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The famous (and arguably best) moment in Ratatouille sees the singular critic, Anton Ego transported back into his childhood memories upon swallowing the first bite of ratatouille – a dish humble in origins and ingredients. One bite is enough to exceed his demand for ‘perspective,’ and the critic is overcome with intense nostalgia, flung back […]
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Recently I was bestowed the honour of visiting Shoryu Ramen, the Hakata ramen noodle specialists. This season they were welcoming one of Japan’s most popular characters, Gudetama – a lazy egg-based mascot in the vein of Hello Kitty – to Oxford for the first time by launching an exclusive autumnal egg-themed pop up menu for two […]
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The fourth attempt in our quest for a curry restaurant took us in an unexpected culinary direction and brought us not to another of Oxford’s Indian restaurants, but to Bangkok House near the train station. Having thus far not found our one true (curry) love in Oxford, we thought we would branch out and try […]
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Oxford’s libraries are, I often find, difficult places to work in. Despite the history and beauty of my college library, it is, particularly during exam season, a constant hub of anxiety. As finals and prelims draw closer, college libraries and the Bodleian become charged with the presence of stressed finalists and frenzied first years. As […]
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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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Oxford is home to some of the most romantic bars and restaurants I’ve ever visited. If you’re looking to impress your girlfriend, boyfriend, lover, tute partner turned life partner, Tinder date, or the girl you fell in love with at Bridge last night, look no further than this list of idyllic date destinations. 1) The Varsity […]
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As I walked through The Westgate Centre towards the newly opened, ‘Hamptons inspired’ restaurant, Victors, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Prior to my visit, I’d heard tales from my Mancunian friends about the restaurant’s charm – its Hale branch, I was told, is a chic, sexy, atmospheric venue, frequented by Manchester’s most glamorous diners. […]
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The Trout has always been my favourite place to eat in Oxford. Are your parents visiting? Take them to the Trout. Is it someone’s birthday? Celebrate at the Trout. Is it a sunny day? Go for a walk in Port Meadow… and end up at the Trout. As someone who doesn’t eat meat and who […]
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The Oxford Kitchen is tucked away in Summertown, North Oxford, and maybe a ten minute cycle ride from the city centre. Me and my second set of taste buds, Davina Forth, visited last Tuesday at lunchtime to test their wares. In terms of location, the Oxford Kitchen isn’t great: it is placed on a busy […]
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It was the kind of beautiful sunny evening that merited sunglasses and bare legs when I made my way to Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant and bar tucked down Friars Entry (behind the big Tesco on Magdalen Street). My friend El, one of the illustrators for the OxStu, met me outside and we allowed ourselves […]
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It takes quite a force to bridge socio-cultural divides. But it was within the walls of Mezzeto’s Mediterranean cuisine that the two of us—an embittered working class child of the post-industrial north, and a gormless son of the nouveau riche transnational capitalist class—were able to unite in common appreciation. For all the strengths to be […]
Continue ReadingWe never found out what ‘Gäf’ means, and although it sounds like something out of an IKEA catalogue, this restaurant has real individuality. The interior is sleek and minimalistic without feeling soulless, and the wooden furnishings feel homely and inviting, almost as welcoming as Ellie’s gaff, pushy Jewish family and all. In fact, Gäf had […]
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Offered a complimentary meal at Oxford’s freshly refurbished George Street location, our editors headed down to check out what the new Yo! had to offer. If the conveyor belt is to sushi what the M25 is to commuting, then Yo!’s new Shuttle system is the bullet train. The bright orange contraption, currently unique to Oxford […]
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Despite the name, The Oxford Wine Café serves decent coffee. The mocha is really sweet, definitely suffering from a bit too much sweetener and not enough coffee, but was still good. If you’re a tea drinker then they have an excellent range on offer, including the cringe-worthily named ‘Girlie Grey’, all priced around £2.50. The […]
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Since returning from Canada in January, I can’t stop noticing one uniquely British taboo. Eating in restaurants, my family will sneakily ninja leftover food and bread rolls into bags under the table rather than face the apparent shame of taking home the food they’ve paid for. On the way to a play last weekend, one […]
Continue ReadingFreedom is slavery, said a great man who knew a thing or two about pig farming. Paralysed by the vast range of the Wetherspoons menu, I begin to understand. Hundreds of dishes jostle for space on the easy-wipe A3 sheet, all of which will emerge uniformly pallid and damp. Perhaps if they just cut down […]
Continue ReadingFrench food in Oxford is, whilst perhaps not the most prolific cuisine around (as that somewhat dubious honour goes to Italian), still common enough to require evaluation on a sliding scale. Towards the bottom, we have a handful of chains, including the perennially disappointing Brasserie Blanc which, despite bearing the legendary name of the Besançon […]
Continue ReadingLittle Clarendon Street is perhaps the perfect location for a restaurant; not too far from the centre, just on the verge of Jericho, and equidistant from basically every college. However, what this means is that competition is tough, and so a small, unassuming tapas bar like Al-Andalus can easily be overlooked by hungry passers-by. But […]
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