The Oxford Times | Food / Drink

Royal red is good crowd pleaser

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:25:07 +0000

When you buy wine for an event, your main consideration is cost. Generally this means the wine is cheap. But what do you do if you are the Queen?

Bordeaux mixed case, £113

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0000

Bordeaux – the very name conjures up images of centuries old grand Chateaux with fine names producing wines from hallowed soils destined for fancy cellars.

The Longwall Beefeater, Oxford Business Park, Cowley

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:38 +0000

The Longwall Beefeater was purpose built in 1995 at Oxford Business park on the site of part of the Rover works.

Sweet lamb is the ideal lovers' feast

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:58:23 +0000

It’s apt that next week is National Nest Box week, organised to take place from February 14 to 21 by members of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) which aims to encourage us to hang nest boxes in our gardens.

Recipe for banana fritters with caramel sauce (serves 4)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:57 +0000

The recipes in Tina Bester’s Love Food (Pavilion, £12.99) are basic moreish dishes, many of which have been passed down through the generations. They are simple to make, yet packed with flavours that will make them memorable, particularly as Tina has given them all a modern twist. These hot battered banana treats drizzled with a caramel sauce make a perfect Valentine treat.

The Blue Boar, Witney

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:18:51 +0000

As Gray Matter readers might recall, I expressed my enthusiasm some weeks ago for the tasteful transformation (cost £1.5m) of the down-at-heel Marlborough Hotel in Witney into the good-looking Blue Boar, a name harking back to an earlier period in the building’s history.

What scientist Katie did next . . .with chocolates

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:02 +0000

Chocolate is one of those products that can add real cheer to a dismal February day.

Melting chocolate puddings (makes 4)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:19 +0000

February is the time to make the most of chocolate by serving warm individual chocolate puddings with a crusty top, soft sponge and a rich gooey chocolate centre. They can be cooked in small ramekin dishes, but slightly larger dishes, which provide enough space for the pudding to rise without tumbling down the sides, seem to work best.

The Clifden Arms, Worminghall

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:21 +0000

Locally sourced food was a main topic in my first restaurant review of 2012 and now — following a visit to The Clifden Arms, in Worminghall — the subject is going to feature prominently in my second.

The Oxford Blue- Wine bar and local pub

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:31:52 +0000

Just as Bottega on Walton St. closed to make room for a grocery store and student housing, Chris Murray, the proprietor, started work on his next project, The Oxford Blue in Iffley.