Making my own gin in a gorgeous converted barn while G&Ts and cocktails are handed to me throughout? Sounds horrendous, doesn't it... The Henley Distillery invited me along to their newly launched gin-making workshop, and I couldn't recommend it more. The experience starts off with a G&T, so I was already won over. This was followed by a tour of the … [Read more...]
Invite: Byron Burger’s Jubilee Menu
An Elizabeefan burger and an Eton Mess milkshake? Count me in! First things first - get to Byron for the Jubilee menu before it's too late. Born in 2017, after visiting the USA with a mission, Byron Founder Tom Byng came back to work with Head Chef Fred Smith to create burgers driven by the belief that ‘nothing beats a big juicy burger’. Byron source their meat from … [Read more...]
Invite: Grounded Kitchen
Grounded Kitchen is the lasted addition to the Headington restaurant scene, bringing fresh Korean inspired nourish bowls, Bao buns, thirst quenching juices and other tasty treats. I was lucky enough to be invited along to their preview, the day before their doors opened to the public. It was a fab event, I even went into the kitchen to to make my very own nourish … [Read more...]
Invite: Tribe
The decor and the music already had me liking Tribe as I walked in, and the food made me love it. Tribe is based on the vibrant Cowley Road and opened just a few months ago. Its menu's inspiration comes from the Western Ghats region of Mumbai, India. I was invited along for dinner recently and couldn't wait to tuck in. The waiters were great and really keen to explain … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at: Lula’s Ethiopian & Eritrean
When did Lula’s first open? The restaurant opened in October 2021, but we’d been doing catering at the Gloucester Green market and other places for over three years before that. Lots of our customers at the market always said it would be lovely to have a place where they could sit down to enjoy the food instead of having it as takeaway or delivery. And thanks to Oxford … [Read more...]