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The art of reaching out to old friends

Coming to university, I realised that the stable, effortless reliability of my friends from home was, all of a sudden, precarious and difficult to maintain.

The only thing missing from this bean was chocolate

If there were a smell I could capture, bottle up, and treasure forever, it would be the toasty and heartening smell of cacao roasting in the morning.

Hidden in plain sight: the bakery behind Oxford’s café counters

You may not know the name, but you have almost certainly eaten the pastry. Does the bakery behind Oxford’s favourite cafés hold its own at the counter?

Why are we so afraid of being bored?

We’ve come to think of boredom as an inevitable but unpleasant gap between activities, or as space to fill, but we’ve stopped seeing that space as worthwhile in itself.

Chez Chaz: dairy-free risotto

Charlie Bishop creates a cheese-free risotto for those who prefer non-dairy

Clunch review: Trinity

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull does not like what he sees at Trinity

Restaurant review: Taberu

Jonny Lawrence breaks out of the Jericho mould but is left less than impressed

Chez Chaz: no seafood paella

Charlie Bishop takes us back to his Paris flat with this Spanish favourite

Clunch Review: Somerville

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull, our regular reviewer, takes a sorry trip to Somerville for the dish of the day

Restaurant Review: Banana Tree

Alys Key visits George Street's latest chain acquisition

I’m sitting on the fence and it’s sharp

Ben Moore deals with his complete lack of having any strong opinions whatsoever

Working out without working out

Sam Norman discusses cutting corners in fitness regimes

I need to sort my shit out

Romy Catmull discusses the need for perfection

A Letter To… Movie Spoilers

Everyone hates you

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 2

Five seconds of fun

What if?

Daniel Kodsi reflects on coming to Oxford a year early

It’s not them, it’s their…

Tess Hulton explains the deal-breaker of this relationship

When the symbols of our past are gone

Markus Beeken says goodbye to his childhood heroes

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 1

“Now you may think, why not just have period sex?”

A letter to…the queue jumper

Sam Norman vents about his experiences when the conventions queuing were thrown aside

Chez Chaz: boeuf borguignon

Charlie Bishop gives us his classic French stew

Clunch Review: Merton

Our clunch review team heads down to Merton

We have reached peak Jericho

Jonny Lawrence wades into the debate about gentrification in the only way he knows how

Ready Steady Cook: Fishcakes

Elle Makower moves to Tesco and fishes through the frozen food aisle for Hilary

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