I still think of the Oxford Westgate restaurants as 'new'. Even though they're not any more. Yet I've never managed to get to Cinnamon Kitchen. I am still very firmly 'at home' in the madness of 2020, so I am always delighted to discover that a new restaurant is offering a takeaway service. So the news that Cinnamon Kitchen would provide me with a meal to eat in my living room … [Read more...]
Review: Valley Farm Pizza, Farmoor
A family owned Neapolitan pizza place situated on a campsite in Farmoor! We regularly pass through Farmoor which is apt because that’s all you tend to do, but now there’s a reason to stop. Valley Farm Pizza have opened up just between Farmoor and Botley on the Valley Farm campsite. They have a very cute little hut with a wood fire pizza oven at the back and are churning … [Read more...]
Tried & Tested: Picnic in the park with St Anne’s College
The kitchen team at St Anne's College Oxford have launched a perfectly timed offering for a summer in parks and gardens - picnic boxes! The new range of picnics to takeaway includes a standard hamper for two (from £18) or a premium hamper for two (from £29), with a selection of drinks you can add to the order. We tried a premium hamper, which included: mortadella & … [Read more...]
Review: Street Food DelHi Takeaway
At this stage of lockdown, takeaways are basically the highlight of my life. Sad but true. Any meal I don't have to cook feels like a miraculous treat. Apparently we got our summer back in April, because it's turned a bit grey and miserable: I had a long week, and our dinner from Street Food DelHi was a bright spot. A comforting hug. A promise of better things to come. I … [Read more...]
Review: Lussmanns Takeaway Service
You might remember that at the beginning of lockdown I was lucky enough to visit Lussmanns. It was their press night. The restaurant was just opening. The date on that review is 7th March. So, yes. Everything went to hell very shortly afterwards. And the lovely new restaurant had to close. But I have thought back, often, to how much I enjoyed that evening and how good the food … [Read more...]
