You heard right, it's National IPA Day today! Drinking a good IPA is one of my favourite beery pastimes, but what is it? And what the hell is a DDH IPA? The term IPA is thrown around a lot these days. With so many differing versions of the beer, and sometimes the letters that accompany it, it leaves some wondering what the hell they're drinking!? Going back to the … [Read more...]
Have your cake and eat it too! Foodie tips for National Smile Month
Did you know it’s currently National Smile Month? The annual campaign, run by the Oral Health Foundation, promotes good oral health, raises awareness of oral health conditions and provides information & advice to the wider public. This week, we're pleased to welcome Oxfordshire-based dental hygienist, oral health educator and self-confessed foodie, Rosie Wright, as a … [Read more...]
Oxford Restaurants: Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2017
Sponsored post Let's face it, Christmas is busy. Gift shopping, card writing, decoration hanging, pine needle sweeping! And if you're anything like us, you're not entirely prepared. Maybe you still have that Christmas party venue to book, and really want to impress your colleagues. Maybe you're sick to the back teeth of spending New Year's Eve at home watching X-Factor … [Read more...]
Do’s and Don’ts of Complaint Handling
A couple of weeks ago I was wondering what to buy my brother-in-law for his 40th Birthday. I try, where possible, to use local independent businesses for gifts, so decided to try a local hamper company. They'd been tagging me in Twitter posts for ages and I'd wanted to give them a try. Given 'big bro' was into his food & wine, it seemed like the perfect match. The … [Read more...]
Street Food Strategy: How to Try EVERYTHING
So you're coming along to a #BittenStreet event. You've seen the lineup, you're dribbling at the thought of it all and you're looking forward to a belly full of bliss. But you want to try it all, so HOW will you fit it all in? As street food predators (we love it, we need it, we hunt it out!), we're pretty adept at working our way round a street food market, without missing … [Read more...]
