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Our first “pudding club” was a triumph

by Fallowfields on March 18, 2012

On the 15th March we held our very first Oxfordshire pudding club. Twenty two people sat down to a light main course…..slow roasted Fallowfields Tamworth pork and then followed the main event….. Six desserts, in the following order:- Frozen lemon posset with red grape fizzy jelly in a caramel hoop White chocolate parfait with pecan and dark chocolate macaroon [...]

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Review in Today’s The Oxford Times

by Fallowfields on March 1, 2012

There is a link to the full article below, but couldn’t resist a couple of quotes from Christopher Gray who reviewed us a few days ago. “I write this on a date that occurs only once every four years. This is appropriate since it is likely to be another four years before I am able [...]

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My New Boar….#ThrillerToo

February 28, 2012

The Search might be over! I have been searching for a replacement for my Tamworth Boar [Thriller] since he sadly departed this mortal coil last November 2011. With rare breeds, finding the right blood lines is  difficult [because there are fewer of them than in commercial breeds]. The search was also made more difficult in that [...]

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Do Help us Name our Restaurant

February 23, 2012

  We are looking to give our restaurant its own identity. It is a delightful light airy space during the day and becomes intimate and romantic at night. Most importantly of all, we serve simply superb food. We were inundated with wonderful naming idea when we asked for suggestions on Facebook and Twitter. This below is the [...]

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The Best Small Hotel in Oxfordshire and the South East of England

January 5, 2012

  And the proof is here, We received today a beautiful plate to commemorate our “Best Small Hotel Award” and, a plate from the AA for our 2 x AA rosettes for culinary excellence. It is always customary to say it was the team…..but in this case, it really was the team as every aspect [...]

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What a Fantastic Week! 2 AA Rosettes & Gold at the TSE* Awards

December 4, 2011

SUCCESS….WITH BOTH THE AA AND IN THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2011   The week’s good news started on Wednesday morning when, one of the businessmen checking out informed us he was the AA Inspector. Head Chef Shaun and I duly sat down with him to review his assessment of the hotel and more importantly Shaun’s food. [...]

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Some great new Fallowfields foodie pics from Shoot Studios.

October 24, 2011

Having previously posted some fantastic food shots by my great friend Mike Samuels, we were approached by Shoot Studios too and here are some of their photos. You could start your meal here at Fallowfields with this little appetiser. This is a divine garden beetroot and juniper soup.   Then perhaps a dainty and delicious [...]

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Marvellous food

October 15, 2011

Dear everybody at Fallowfields, We had a very good journey home after our wonderful holiday [seven days] in Kingston Bagpuize.  We loved Fallowfields – the staff are all so friendly and helpful – especially with Ian and his current difficulties.  The service was wonderful – as were the the marvellous food, the grounds, surroundings and [...]

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Fallowfields gets a mention down under!

October 11, 2011

Here is a link to a blog post by Russell Allert, who provides business owners a resource to grow their business using social media. He is the owner of Baked Social Media http://bakedsocialmedia.com/social-media-small-business-success-story-anthony-lloyd-fallowfields-hotel/

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Short video clips of the Fallowfields grounds

October 7, 2011

  These lovely short clip videos have been created by Chris Smith of the Oxford Media Factory, please check out his details at the end of this post.  1 Quail Corner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSFe9_akCdk These little birds provide eggs and of course meat for the table. They need to be caged, as, they are incredible escapologists and, [...]

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