With restaurants closed, Chef Sebastian Price saw an opening to bring fine dining and fun into people’s homes; introducing The Raw Pantry virtual cook along. Sebastian devises all menus in advance, with events take place on a Friday or Saturday night. Delivery in Bicester and the surrounding areas (up to 5 miles) is free, with further afield available at additional cost. … [Read more...]
Afternoon Tea with Rachel’s Apron & The Real Macaron Company
Rachel Grenville-Hunt runs Rachel's Apron, a cookery school with classes that focus on bread, cakes and patisserie. We ran a competition recently to give away tickets to a class, but were also invited along to try one for ourselves. On this occasion, an afternoon tea class with The Real Macaron Company that ran for four hours on a Monday afternoon. The class costs £75 per … [Read more...]
WIN: Rachel’s Apron Bread Class Ticket x 2
** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED ** If you don't like bread then I don't think we're cut out to be mates. That comforting softness, the delicious smell, the crunchy bite of the crust, the sight of it toasted with melted butter...... seriously, I could go on. Rachel's Apron has very kindly invited a Bitten reader and guest to join her 'Bread by Hand' class on Sat 7th September … [Read more...]
Win FitFest Oxford tickets with lunch at Pho
** COMPETITION NOW CLOSED ** To celebrate the return of FitFest Oxford next month, we have a pair of tickets plus lunch for two at the Pho stall to give away. The one-day festival takes place on 15th June at The Oxford Academy, encompassing everything fitness, wellness, food and beauty. There will be a programme packed with fitness and dance classes, leading experts, … [Read more...]
Reader Discount: Oxford School of Food and Wine
When we attended the recent launch of Oxford School of Food and Wine, Becca and I got chatting to one of their teachers, Toby Chiles AIWS. Being fairly well versed with food, but less knowledgeable with wine, we were fascinated by Toby’s ‘The Wine Experience’ course. He’d posed some rather interesting questions that had piqued our interest. Do you think red wine works with all … [Read more...]