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Image description: A traditional Oxford formal It’s 7pm and the tables are set. Candles are lit, wine corks are flying, and the bells call for supper. As you look around you can see a gaggle of sub-fusc wearing students. Some you recognise, others you are interested in meeting. You really do care about their research, […]
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Ever since the November opening of Happy Friday Kitchen – Oxford’s first vegan restaurant located in Cowley – I’d been eager to sample their menu. As a plant-based eater, I was excited by the prospect of being able to eat anything from the menu without kicking up a fuss, and thought it would be interesting […]
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My hunt for the best Oxford curry house continued with a visit to Saffron in Summertown. I had cycled past it on a number of occasions and, with my culinary radar always searching for new curry opportunities, I had always noticed it tucked to the side of the more eye-catching Summertown Cycles. My two dining […]
Continue ReadingFor those of you who use Instagram regularly, food is, I assume, a prominent feature in your feed. Whilst many Instagram users shamelessly upload the occasional meal snap, soon lost amongst selfies and picturesque sunsets, others are less sporadic in their food-sharing. A large number of users cultivate brands which revolve entirely around food: the […]
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As a bit of an Oxford veteran, I’ve seen Jamal’s through its various incarnations. Having spent many a Wednesday night there during my undergraduate degree, it felt strange to return a few years later, a little older but possibly not much wiser, on a Sunday night, with the sole purpose of having a curry. The […]
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When I go back home to London, I inevitably end up on Brick Lane. The plethora of curry houses concentrated onto one street in the capital has always spoken to my foodie soul, and it’s always an adventure trying new places and haggling the best prices. Although some restaurants are better than others, you nearly […]
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In a college named Kellogg, good food is expected. Rumoured to have a cereal bar stocked with cornflakes, and occasionally known as “Corpus Crispy”, this graduate college rightly has a reputation for the best food in Oxford. A cluster of Victorian houses marks out the college, which is tucked alongside Banbury Road. Kellogg functions as […]
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I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, especially where food is concerned. In spite of this I’ve realised that I desperately need to cook for myself more after Michaelmas saw me spend a terrifying amount on college food and takeaways. Cooking in a crowded and ill-equipped communal kitchen can be challenging but it becomes bearable […]
Continue ReadingWadham’s reintroduction of scholars’ dinners has caused controversy among the College’s undergraduates.
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