insideKENT Magazine Issue 76 - July 2018 | Page 44
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Spotlight on ORPINGTON cont.
Flavours of Orpington 2017: Chandni’s Executive Chef Sarawar Uddin Khan cooking up a
storm at the Saturday Showcase demonstration kitchen. PHOTO BY ROBERT PIWKO
PHOTO BY THE URBAN SNAPPER
Flavours of Orpington 2017: Foodie Friday welcomed visitors to Market Square to enjoy an evening of Live Music, comedy and street food. PHOTO BY THE URBAN SNAPPER
available in the town centre, including
Foodie Friday – an evening of street food,
live music and comedy, and Saturday
Showcase – with chefs from some of the
town’s favourite restaurants cooking dishes
live in a demonstration kitchen.
A fantastic range of award-winning
independent eateries, serving cuisine from
across the globe includes the ever popular
Hisar Meze Bar, the renowned Chinese
restaurant Xian, Mediterranean restaurants
Ephesus and Scala, Masala Dabbas – serving
Indian food as Indians know it and recent
addition, Cow & Pig – taking classic British
dishes and serving them with a twist.
Primo Caffe and Finch House are just two of
several excellent cafes, and family favourites
Nando’s, Bella Italia and Miso Noodles have
also jumped on board in recent years. The
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Loungers chose Orpington for their first
Greater London branch, Pato Lounge.
Priory Gardens, home to the Borough’s oldest
building, The Priory, includes ornamental
gardens, a lake and a children’s play area.
Somewhat of a hidden gem – although just a
minute’s walk from the high street – the
gardens have provided the venue for a series
of annual festivals drawing crowds from across
London and Kent. Priory Live Music Festival
was established in 2014, with a focus on
providing a platform for fresh talent
performing original music. The Big O Vintage
Festival, now in its fourth year, is a celebration
of suburbia through the decades. And most
recently, Enchanted Children’s Festival pulled
in the visitors and delighted local residents.
With the tagline ‘Explore your imagination’,
Enchanted provides a day packed full of free
arts, activities and interactive workshops all
designed to spark children’s creativity.
For more information on Orpington town
centre, please visit www.orpington1st.co.uk.
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