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New top ten most popular restaurants in the area

As voted by you... click, rate, go on!Tinto Tapas (8.52/10)Savour Aroma (8.39/10)Curry Garden (8.03/10)Kalala (8.01/10)Chambers (8.01/10)The Prince of India (7.86/10)Wagamama (7.77/10)Bella Amalfi (7.45/10)Escondido (7.39/10)La Vue (7.28/10)...
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The only pub around with an indoor smoking area?

Went to the Skuba Bar last night and sat in their new conservatory for the first time. We had two smokers with us who were very pleased to see they've found some kind of loophole against the smoking ban. The walls of the conservatory can be opened ri...
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They are still the number one ranked local restaurant!

Who is doing all this voting then? I enjoyed it when I went, I think I've only had takeaway there, but also sat for a drink while waiting for it. Here are the current top ten:Savour Aroma (8.59/10)Chambers (8.41/10)Tinto Tapas (8.36/10)The Mayfly (8....
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Top ten best restaurants in the area

The votes are in, these are the top ten best restaurants in the area as voted by you (so, the ten restaurants with the most loyal net savvy customers and regulars who visit this site then), a few surprises in there:Botolphs Bridge Inn (9.10/10)Bella ...
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Where'd the weekend go?

In fact where did the week go since I last had something to write about? Had plenty going on, I put it down to trying to learn the guitar, and the tips of my fingers are in far too much pain to type, so sorry if I go a bit slowly.If anyone has any go...

Great quiz at Chambers this bank holiday weekend

Shame I didn't know about it in advance so I could big it up here... no we didn't win, in fact we didn't even get to the pub in time to join in properly, but we sat and drank and played along anyway, very enjoyable!

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Work night out

Few drinks after work in Chambers, NICE! Food in Kalala, nice! Another drink in Chambers before going home, NICE! Bit of a headache today, NOT SO NICE!...

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Some popbitch updates

Had a quiet night in last night, while Clare was out down Chambers with her bro, putting the world to rights. So, did some coding that I'd meant to do for ages, and put a new "new" feature on the popbitch board; posts that are new since your last vis...

Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure

Hope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ...

Good weekend, rubbish episode of Lost

Nice weekend, Emma was visiting, we sat about quite a lot, and went to Chambers (via a very brief look in at The Bank Bar) on the Saturday night. Did not eat out all weekend (cue "but if you don't owt you'll die!"), can't remember the last time I had...

Canterbury, but not house hunting

Not a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h...

Lost: bit annoying

Watched the new episode, hope you enjoy it if you watch it tonight. I'm convinced the story's still being made up as it goes along, and that there won't be any actual answers by the end of the show. Some new ideas introduced, I'll probably stick with...

Beer festival on today in Dover

Mmmm, beer festival, at the town hall, starts today but is also on tomorrow, hope there's some beer left.The Easter Ales Festival is back in Chambers in a few weeks too, over the, uh, Easter weekend. See you there....

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Big shout out to Chambers

Thanks for the kind words at the quiz yesterday, which was great. Free drinks and sweets presents for everybody, you can't argue with that.The presents were a pretty funky laser pointer / torch combo for everyone, a santa hat with flashing lights, an...

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Festive Fun

Welcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma...

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Art exhibition on Hythe Road

LOOK, good stuff, see these pictures at www.ezeetiger.com or in person at The Courtyard Gallery from the 3rd December...That's a great Dave Grohl, unfortunately it's no longer available according to www.ezeetiger.com - wsa it once hung in Chambers co...
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Short weekend

Where did that go then? I'm sure I was only at work an hour or so ago and now it's time to go back again... Tired today, had quite an action packed weekend that just went too fast. Started off with work drinks in Trashford, a couple in the Phoenix (S...

Bless The Boot

Bless the boot, come on England. Really looking forward to this tomorrow, like every other part time England fan. I would not say we have a chance really, but you never know. Personally I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a food poisoning outbreak at...

Folkestone history from "manky badger"

It's not me, I am not the manky badger, but I found this blog talking about a trip to Folkestone, and how Folkestone had changed...We lived in Folkestone from September 1984 to April 1986, so I consider myself something of an expert on all things Fol...

"Caught By The Fuzz" for the "Who were Supergrass, Grandad?" generation

Lethal Bizzle's "Police On My Back" is a bit flippin' good isn't it? Who says I don't like new music, because I've listened to new music before and it's all rubbish? Oh, that'd be me.Also this week, I am listening to Suede rarities and bootlegs and t...

Frank Skinner last night

Quite a good gig last night, Frank was funny and rude, and likeable because of his self depracating ways. He did two sets, with an interval, and then came back to do a little song on his banjo too. He's on tour for another two months, so see him if y...

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Update from Tony King / Creative Eclectic

Hi Everyone Tony King here........I have started an entertainment initiative called CREATIVE ECLECTIC www.myspace.com/creativeeclecticmusic As part of this a showcase of stunningly talented and renowned performers will be performing at The Chambers i...

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Free acoustic showcase double bill at Chambers, 16th August

Important news, I have an acoustic showcase DOUBLE BILL coming up at chambers on THURS AUG 16th: CREATIVE ECLECTIC presents: In the upstairs coffee shop 7.30-9.30pm the internationally renowned guiarist and composer LEE WESTWOOD performing his enchan...

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Great weekend

Splendid birthdays thanks, we had a meal at Escondido and drinks at The Ship just for a specially rare birthday treat, then also our work festival on Saturday with bands and barbecue and things, all free, they really put in an effort. Saturday night ...

Weekend good

Pubs kind of quiet, we went in The Clifton on Friday though, so to be expected. Apparently "the band" (assuming this is Megadeth, though it could have been the support, or roadies, or even just fans) were staying there on Wednesday night and were in ...

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Long weekend

Been away a long time (apart from my little post this morning about wireless things) and we fitted quite a lot in really, felt like a proper holiday since my complaints about QI.Our afternoon out in Canterbury was good, though not absolutely everythi...
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Canterbury weekender

Had such a great weekend, it's taken me days to recover, and I've not fully gathered my thoughts. I'm in danger of forgetting everything though, so It's time to blat out a mini review.Friday started how all our Fridays used to start, with a trip to C...

Good drinking weekend

We checked out the annual Easter Ales Festival at Chambers on Thursday and Friday nights, and have had a couple of nights back at the flat playing pool and listening to my new Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs collection, and had a day in Canterbury (inclu...

Lost and beer

Just got me the new episode of Lost and from the quick preview I've had of it looks like it's going to be about Sawyer. The last few episodes have been absolutely fantastic, even the Nikki and Paolo episode "Expose" which I was expecting to be awful....

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Good weekend, to be sure

Work birthday outing on Friday night, so glad they'd picked Escondido, it was great. Then a couple of pints in Gate 28 and I could feel I was getting a bit too squiffy, so I called it a night early, didn't want to make a lasting impression on my firs...

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