Food - Starting Up

Drinks sparkle at the Coconut Tree, Oxford, as it celebrates the easing of lockdown.
Staff at the independent Sri Lankan restaurant in St Clement’s say they are delighted to be able to welcome back guests.
The restaurant, which serves authentic

Oxford bar and restaurant is bringing back the sparkle

Bird and Blend's manager Annabel measures out a blend of tea leaves at the new High Street shop. Picture by Ed Nix

Refreshing new High Street tea shop offering blends with benefits

Tom Rhodes MasterChef 2021 champion

MasterChef champions and bands to appear at Oxford Foodies Festival - which will go ahead

The Chester in Oxford are now offering their legendary steak platter on their takeaway menu!
20/11/2020
Picture by Ed Nix

The steaks are high as popular Oxford pub switches to takeaway platters

Cafe Loco, St Aldates, to close after 16 years. 06.11.20 Picture: Eirian Jane Prosser

Going Loco: Cafe to close its doors after 16 years as tourists desert city

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Shandy Shack is set to launch its shandies in Sainsbury’s. Picture: Shandy Shack

School friends hoping to ‘reinvent the shandy’

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Masterchef: The Professionals contestant Tom Moody. Picture: BBC

Masterchef star scores tasty triple-award for his Oxfordshire village restaurant

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The Prezzo restaurant at Oxford Castle.Picture: Ric Mellis.PictureSales Ref: OX51176.3/4/2012 Oxford.Requested: Katherine MaCalister.Catchline: prezzo.Length: 200dpi for the Guide.

Prezzo reopens in Oxford with new menus and offers

Raymond Blanc is passionate about British apples

Raymond Blanc says British apples are 'best in world'

Among outlets suffering is the Oxford Factory Canteen. Pictures by Eirian Prosser

Industrial estate cafes and snack vans feel the pinch as customers work from home

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The Bicycle Shed: 2018-2020

Pub to permanently close because of collapse in trade after lockdown

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raymond blanc. By Tim Hughes

Exclusive A happy Raymond Blanc reopens county's best restaurant + video message

JUNIOR BAKE OFF

Join Oxfordshire charity's Great African Cook Off supported by Prue Leith

White Hart Dining Pods - Head of Oxford University Vaccination Programme Prof Sarah Gilbert. Picture by Tim Hughes

Pub's dining pods get thumbs up from head of Oxford's coronavirus vaccine programme

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A fresh pint of bitter is served at The Star Inn, Woodstock

Updated Can't wait till Saturday? Yet more pubs pull pints to go

A foaming pint of real ale is served at The Maytime Inn in Asthall. Picture by Eddie Hughes

More pubs added... Cheers! These Oxfordshire pubs do roaring trade with takeaway pints

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Pod creators Ross and Nikki Lambert try out one of the pods. Below, Mark . Picture by Ed Nix

Pub ready to re-open with dining pods

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Lussmanns Sustainable Fish and Grill, Oxford - launched by owner Andre Lussmann. Picture by Tim Hughes

New Oxford fish & grill restaurant sells fancy dinners for you to warm up at home for 'special night in'

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Cornbury Park is home to four varieties of deer. Meat is available from Denshams butchers in Witney

'Healthy, local and natural' - Oxfordshire venison is the perfect lockdown food and available from these local shops

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Moznu Miah was among the first Indian restaurant proprietors in Oxford and now runs Tiffins Tandoori in Kidlington. Pictures taken by Ed Nix in February.

Tandoori pioneer keeps city fed and helps NHS

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The Black Boy in Headington has become a pop-up community shop. Picture by Ed Nix

Gastro-pub reopens as community shop making free home deliveries (with many hard-to-find items)

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M&S to continue keeping foodhalls open

This is not just food... this is M&S lockdown food...

Jeremy Clarkson is selling his spuds from a set of drawers

Jeremy Clarkson sells his 'Diddly Squat' spuds from roadside filing cabinet

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The businesses still open in Oxford. Pictures: Ed Nix.

These are the businesses still open in Oxford for delivery

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Jeremy Clarkson is selling potatoes by the road

Jeremy Clarkson sells his 'Diddly Squat' spuds from roadside filing cabinet

Green revolution on the streets as organic veg delivered to homes by pedal power

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Cotswold Distillery

Cheers! Celebrate Burns Night with a LOCAL single malt says Cotswold whisky maker

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BREWDOG LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE VEGAN CHICKN WING W/TEMPLE OF SEITAN

Oxford's BrewDog bar makes a pact with Seitan for 'vegan junk food'

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Among the places to enjoy Veganuary are Happy Friday Kitchen, The Gardeners Arms and The Crown and Thistle

Curious about Veganuary? Tips on giving meat the chop for Oxford foodies

Carluccios - Seafood Linguine

‘Arrivederci, Oxford!’... Carluccio’s closes restaurant because it's too SMALL

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Steven Wilson on MasterChef

MasterChef Steve gets a grilling on TV

Chef Heston Blumenthal develops new menu based on Last Supper in Pompeii at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Picture: Tim Hughes

Heston Blumenthal gets excited about burned food as he cooks up a treat at Oxford museum

The newly-revamped Black Boy pub. Photos by Alexandra Davies

FIRST LOOK: Inside the newly-revamped Black Boy pub

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Jericho Coffee Traders on their ecological commitement

Jericho Coffee Traders operates by 'What Would Greta Do?' principle

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Good Thai-dins: MasterChef finalist and Oxford PhD student Nawamin Pinpathomrat will show his skills. Picture by Ed Nix

Didcot Food Festival: Everything you need to know for the weekend's big foodie event

Holly Bush, Oxford

Oxford pub gets the blues: new look for re-opened Osney Island hostelry

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Swoon Gelato is now open on the High Street, Oxford.
22.08.2019
Picture by Ed Nix

New gelato shop opens in Oxford

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Chef Raymond Blanc praises 'wonderful' staff for 35 amazing years of his double Michelin-starred restaurant

Searcys afternoon tea at Blenheim

Chef's sweet treat at palace for afternoon tea lovers

Terunna, Cowley Road, Oxford. Picture by Tim Hughes

New 'grown up' cocktail bar brings new flavours to Oxford's Cowley Road

Daylesford Summer Festival

Celebrate the Summer of Love at this festival of eating and drinking

The Gin To My Tonic Festival

'Begin with a gin' at weekend G&T celebration

The Crown, Church Enstone. Pictures courtesy of the owners

New lease of life for gorgeous Oxfordshire pub - and it's great news for good food-lovers

Nelly Wimpenny at Port Mahon

Revamped pub is first Port of call for music fans

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Wychwood Inn,, Sticky toffee pudding

Meet the pub chef putting tiny Oxfordshire village on the food map

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The Chester is holding a charity beer festival this weekend. Picture by Ed Nix

'Get merry for this very good cause' at epic Easter beer festival

How an Oxford University student wrote a Singaporean vegan cookbook

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Masterchef finalist takes new job at swanky Oxfordshire hotel

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Drew Beer festival

New Oxford beer festival is on now

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COMPETITION: Win tea for two at The Chesterton Hotel near Bicester

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Don't miss the new pop up restaurant on a farm

Kathy Slack: cook, kitchen gardener & food writer, on becoming a pop-up restaurateur

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The eye-catching sign greeting motorists to Mollie’s Motel and Diner, Buckland. Picture by Andrew Walmsley

See inside stylish new motel and diner

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Dec and Paola Faith - Mollie's Motel & Diner Opening Party

Stars come out for launch of stylish Mollie's Motel and Diner + PICTURE GALLERY

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