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Tag: food

  • Review of Mission Burrito

    This review of Mission Burrito originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Mission Burrito, 8 St Michael's St, Oxford OX1 2DU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value, lovingly-made fast food. The best burrito in Oxford. A variety of fillings available including occasional specials and always a vegetarian option. Try a taster of …

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    • Review
    • posted 18 September, 2017
  • Review of Burger King

    This review of Burger King originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Burger King, 26 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3EY, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just another Burger King. Often long queues (sometimes out the door) at lunchtime, but they're generally cleared quickly. Plenty of seating across three levels (fewest seats on the …

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    • Review
    • posted 17 September, 2017
  • Not Dogs' Bullring restaurant

    Not Dogs Gets a Revamp!

    The day has arrived… our lovely little Not Dogs restaurant in the Bullring, Birmingham has had a little update - in fact, our additions are a nod to our festival background complete with bunting and grass! Let’s go on a virtual tour…

    Katie and Jane (Not Dogs)

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    • Repost
    • 1 comment
    • posted 15 September, 2017
  • Image representing post: This Tiny Country Feeds the World

    This Tiny Country Feeds the World




    In a potato field near the Netherlands’ border with Belgium, Dutch farmer Jacob van den Borne is seated in the cabin of an immense harvester before an instrument panel worthy of the starship Enterprise.




    From his perch 10 feet above the ground, he’s monitoring two drones—a driverless tractor roaming the fields and a …

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    • Repost
    • posted 6 September, 2017
  • Review of Miller & Carter Kidlington

    This review of Miller & Carter Kidlington originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Miller & Carter Kidlington, 117 Bicester Rd, Kidlington OX5 2PX, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shared a delightful tenth anniversary meal here recently. Hadn't booked, but despite being busy they managed to squeeze us in. Enjoyed the third-best steak …

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    • Review
    • posted 25 August, 2017
  • Image representing post: Not Dogs Birmingham is Three Months Old!

    Not Dogs Birmingham is Three Months Old!

    Happy birthday to Not Dogs Birmingham! Our doors have been open at the Bullring’s LinkStreet for just 12 weeks now and what fun we are having!Our fantastic Crew have welcomed many people (veggies, vegans and meat-eaters!) into the restaurant, seven days a week and we’re looking forward to seeing many more of you. Over the …

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 29 March, 2017
  • Fan-made McDonalds burgers, including Pound My Behind Daddy

    McDonalds Let the Internet Create Their Own Burgers and Guess What Happened



    McDonalds had to know what they were doing. The New Zealand branch of the franchise launched its "Create Your Taste" campaign with a special promotion: Design your own burger and get free fries and a soft drink for your trouble. Not a bad idea in theory, but then there's the part where they let everyone …

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    • Repost
    • posted 21 July, 2016
  • Image representing post: Anniversary at Wriggles Brook

    Anniversary at Wriggles Brook

    A few weeks ago Ruth and Dan celebrated their eighth anniversary in a gypsy caravan at Wriggles Book, Herefordshire, and had an amazing time.

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    • 7 comments
    • posted 29 August, 2015
  • Earth Cake

    "Earth" cake commemorating one of our most-recent mass extinctions (not OC, found in /r/food).

    AltEarth Cake

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    • Repost
    • posted 29 June, 2015
  • From bottom to top: potato waffle, cheese, potato waffle, egg, tomato ketchup.

    Health. Food.

    You can tell when Dan's recovering from illness, because he starts craving the most otherwise-disgusting foodstuffs. Here's a recipe...

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 12 February, 2015
  • A tumblr exclusively for photographs of fries. Daily posts going back for ages.

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    • posted 22 October, 2014
  • The completed pizza cake, ready to be sliced.

    Pizza Cake

    When you make a pizza on top of a pizza on top of a pizza on top of a pizza, and bake them together, you get... pizza cake. Which sadly sounds (and smells) better than it is.

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    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 4 October, 2014
  • Review of OxyBox

    This review of OxyBox originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. OxyBox, 9 Oxford Rd, Kidlington OX5 2BP, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Contrary to others' reviews, we've always found OxyBox to deliver reasonably-priced food at perfectly acceptable speeds. Sometimes we've had to wait as long as 40 minutes, but they've always told …

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    • Review
    • posted 30 September, 2014
  • Cheese and pickle.

    How to make a Cheese & Pickle Sandwich

    What a strange species we are! Dan contemplates the complexity of a cheese & pickle sandwich.

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    • Article
    • posted 8 July, 2014
  • Gypsies, a Turkey, a pan of French Fries, and the Kings of Leon

    Odd One Out?

    Which is the odd-one out: gypsies, turkeys, french fries, or the Kings of Leon? It's a simple riddle, but it's still better than whatever you've gotten out of your cracker.

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 24 December, 2013

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