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REVIEW: Shoryu Ramen's founder Tak Tokumine celebrates 50 years with a Takumi Menu of 1970s inspired dishes and personal favourites, at Westgate Oxford
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (343+ words) Search The Best Of 50 years in the business it not something to be sniffed at, so big respect to Shoryu Ramen's Tak Tokumine, who's bucked the trends by continuing to serve accessible Japanese food in his 11 branches, 10 in the UK,…...
'We all need to be more Florence' Wendi Peters heads up Glorious! the hilarious new stage musical coming to Oxford Playhouse next week
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (706+ words) Search The Best Of "I love what I do and feel lucky every day to still be doing it," Wendi Peters tells us between performances of the hilarious new musical Glorious! in which she takes centre stage. "We want the…...
REVIEW: 'The most authentic Vietnamese in Oxfordshire' Cay Khe in Abingdon is the real deal where the B'nh m's and phos rock! Absolutely delicious
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (634+ words) Search The Best Of There's nothing wrong with Westernised Vietnamese, it's a way in. But if you've been to Vietnam you'll know that the new chain restaurants popping up everywhere don't even come close to the real thing. We'd heard…...
REVIEW: How to dine in style for "32 at Michelin pub & restaurant The Duck On The Pond in South Newington - the 3 course fixed price menu!
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (545+ words) Search The Best Of You may have read our exclusive piece on The Duck On The Pond's Crowdfunding campaign to stay open 'The Duck On The Pond's Hendrik and Julie on keeping afloat and being proactive, the South Newington pub…...
REVIEW: 'Never say no to adventures' The ambition of MYCO's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Oxford Playhouse took our breath away. The perfect antidote
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (584+ words) Search The Best Of Taking on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was always a big ask. Yes, Oxford's revered Musical Youth Company Oxford always pulls it out of the bag, and their skillset is mighty impressive, but could a cast of…...
REVIEW: It's the ingredients that do the talking at the Italian Bbuona Pinsa Bar on Gloucester Green - a neighbourhood restaurant to be proud of!
1+ week, 6+ day ago (466+ words) Search The Best Of Bbuona Pinsa Bar on Gloucester Green is always busy, whatever time of day or night; a haven for passers by, tourists, market-goers and locals alike. But if you venture in, you realise that they are all…...
Dr Ruth Larsen's 'Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses' sets the record straight at Oxford Literary Festival
2+ week, 1+ day ago (796+ words) Search The Best Of For historian Dr Ruth Larsen, uncovering the lives of the mistresses of some of the great country houses of England and Wales for "Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses" was a massive labour…...
'These stories are so often told through the male line' Dr Ruth Larsen changes the narrative with 'Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses' at Ox Lit Fest
2+ week, 1+ day ago (733+ words) Search The Best Of For historian Dr Ruth Larsen, uncovering the lives of the mistresses of some of the great country houses of England and Wales for "Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses" was a massive labour…...
REVIEW: So much more than a concession, The Double Red Duke at Bicester Village is a brilliant, fun and accomplished stand alone restaurant
2+ week, 2+ day ago (728+ words) Search The Best Of How do you copy your precious, award-winning gastropub and replicate it in a luxurious outlet village without losing some of its charm? Presumably this was the challenge faced by the team setting up The Double Red…...
'It's really a love story' Alison Larkin on her book 'Grief - A Comedy', coming to Oxford Lit Fest, and how to find hope in the darkest places
3+ week, 2+ day ago (851+ words) Search The Best Of Alison Larkin is snowed in at her home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts when we speak, and snug as a bug in a rub. "I love it here," the comedian says, "It's so beautiful but very cold." Sitting…...