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Jericho's Jubilee is the place to be

10:05am Friday 25th May 2012

I don’t drink beer. I can taste it. I can sip it. I can even appreciate the flavours and how it’s made, but I don’t drink it. Even when beer is the only alternative, I will happily drink water.

Recipe for little jubilee teacakes (makes 12)

10:36am Thursday 24th May 2012

Thanks to the our well-stocked shops these days, Jubilee napkins, cake decorations, paper cake-cases, cake stands and miniature Union flags, can help you can transform little cakes into celebratory delicacies that will add a splash of patriotic colour to the tea table.

Marking the jubilee in true 1950s style

10:38am Thursday 24th May 2012

Imagine opening the larder door to seek out ingredients for a celebratory party only to confront empty shelves and a few of the most basic of basic ingredients required to create cakes and fancy treats. Cooks faced with producing meals when The Queen came to the throne in 1952 were still struggling with the aftermath of the Second World War.

The complex code of natural wine

5:34pm Thursday 17th May 2012

May is the month to celebrate organic, biodynamic and natural wines.

Food with sweet music

8:10am Thursday 17th May 2012

HELEN PEACOCKE talks to top chef Dan Mann about the big challenge of catering for Garsington Opera

Chef braves weather for BBQ demonstration

10:27am Monday 14th May 2012

Chef Dan Cooper will be at Millets Farm Centre, at Frilford, near Abingdon, on Wednesday demonstrating a more unusual range of barbecued dishes.

Tricky vegetable demands precise match

9:12am Friday 11th May 2012

Organisers cancelled the Asparagus Festival in Evesham because of rain and flooding. Now we are told British asparagus is in crisis. Luckily, Medley Farm in Binsey continues to supply local shops, restaurants and the public. Millets farm shop in Abingdon sells their asparagus daily. They are growing a portion of their crop under poly tunnels meaning even the cold May start can’t stop the crop. As the rest of the country suffers with imports from Peru, Oxonians will be eating the fresh British veg.

Spring rioja mixed case, £93

8:00am Thursday 10th May 2012

With spring well established and the new season’s lamb still readily available, what better wine to choose than Rioja?

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day

5:17pm Monday 7th May 2012

Weather experts claim we are in the “wettest drought on record.” Does this mean we should bring a brolly and wear wellies while we use the watering can? Despite the wacky weather, Oxfordshire vineyards are using it to their advantage.

The Grapes, George Street, Oxford

2:07pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

It’s a brave man that takes on one of Oxford’s landmark pubs, strips out the ‘character-building’ decor, removes the £2.50-a-pint beer tariff, brings in a new chef and cleans the plate glass window at the front so that people can actually see in and out.