by Mary Galer | Jan 5, 2017 | Mary's wine list
As Oxfordshire breaks into January with the accolade of coldest place in the UK this winter so far, Dry January is not our answer. We need some warming up. Enter stage left our first wine of the month for 2017: Moko Black Pinot Noir. This largely typical New Zealand...
by Mary Galer | Dec 22, 2016 | News
Brussels sprouts and sprout tops are available in abundance at this time of year. And while they’re genuinely a stalwart of the great British winter menu, they’re also a bit of a Marmite ingredient – you either love ’em or hate them. That said,...
by Mary Galer | Dec 8, 2016 | News
Party season is upon us, so what better way to celebrate than with some gold standard fizz. Bottega Gold is one seriously classy prosecco – perfect for that party aperitif. What’s more, it comes in these spectacular gold glass bottles and is served in this...
by Mary Galer | Dec 7, 2016 | Nick's kitchen
In seasonal terms, the ‘c’ word doesn’t just cover Christmas. In our line of business, it also covers celeriac. In chef circles it’s everywhere at this time of year – it featured in a lot of the savoury chef demonstrations at the Didcot...
by Mary Galer | Nov 8, 2016 | News
You know us. We like to do things ourselves and do them our way. Even when it comes to bar snacks. You won’t find bags of nuts behind the bar, you’ll find our home roasted nuts. But as of this week, you’ll find something new and not made or curated...
by Mary Galer | Nov 8, 2016 | Mary's wine list
Nick and I had a few days away in Sussex but we peppered our digital detox with the things we love the most: fine food and fine wine. We had a fabulous meal at The West House in Biddenham, Kent and a fabulous wine tasting of Chapel Down wines. In fact Nick’s...
by Mary Galer | Nov 1, 2016 | Mary's wine list
When we talk about “Mary’s storytelling wines”, the Borsao Seleccion Tinto is the perfect example. Of course, the wines don’t tell stories – if they did, it could put Julia Donaldson out of a job! Yet there’s a story behind each...
by Mary Galer | Oct 24, 2016 | Nick's kitchen
We couldn’t resist the bread pun in the title, sorry! Sourdough bread has been our 2016 baking adventure. That rather bland yet bubbly looking photo is something we’re actually rather proud of! There has been much noise and some hype about the more...
by Mary Galer | Oct 24, 2016 | Nick's kitchen
Is that sandwich you’re eating made from freshly baked bread or factory-farmed sliced? Did you know that Britons eat around 30m loaves of mass produced sliced bread every year. It’s no secret, but it’s not necessarily widely appreciated what mass...
by Mary Galer | Sep 12, 2016 | Mary's wine list
Move over sauvignon blanc, shift aside pinot grigio, may way for an English wine alternative. Meet Chapel Down Flint Dry. Those dry yet fruity aromatic whites might be our ‘go to’ white wines but it’s all to easy to head for the old haunts when the...
