CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2021 / 03:00 am America/Denver (CNA).
In an area of London that attracts few tourists, even at the best of times, there is a place called Friar Benet’s Kitchen. It’s not, as you might expect, a restaurant with a sign featuring a jolly medieval monk holding up a flagon of ale.
But it is an eatery imbued with an ancient monastic spirit. You can trace its roots all the way back to St. Francis, who lived among the poor of Assisi.
Eucharistic adoration while food is served at Friar Benet’s Kitchen. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.
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Plans to renovate the Grade II listed 15th century Old Spotted Dog pub in Forest Gate were approved by councillors. It is the oldest non-religious building in the borough. Developer Highpride Properties planned to demolish the 20th century additions and provide a bar, restaurant, lounge, meeting room and garden, and build a 68-bedroom hotel next door. The pub closed in 2004.