The urban guide to the countryside -
Oxfordshire
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The Pint Shop, Oxford
To Oxford city centre, for posh burgers and craft ale at stylish mini-chain The Pint Shop. Sounds blokey; is actually surprisingly family friendly.
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COWLEY ROAD CRAWL
If you always stay on the spire side of Oxford, it's time to venture across the Magdalen Bridge to the best pubs, bars and shops
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A FISHY ON A DISHY
There are so many places to eat in Oxford, but seafood is not a speciality well-catered for in our city of spires. Let me therefore present you with a fabulous fishy on a dishy in the form of Cuttlefish, a restaurant just over the Magdalen Bridge up St Clement's St. 'Over the Magdalen Bridge?!' I hear you cry, horrified hands to face á la Edvard-Munsch. Yeah, like, *totes*...
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Holy crêpe! Bonjour to Pancake Day
Bored of making stodgy old British pancakes, slathered in sugar, lemon or treacle (or if you’re my children, all three)? Try this cheeky little number for size then – an elegant crêpe with Juliette sauce, artfully created and demonstrated by the stupendously beautiful chef Camille of equally beautiful French restaurant The Swan at Tetsworth, Oxfordshire. […]
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The Bull on Bell Street, Henley
Is there anything more fun than an image overhaul? The Bull on Bell Street in Henley, above, has just had quite the facelift, and so who better than the wrinkle-free and fragrant Sarah Prior, ex Berkshire Muddy editor, Henley resident and all round oinking foodie to report on its shiny new look?
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Muddy eats: The Angel at Burford
Burford is one of those gorgeous Cotswold towns where you can spend hours gawping at the beauty of every shop and house you pass. Historically and aesthetically it’s stunning, but the flipside is that, certainly on the high street, many of the eating options cater to the tourist trade. So let’s take you off that […]
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Local Bib Gourmands foodie winners 2017
It’s a gourmet-fest on Muddy this week, with the local Michelin-starred eateries listed the other day and now, for those of us who are *yawn* a bit tired of eating four times a week at Le Manoir, the 2017 Bib Gourmand winners in Bucks, Oxon and beyond. Oxfordshire trounced Bucks in the Michelin constellations this […]
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Eat here: The Michelin star winners in Oxon & Bucks
Not too many surprises in this year’s Michelin food lists but in case you’ve missed them, here’s a quick round up of where the stars are falling in Oxon, Bucks and beyond for 2017. Those Berkshire chefs over the border are cooking up the biggest storm, with Oxfordshire brandishing the frying pan behind them. I’ve […]
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The Miller of Mansfield
Even if you’ve never eaten at The Miller of Mansfield in the pretty riverside village of Goring, you may well have heard of it by now – this elegant 18th century country inn won Best Destination Pub in the Muddy Awards 2016, to add to the Waitrose Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year award […]
