I do respect The Rusty Bicycle for not taking the easy route. They have a menu full of solid winners (I would be fairly happy to live on their Truffle Funghi pizza) and yet they are still doing inventive stuff, seasonal offerings, monthly specials, and generally keeping things interesting. Despite the fact that they already have a pretty good selection of vegetarian and vegan … [Read more...]
Restaurant Review: Sunday Lunch at Silvie
Silvie - one of my fave Oxford cafes - has launched a new Sunday lunch offering. The bakery cafe is well known for its glorious cinnamon buns, fab brunches and delicious vegan offerings. But, hold tight, there's a new reason to visit. Step through the turquoise front door, into what seems like a traditional family home, and you'll find yourself in a cosy cafe decked out in … [Read more...]
Review: Veganuary at The Rusty Bicycle
With Veganuary in full swing, The Rusty Bicycle invited Bitten along to sample two new vegan dishes - a tofu burger and a vegan pizza. Full disclosure, I'm an omnivore. You may have read in previous posts I'm gradually reducing our meat consumption as a family. So this little meat eater went along happily, intrigued to see if I'd miss cheese on the pizza and meat between the … [Read more...]
Bitten Bites: Wagamama Oxford reopens
Earlier this week Wagamama Oxford reopened after a makeover and reinvention as one of their 'flagship' restaurants. Last night I went along with Heather from Vegan Eats Oxford to check out a new vegan seitan katsu curry that they are showcasing, for the first time outside of their noodle lab test kitchen in London, the ‘vegatsu’. Joining a whole separate menu of vegan and … [Read more...]
Bitten Bites: Oxford Vegan Festival Today
Oxford Vegan Festival returns to Kassam Stadium today, promising a wide range of hot food, cakes, talks, free samples and more, plus a 'Kids Zone'. In aid of Farplace Animal Rescue charity, this it the festival's 3rd event since launching in Oxford, and runs from 10am - 5pm, with tickets at the door £3 and free entry for under 16's. Stalls are all on the ground and first … [Read more...]
