As a roving writer on the country fine dining scene in and around Oxford, The Killingworth Castle in Wootton near Woodstock has been a consistent favourite of mine for the last two years. Finally "The Killy" has been rightly recognised on the biggest stage of all for the UK gastropub world. The Killingworth Castle has this week just been named the top pub in Oxfordshire .... … [Read more...]
Hot Choc in Ox: a mission to try them all 2.0
Jericho Cafe, Walton Street This place is dangerously close to my office and it takes a lot of willpower not to buy all their bagels, all the time. This hot choc was lovely, not too milky, very smooth and the chocolate sprinkled on the top formed little yummy chunks of chocolate. The brownie/cake/general treat offering is so difficult to resist but I was dreaming of dunking … [Read more...]
What we’ve BITTEN into lately…
Every month, we’ll give you a rundown of the dishes/snacks/drinks the Bitten team have enjoyed and where you can find them to experience for yourselves. We’d love to hear in the comments what the best things you’ve bitten into recently have been..? Faith - Arbequina, Cowley Road This caramelised/burnt sugar manchego from Arbequina was an absolute treat - slices of … [Read more...]
Bitten Streets: Magdalen Road
Here at Bitten HQ, we've been thinking about our favourite foodie streets in Oxford. I mean the places off the main thoroughfares, where you can find a significant concentration of restaurants, cafés, or food shops together. There might be one in your neighbourhood, or even somewhere you'll cross town for. But in case you've missed out on some of … [Read more...]
Review: Summertown Wine Bar x Table 13 collab
I was kindly invited to this very exciting collaboration evening, and what a treat! Summertown Wine Bar opened in March 2023, so not a year old yet, and has already collected its 'regulars', making it feel cosy as well as classy. SWB was founded by Emily Robotham, Michael Jelley and Graeme Woodward, who run Grape Minds, a wine shop (one round the corner from the wine bar, … [Read more...]
