Alex Polizzi features The Secret Supper Society in ‘The Fixer’
We were really thrilled to have been invited by Alex Polizzi (The Hotel Inspector) and Oliver Peyton (Great British Menu) to offer our supper…
How to host the perfect dinner party: 19 top tips
Well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? The pre-Covid days of hostesses-with-the-mostesses handing out vol-au-vents seem a distant, hazy dream. And yet: restrictions are…
Food & Kindness – The Sobell House Cook Book
I’m so pleased to be able to announce that the Sobell House Food & Kindness cookbook is now available to order. I was thrilled…
On TV with Mary Berry
We had a wonderful day when the lovely Mary Berry came to visit us in sunny Somerton together with her husband, Paul and a really terrific production team from Shine.TV.
20th century icon! Pop art portraits of the Queen we love
Reigning Queens by Andy Warhol During Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign, HRH posed for a staggering 960 official portraits. Not all them were particularly…
Local bakeries we love, in honour of GBBO
It’s Bake Off season and boy are we ready for it this year – the reliability of great bakes (now common parlance thanks to…
12 best places to shop vintage fashion in Bucks & Oxon
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Handmade & Vintage, Milton Keynes One of the best vintage bazaars in the country is back for its winter appearance at Centre:MK, offering…
Recipe test: the fool-proof kids cookbook?
Families all across Oxon and Bucks are familiar with the fabulous Mrs Bun for her kids cookery classes from age 2 (!!) to teen,…
Cokethorpe School (Senior), Witney
WHAT? WHERE? Cokethorpe is an independent co-ed school for boys and girls 4-18 years, set in 150 acres of West Oxfordshire parkland just outside…
Walkies! 11 pretty dog walks with pub pitstops
Abingdon Waterways walk The walk: There are loads of riverside paths around Abingdon, most of which stick to the town centre (ideal if you’re…
Cokethorpe School (Prep), Witney
WHAT? WHERE? Cokethorpe is an independent co-ed school for boys and girls 4-18 years, set in 150 pristine acres of West Oxfordshire parkland just…
The Orange Bakery’s Caramelised Banana Bread
We all know what happened with banana bread during lockdown – it went as big as Beyoncé. It’s simple, sweet without being too indulgent,…
Recipe: tasty vegan chocolate muffins
Get the kids in the kitchen, make something they’ll actually eat and delight the vegans in the house… we’ve hit the spot with this…