The latest food news from across Oxfordshire

  • It’s all about the gravy in the Nando’s 2018 Christmas menu with the new, hot and tasty Per-peri chicken gravy on the Christmas menu. Available until December 31 in the Oxford city centre and Westgate branches.
  • Anyone visiting Creation’s cabaret style Peter Pan at The North Wall, in Summertown, can enjoy the bar which opens an hour before each show for a glass of ethical cola from Karma Cola. There are also tasty pork scratchings from Snaffling Pig, plus ice creams and hot drinks with beers from Oxford’s Social Enterprise brewery Tap Social. Call 01865 766266.
  • Victors has launched a Christmas winter wonderland tepee on the rooftop terrace at the Westgate, to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Cosy throws, rustic interiors and warming heaters, make it perfect for that after work drink, Christmas catch-up or mid-shopping trip tipple.

It’s open during the festive season until 1am, seven days a week.

It is serving up a hearty food menu of traditional bratwurst and freshly roasted pork buns, with a fully-stocked bar offering a selection of German lagers, prosecco, warming cocktails, spirits and soft drinks.

01865 600079 or christmas- winterwonderland.co.uk

  • Welcoming a Scandinavian Christmas to Skogen Kitchen Oxford, by popular demand, the Scandinavian cafe on King Edward Street will be running two very special Julbord (Swedish Christmas table) pop-up events on Friday evenings – December 7 and 14.

It offers a fantastic buffet of Swedish Christmas specialities including gravadlax, herring, meatballs, Jansson’s temptation and a Christmas ham. It costs £35 per head including a glass of glogg (mulled wine finished with toasted almonds and raisins) or fizz on arrival.

Also try the decadent hot chocolate or chai latte with a special shot of dark rum.