...
A taste of Madrid… in Tottenham
quid Kitchen are the latest pop-up to set up shop at Tottenham Social, the street food residencies held at Craving Coffee on Thursday and Friday nights. You'll find them there tonight, and throughout February. Founded just a year ago by Sarah Rippon, the concept is based on Spanish tapas, inspired by the squid sandwiches sold...
The story of Beavertown
ust over four years ago, things began to stir in the basement of a pub near Dalston. Logan Plant began brewing what would soon become the locally, then nationally and internationally celebrated, Beavertown beers. Since 2014 the company has been ensconced in an industrial unit with a vastly expanded brewing capacity in...
5 minutes with: Andre Ainsworth
ndre Ainsworth has been a freelance photographer since 2000, now specialising in food and drink photography as well as shooting some portraiture and events. Originally from Bolton, he came down to London aged 17 for a couple of weeks, caught the London bug and is still here 19 years on, with his partner of 16 years, Dee, and...
Get your fix: Tottenham’s Craving Coffee
raving Coffee is an Independent Coffee company based in Tottenham, built in a former warehouse-loading bay, run by locals Matt and Rachel Ho. Serving speciality coffee, this is one of Tottenham’s many hidden gems. How did Craving Coffee get started in the current space? We started looking at sites for our home base in 2013...
What is Colombian Street Kitchen?
olombian Street Kitchen is a small catering business which is introducing the flavours and style of Colombian street food to the British market. David Wailing speaks to Esteban Arboleda, chef and owner. What made you start up Colombian Street Kitchen? I realised there was a gap in the London street food market when it came to...
Restyling Motherhood
"I’ve approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus."Drew Barrymore little bit about me BB (before baby). I've been self-employed as a stylist for over a decade and have dedicated most of my time to work with social events. My partner of seven years,...
The Lordship Hub: for the people, by the people
t is late in the afternoon when I sit down for a chat with Joan, one of the founders of The Hub Community Centre in the heart of Lordship Recreation Ground – informally known as ‘the Rec’. Being November, it’s already dark. However, even though the park is empty, there are still a few bodies sheltering in the oasis of light...
Tottenham’s curious connection to the clouds
don’t know how many other people would agree with me on this, but when I found out that there was a cloud appreciation society in Tottenham I was very excited indeed. You see, I’m a big fan of the weather, and watching clouds is one of my favourite pastimes. It's not only because they are so beautiful and majestic but also...