insideKENT Magazine Issue 66 - September 2017 | Page 52

TOWNSPOTLIGHT
Spotlight on BECKENHAM cont.
DINING OUT ANNUAL EVENTS
Koz Restaurant
Koz Restaurant offers food that combines the cuisine of the Middle
East, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and Central Asia, and it does
so skilfully and with ease. That many flavours and that many
types of food could become muddled and messy in less capable
hands, but at Koz it’s all delicious, and all handled with care. Dishes
include sigara boregi (light filo pastry filled with feta cheese and
spinach), grilled spicy Turkish sausage and ali nazik (lamb or
chicken with tomatoes served with aubergine and a yoghurt and
mustard sauce). The Beckenham Festival
// Oct-Nov
The Beckenham Festival is known
to be one of the largest amateur
dancing competitions in the South
East, and competitors travel from
across the country to attend. The
dancing heats are held on weekends
throughout October and November,
culminating in a grand finale that is
always a delight and always well
attended. There are many different
classes and over 200 different prizes
to be won.
Coppers British Restaurant
Situated in Beckenham’s old police station, this independent
restaurant is proud of its locally sourced ingredients and seasonal
dishes that make it one of the best places to eat in the area. They
even offer a 25 percent discount for public sector workers and
charity workers from midday on Tuesday to close of business on
Friday. Food on the menu includes homemade sweet potato
soup, chargrilled tuna steak with sweet potato mash and vegetables
and tender Cornish lamb cutlets served with grain mustard mash,
sautéed wild mushrooms and a red wine sauce.
Sea Salt
Sea Salt is a contemporary seafood restaurant that is as stylish as
it is friendly. There is plenty to choose from on the eclectic menu,
including grilled Dover sole, halibut crust and sea bass supreme.
And even if you prefer meat to fish, there are options for you too
such as ricotta chicken and a variety of steaks.
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St George’s Festival for Beckenham
// June-July
This festival was founded in 1992,
and is a showcase for all the arts.
TOP SPOT
Gallery Seventeen is an
independent Art Gallery in
Beckenham, Bromley, with a
teaching studio and a bespoke
framing service. They exhibit and
sell an eclectic range of prints and
original artwork by local and
international artists. Gallery
Seventeen & Sue Clark Ceramics
have been trading for over 19 years.
As part of their in-house framing
service, they provide free, friendly
and professional framing advice.
Whether you are working to a
budget or require museum quality
framing, the staff at Gallery
Seventeen take the time to talk you
through the best framing options
for you. Feeling creative? Gallery
Seventeen offer a selection of
daytime, evening and weekend art
classes, including ceramics,
watercolour and drawing. Located
on the High Street, just around the
corner from Beckenham Junction
Station, it is the perfect spot to pop
in for a browse.
DID YOU KNOW?
There have been a number of
different celebrities who hail from
or lived in Beckenham. They include
David Bowie, Enid Blyton, Floella
Benjamin and Julie Andrews.