As of tomorrow, Westgate Oxford will have one extra edition, with Rola Wala launching in the Westgate Social food court. Rola Wala, meaning “man that rolls” in Hindi, was inspired by founder Mark Wright’s multiple travels in India. The street food start-up is "bringing new-wave Indian cuisine to regions across the UK, with a focus on the country’s fresh and punchy flavours … [Read more...]
Preview: Hyper Ramen
As our followers on social media, or eagle-eyed residents of OX4, may have already spotted there's a new popup in town. Hyper Ramen launched a six-month residency at GAF tonight, with owner and chef, Guy Hatfield, at the helm. Well, I call him chef because he'll be doing the cooking, but he's actually a well-established DJ with a love for ramen! Having spent a lot of time … [Read more...]
Preview: Sticks N Sushi, Westgate, Oxford
Prior to the opening of Oxford's Westgate next week, we were invited to a preview evening of Sticks N Sushi on the fancy rooftop terrace. Granted, it didn't look too fancy last night but there was an entire army of hi-viz vests scuttling around and I was repeatedly reassured that "yes, it will all be ready for Tuesday's grand opening". We were whisked through by security and … [Read more...]
Preview: GAF Oxford
When news broke recently that Oxfork was being taken back over by Drew Brammer, we were all intrigued to see what he would do with the place... but then further news broke that the much-loved cafe was changing its name to GÄF (I'm dropping the umlauts for the rest of the post), and you might as well have told Oxfork fans that Drew wanted to slap their grannies in the face with … [Read more...]
Preview: Cosmo Oxford
Not really a review and not really a preview because it isn't actually open yet. After a very long time of seeming inactivity, it's been confirmed that Cosmo Oxford will be opening mid May. We decided to try their Reading branch to find out what we could expect. First off, there's a ginormous amount of food! We walked past on our way to the table and there was food … [Read more...]
