REVIEW: One to watch – Liam Whittle takes over as head chef at The...
The fresh faced, blue-eyed, bearded young man in front of me looks more like a musician than a chef.
But then Liam Whittle toyed with becoming a guitarist...
REVIEW: Diwali Feast at Dosa Park merits a meal for The Festival of Lights,...
With Diwali in full swing, and The Festival of Lights being celebrated around the world, it seems timely to recommend Dosa Park in Oxford.
If you haven’t heard...
REVIEW: The Black Horse in Thame gives you a run for your money and...
What constitutes a chain restaurant? Massive corporations with a branch in every city or independents growing slowly but surely? And do we automatically presume that because somewhere...
REVIEW: Why The Cinnamon Stick is Oxfordshire’s best kept secret. Plus Syrian charity evening...
With restaurants coming and going in Oxfordshire with alarming speed, it’s evident that times are hard, and competition is rife.
And yet some weather the storm thanks to...
REVIEW: Plough at 38: Heston’s chef, a fine dining restaurant, pub, microbrewery and full...
"Opening The Plough at 38 has been the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. But I am confident," Chris Mulhall smiles. "It's going very well....
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Are you a lion or an elephant? Find out at new vegetarian...
"Are you a lion or an elephant?" The question was asked by Jaya Patel in her new restaurant Delhish, having asked if the carnivores would have come...
REVIEW: How head chef Johnny Parke and the team at The Mole Inn, Toot...
There must be a massive culinary party going on somewhere outside Oxfordshire to which I’m not invited, because some of my favourite chefs are leaving in their...
REVIEW: Curry Leaf Cafe brings its take on South Indian street food to Oxfordshire
News that Curry Leaf Cafe was opening at Bicester Village had me hot-footing over faster than Usain Bolt on a start line.
Hailing from Brighton, Curry Leaf Cafe...
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Bad service ruins trip to The Muddy Duck in Hethe
It was too hot to eat properly. All I wanted was to nibble, to graze, to drink ice cold rose with my tongue hanging out, a...
Review: The Perch in Binsey with two men in Lycra
Two men in Lycra. A vegan and a vegetarian. Londoners who wanted lunch in a quintessential Oxford pub with a suitable menu and a classic beer garden...
