Pompette opened its doors recently for a bunch of bloggers, Instagrammers and local foodies for a special Autumn tasting event, featuring dishes from their bar menu and à la carte menu. The restaurant, which is about to hit its 1st birthday, opened on the site of Portabello in Summertown. It's the first Oxfordshire restaurant for Pascal Wiedmann and his wife Laura, who moved … [Read more...]
Preview: Bigger, Better Branca
Jericho fave, Branca, has recently undergone a rather large extension, so - nosey as ever - Bitten popped along to check it out. What was the deli, is now an additional dining space for the restaurant, which can be booked privately as the 'Garden Room' - seating up to 50 or 100 standing. The Garden Room has gorgeous, large steel windows overlooking the rear patio, perfect for … [Read more...]
Preview: Hamblin Bread
I meet a lot of people working on Bitten, lots of chefs, restaurateurs, new business owners. The ones I love meeting the most, are the ones with genuine passion for what they're doing. The kind of passion that radiates out of them and immerses you in their dream. Kate Hamblin is one of those people. A baker by trade, with stints at E5 Bakehouse, Moro, and bakeries in … [Read more...]
Pint Shop Soft Launch
Some time ago, the work wife messaged me on one of the many platforms we use, all excited and bubbly and happy. "Look at this menu for Pint Shop" she fizzed "It's awesome and they're coming to Oxford!!!!" My interest piqued, I duly clicked the link. And promptly closed it again. "They're from Cambridge" I huffed. "I don't do Cambridge. I'm from … [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...]
