The Magdalen Arms has just celebrated its tenth birthday and, if you really think about it, how many of Oxford's independent food businesses have made it past the 10-year mark? Recently, The Rusty Bicycle and The Missing Bean have hit a decade and there’s also Clinton Pugh’s trinity of Café Coco, Tarifa and Kazbar, plus Edamame, Pierre Victoire, Chiang Mai, Al-Shami and … [Read more...]
Preview: Giggling Squid
On Friday myself and fellow Bitten brethren, Lucy, headed to the opening of the newest chain to grace the city, Giggling Squid. Started as a pop-up restaurant in Brighton in 2002, Giggling Squid is now well into it’s 30’s in terms of branches in the UK. For the uninitiated, the food is billed as Thai Tapas and marketed as ‘Staggeringly Good Thai Food’. As well as ordering … [Read more...]
10 Great Coffee Shops Outside the Ring Road
I have recently moved out of the city into rural Oxfordshire. Being a regular frequenter of Oxford's (currently excellent) mix of coffee shops, it begged the question of where I take my crew for our Saturday morning caffeination. I thought I’d make a feature of my search, we’ve really enjoyed the variety and challenge of finding these different places. This list is … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Pompette, Oxford
Having given their Instagram an eyeing up since November, and after a glowing review from Giles Coren, I thought it was high time to give Pompette a try. Pompette takes up the same spot left by Portabello on South Parade. For my money, Summertown has been in dire need of an eaterie to sit between The Oxford Kitchen and the more straight forward pasta-and-pizza offerings of … [Read more...]
